There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to ...

For decades, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has been defined more by silence than discovery, but that balance may be starting to shift. As new telescopes, algorithms, and theoretical ...

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

We have certainly seen how human energy demand has increased as we have become more advanced, and so theoretically, any more advanced civilizations would need to harness energy on a scale far in ...

The human brain is a marvel of neurons firing electrical impulses through complex networks of neural pathways. It can also be notoriously slow when it comes to figuring out new solutions for ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

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

Through the looking glass: The fact that we have yet to discover alien life continues to baffle scientists. While there are many possible explanations, a new theory offers a rather grim perspective: ...