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, ...

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of biology because they are often produced by living microbes. However, ...

Space agencies might have already captured evidence of alien life without realising it, according to a groundbreaking new study published in Nature Astronomy, which warns that current exploration ...