The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

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Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...

A federal judge on Monday said the U.S. government denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador in March after President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act. The ...

When ET phones home, it could be his last call. Contrary to sci-fi movie depictions, our first contact might not be with a super advanced alien civilization at the height of power. Rather, Ivy League ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Your 2026 capital gains brackets are shifting higher, giving investors a little more room before the IRS takes a cut of their profits. The thresholds for the 0%, 15% and 20% long-term rates are all ...

The mystifying invader 3I/ATLAS, a comet that had been capturing the attention of expert and amateur astronomers alike, passed Earth early Friday morning, making its closest approach to our planet as ...

The healthcare sector, once again, helped drive much of the monthly job growth in November, though gains in construction and social assistance also provided some momentum. Healthcare employment grew ...

While Chicago Public Schools students continue to show post-pandemic gains in reading and math, interim CEO Macquline King said the “encouraging” data is just the start toward meeting the district’s ...