We often assume mathematics is the one language every intelligent species must share. But while physical laws may be ...

I was trying to watch a TED Talk the other day — British mathematician Hannah Fry discussing ‘The Mathematics of Love’ — but ...

If humanity discovered an extraterrestrial civilization, could we actually communicate with them? Language, perception, and intelligence may be completely different from ours. This video explores the ...

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

Being able to spot the Earth, let alone any signs of life on our planet, would require an enormous telescope from 66 million ...

The president’s announcement came after he rebuked his predecessor Barack Obama for saying that aliens were “real.” Obama ...

The former president appeared to confirm decades-old conspiracy theories. Lawmakers say Barack Obama is simply saying what many Americans already believe.

It is one of the most famous questions in science, and it was asked, as legend has it, over lunch. Enrico Fermi, the ...

The former president was forced to clarify his comments after an interview with Brian Tyler Cohen ...

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.

Did Obama confirm the existence of aliens, only to walk it back? After saying “they’re real” on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, the former president clarified that statistically, extraterrestrial life ...

Planet K2-18b, an apparent water world 124 light years away, has been seen as a promising location in the search for aliens, ...