Whether or not we're alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a fascinating proposition about ...

The search for intelligent life in our galaxy is shifting from abstract speculation to detailed cartography, as researchers ...

Campbell Rider is the recipient of an Australian government RTP scholarship for his doctoral studies. Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent ...

The Deep Space Network (DSN) is just the sort of tool aliens could one-day detect, transmitting from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL What if the first signal ever detected from an alien lifeform wasn't a ...

The first sign of possible extraterrestrials detected in the cosmos didn't come in the form of little green aliens flying around in saucer-shaped spacecraft. In fact, the life that could be – emphasis ...

It’s one of the most popular themes in science fiction—top secret government experts are ready to spring into action if a UFO appears. For example, in the novella-based 2016 film Arrival, the ...

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota Duluth docked their researched vessel, the Blue Heron, for an "unanticipated repair" last September and found the cause of the problem wasn't just ...