A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

The Fermi paradox asks why we haven’t found aliens yet. Scientists say the answer may lie in timing, technology, and the vast ...

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? How could ...

Long before Artemis II captured our attention by taking humans farther from Earth than ever before, humans have been fascinated by the possibility of exploring other worlds, finding life on other ...

With over decades of films and convincing radio plays, aliens have captivated our imaginations and our worst fears. They’ve ...

Studying how honeybees process information may help humans communicate with aliens, according to a new thought experiment. Although the ancestors of honeybees and humans diverged in evolution more ...

Well, please think about it. In your comm scenario, you have established some first principles, good for you. A few physical constants, a numerical system perhaps, great! That's basically taken you a ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

137 (10001001)... that's all we need to tell them. Well, specifically, 1/137. That should tell them a lot about us and our knowledge. Edit: But it would tell them exactly nothing about the worldview ...