A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about ...

Beneath the icy silence of Antarctica's famous Dry Valleys lies a world so unusual that it often resembles another planet.

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

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

Hidden deep within southern Siberia lies one of the most mysterious places on Earth. At first glance, Lake Baikal looks like ...

By studying Earth's toughest microbes and complex animal "speech", scientists are reshaping how we search for – and may someday talk to – alien life.

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...