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Alien life could look nothing like what we expect. Here's how microbes beyond Earth might live without liquid water

Every known living thing on Earth needs water. The life-giving liquid makes up around 60 percent of each human’s body weight, regulating temperature, transporting nutrients to cells and protecting ...

SETI thinks it could have missed calls from aliens. Here's why

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder to detect.

In our search for alien life, stars might be muddying their signals

Humans have wondered for centuries whether we are alone in the universe — and a new study suggests that if alien ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was rel ...