Initially developed by theoretical physicist Brandon Carter in 1983, the “hard steps” model argues that our evolutionary origin was highly unlikely due to the time it took for humans to evolve on ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

What if we weren’t alone in the universe—but instead lived alongside multiple alien species? This episode explores the possibility of intergalactic civilizations, what a multi-species society would ...

White dwarfs, once thought lifeless, could host habitable planets. The James Webb Telescope is searching for atmospheric ...

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NASA has worked on its own first contact protocols, conducting a 2024 workshop event about how best to communicate the ...

Antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem. It is a societal disease, an intellectual rot, a spiritual collapse.

The Alters, 11 Bit Studios' weird-looking game about recruiting alt-universe versions of yourself to survive on a hostile alien world, has been altered again. Following a delay in 2024 that pushed it ...

A square-shaped formation on Mars, about 3 kilometers wide, has generated interest and speculation. NASA's Mars Global ...

Fermi’s Paradox, posed in the context of alien life, now applies online as well. Trolls have pushed many of us to stay off ...

If an alien civilization has technology similar to ours, could it detect life on Earth? Answering this will help our own ...

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...