New research from ETH Zurich challenges the long-held “follow the water” rule in the search for extraterrestrial life.

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Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year ...

Is water enough to find alien life? New research reveals phosphorus and nitrogen are crucial. Discover the 'chemical ...

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

The Korean webseries “Alien Stage” has gripped and crushed the hearts of many — especially Gen Z — with its subtle and not-so-subtle visual, audio and written storytelling.

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

Free-floating planets, or as they are more commonly known, rogue planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them is a bit of an understatement. Recent ...