Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Ultimately, the gel-first hypothesis does not claim to provide a definitive answer to the origin of life. Rather, it offers a conceptual framework—one that integrates soft-matter physics, systems ...

For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals have already reached Earth without us noticing, what ...

Human intelligence wasn’t a cosmic evolutionary fluke, some scientists say. The case against cosmic loneliness is growing.

Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position ...