The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

New global rule: Astronomers must not publicly announce or respond to alien signals until verified and cleared through UN channels. Why the change: Protocols now address risks from social media, AI ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...

What happens if scientists find evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? That question was at the center of a recent SETI Live discussion about newly updated post-detection protocols and how ...

More than 1,000 scientists have quietly updated the world's post‑detection protocols for alien contact, doubling down on the rule that 'no reply should be sent' without global agreement.

Two senior human rights officials had the courage to tell legislators that the document they were about to adopt conflicts ...

The USMCA July deadline gives President Donald Trump leverage to force Canada and Mexico to crack down on fentanyl and ...

Supergirl: Survive #2 hits stores this Wednesday. Kara and baby Kal face bounty hunters at a spaceport. Parenting is hard ...

New World screwworm returns to U.S. soil for the first time in 60 years as cartel-controlled corridors carry infested livestock northward from Mexico.

Two years ago, we published a list of 5 predictions about AI in the year 2030. The article sparked a lot of fascinating (and ...

The Trump administration deported a group of roughly 20 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and other nations to the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries.