HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets. Importantly, this new signal teases the presence of alien life on distant ...

Strange aliens could be hiding in gases, scientists say - Gases could be found relatively easily and quickly with existing ...

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost.

The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

If you’re going to set a sci-fi movie on an alien planet, it’s a nice bonus if that planet actually exists. Or, at least, is ...

Though it begins with its cinematic feet affixed to the ground, French writer-director Jérémy Clapin's "Meanwhile on Earth," ...

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