Elon Musk has turned a long-running joke about being an extraterrestrial into a central part of his public persona, even as he argues that humanity may be the only intelligent life in the universe.

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a ...

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

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

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

Kansas sculptor Mike Miller winds string through a red wire-and-wood sculpture topped with painted locust seed pods and spiky orbs from a sweet gum tree. The Millers' show at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center ...