Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

But the real truth is that alien life on other planets could be even stranger than floating balloons or amorphous organisms ...

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Scientists continue to look for signs of alien life on Mars, but this scientist truly popularized the idea, claiming to find ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

The odds are that life is out there – but rather than little green men, it may look more like hydrothermal vent tubeworms ...

Dr. Vakoch is the president of METI International, a nonprofit focused around extraterrestrial communication. On Nov. 16, 1974, scientists fired off a nearly three-minute radio message into space with ...

Major airports may be alerting intelligent alien civilizations to our presence, according to new research. Are we being watched? Radar systems at major airports may be doing more than managing air ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a fascinating proposition about ...