The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence may not be a cheerful greeting. A growing group of researchers is arguing that our inaugural contact is more likely to be a distress call, the ...

The idea that our first confirmed alien signal might be a civilization’s final broadcast is rooted less in pessimism than in probability. If technological societies are fragile, then the cosmos could ...

Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain sight, similar to how fireflies communicate, according to a new study that could lead to new approaches in finding ...