Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples. (Nanowerk News) Before any wrinkled, ...

Before any wrinkled, wide-eyed creature from a distant civilization asks to be taken home, the first success in the search for life beyond Earth might be more prosaic. A clue could emerge from a ...

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...

The first sign of life beyond E a rth may not look like a flying saucer, a radio message, or a strange creature stepping out of the shadows. It may be much quieter than that. Scientists say it could ...