From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Abiogenesis—the emergence of life from nonliving organics—is the leading theory regarding how life spawned on Earth, but it is being questioned.

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...

It's the oldest question on Earth. Where did we come from? Some people may thank a creator from above, but what if the hand that created humanity wasn't divine? What if aliens brought life to Earth?

In the many decades of NASA exploration, there has only been one detection that got on that scale. It was collected by the ...

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure ...

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"Alien: Earth" follows a group of soldiers as a ship carrying a Xenomorph crash-lands on Earth. The FX TV series is set in the same universe as the "Alien" movies. Here's when "Alien: Earth" takes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Alien prequel series Alien: Earth wrapped up with Episode 8 on Tuesday with an ending ...