Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Some scientists think alien ...

Life as we know it needs water, but life as we don't know it may run on concentrated sulfuric acid. The chemistry of life as we know it wouldn't work in a place like the huge Saturn moon Titan, where ...

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples. (Nanowerk News) Before any wrinkled, ...

A surprising twist has emerged in the study of astrobiology: researchers recently suggested a new way of looking for alien life based on the idea that while the type of biosignatures is crucial, their ...

The first sign of life beyond E a rth may not look like a flying saucer, a radio message, or a strange creature stepping out of the shadows. It may be much quieter than that. Scientists say it could ...