If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

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Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

For more than a century, from George Melies’ A Trip to the Moon to Stephen Spielberg’s E.T. and Close Encounters to this summer’s blockbuster sequel to Independence Day, mass media, and the general ...

Scientists have uncovered more about a mysterious glass found in Egypt and Libya ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably heard the theory before – it’s that the octopus is not from earth. They’re aliens. They are so different from ...