'Space trash' will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says

Long-sought evidence of alien life could lurk in Earth's oceans, or in 'weird' objects orbiting near our planet, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says. Here is his plan to find it. Read More

Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiraling out of control – here's why that's so dangerous

Much of it plays upon familiar anti-elite tropes that both parties have been ready to use, such as the idea that the military and a secretive cabal of private commercial interests are keeping the deep ... Read More

Why more and more people believe in aliens

There is one other reason why more people believe in aliens and UFOs: the rise of social media, said Professor Barry Markovsky of the University of South Carolina, also writing in The Conversation . Read More

Alien Warning: Growing Belief in UFOs Is Dangerous 'Political Tsunami'

As distrust in authority diminishes, belief in alien visitors is growing. Here is why that's not as fun as it sounds. Read More

MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest

Between 2018 to 2021, the General Social Survey found that the spread between the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who said they have “a great deal of confidence in the scientific community” ... Read More

The Candidates Aren’t Even Pretending Science Matters

Of course the statements Science Debate had elicited were never binding, and Trump (or whoever on his ... is a sketchy Russian news site. (Among its posted stories are “There Is No Place to Store ... Read More

The Scientific Establishment Is Turning 'Science' Into a Dogmatic Tool of Oppression | Opinion

When the pursuit of scientific truth is sacrificed on the altar of ideology, science ceases to be a beacon of enlightenment and becomes a tool of oppression. Read More

Life on Alien Planets Probably Wouldn’t Experience Day and Night—Here’s How That May Change Evolution

If life exists out there, it will upend assumptions we didn’t know we had. The only certainty is that it will surprise us. Read More

Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiraling out of control: Why that's so dangerous

The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that ... Read More

Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control – here’s why that’s so dangerous

The belief in aliens is now rising to the extent that politicians, at least in the US, feel they have to respond. Read More