A RECENT study has revealed a new method scientists can use to try and spot alien life. Experts should keep an eye out for city lights on exoplanets when searching for extraterrestrial technology, ...

Scientists hope studies into Boyajian’s star could lead to enhanced techniques for identifying distant planetary civilisations It is our galaxy’s strangest star, a flickering globe of light whose ...

The BBC investigates funding issues at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) flagship facility in northern California. Alien search falls on hard times. Video, 00:03:31Alien search falls ...

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 ...

Scientists have not been able to find so-called "technosignatures" - but there are several theories as to why ALIEN civilizations far more advanced than ours may be lying in wait in distant galaxies – ...

Humans are on the cusp of detecting alien life on a distant planet. This is according to scientists who said that based on all that is known about physics, biology and chemistry, 'we are not alone' in ...

On Earth, the industrial age has led to a surge in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a major air pollutant which is ploughed into the atmosphere during the burning of fossil fuels. If another civilisation on a ...