DNA may be the blueprint for life on Earth, but the deeper scientists look, the less certain it seems that the rest of the universe has to follow the same rules. From RNA worlds and synthetic genetic ...
Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...
Researchers say a biocontainment facility on the Moon could be humanity's last line of defense against potential future alien ...
A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.
Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has floated the provocative idea that humans might themselves be alien‑made 'autonomous probes,' built through advanced synthetic biology rather than evolving entirely ...
The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here. Modern physics ...