The curious minds at What If reveal a planet scientists found that could host alien life, exploring atmosphere, water, and ...

The curious minds at What If predict what would happen if we found alien life on K2-18 b, exploring ecosystems, biology, and scientific consequences.

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Language and radio signals may not matter to aliens. Instead, they might be using patterns to leave a biological fingerprint.

James Gunn promised a DC Universe built on gods and monsters, and the first wave of those monsters is already here. His new continuity does not treat giant creatures as disposable action scenes. It ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.