Scientists are calling for a lunar quarantine facility where samples from Mars, the Moon, and beyond would be examined before being brought to Earth. They warn that even a tiny alien microorganism ...

A siphonophore—a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war—is scanned using Deep ...

Teetering near endangered status, the starlet sea anemone produces “an ancient mechanism” for fighting viruses that ...

When you ask anyone to name the ultimate adversary of the Man of Steel, you will almost universally hear the same few answers pop up. People immediately point to Lex Luthor with his brilliant ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.

The Trump administration has a history of disappointing releases of confidential material: on aliens, Covid-19 and Jefferey ...

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has released newly declassified documents claiming U.S. funding supported more than 120 biological research facilities across over 30 countries, ...