When a hunk of ice from another star system hurtles through our cosmic neighborhood, astronomers pay attention. When that ...

Aristotle believed the planets revolved around Earth and God could not have created other worlds. Today, scientists scour the ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

Erik Aadahl, the sound designer behind “Project Hail Mary” and 2014’s “Godzilla,” uses his background in biology to bring ...

What do aliens sound like? We have no idea, but for Hollwood's smash hit "Project Hail Mary", that was the question that ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial technologies exist and have already sent signals that reached Earth, they are likely ...

Two newly registered federal website domains – Alien.gov and Aliens.gov – are drawing attention after records showed they were created this week by a U.S. government agency, fueling speculation as ...

Earth is often called “the Pale Blue Dot” thanks to its bountiful oceans, but most of the planet’s land masses are actually dominated by the color green. Plants use chlorophyll (which absorbs red and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...