Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Although it gave no real indication of how life in fact first evolved, the experiment left astrobiology with a framework for investigating the chemistry of alien worlds. In 1975, the first Mars ...

Although it gave no real indication of how life in fact first evolved, the experiment left astrobiology with a framework for investigating the chemistry of alien worlds. In 1975, the first Mars ...

Indian-British astrophysicist Dr Nikku Madhusudhan and his team at Cambridge University have identified potential signs of alien life on a distant planet called K2-18b. With the help of NASA's ...

Alien life has been a subject of great interest, and humanity has long searched for evidence of co-inhabitants in the universe. A team led by Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an Indian-origin scientist ...

Credit: Shang-Min Tsai / UCR illustration A team of scientists is doubling down on its claims that a world 124 light-years away in space is likely covered in oceans and full of aquatic life ...

Astronomers have discovered what they call the "strongest sign" yet of life in outer space, RadarOnline.com can reveal. However, scientists warn the findings are still being investigated ...

While speculative theories for years have pointed at the possibilities of alien existence ... orbiting another star probably has signs of life. According to the experts, this so far is the ...

There is no question about it that K2-18b will be one of the targets of these new telescopes, now that the Webb designated it (again) as a potential home for alien life.

It's an exciting breakthrough, but it doesn't confirm alien life. Let's look at why scientists largely do not accept the paper as proof of alien life. Why it's so hard to detect to alien life ...