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In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?
By Keith Cooper published
Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.

Could AI communicate with aliens better than we could?
By Keith Cooper published
Any potential alien messages could be too complicated for humans to understand, but AI trained to detect complex structure in communication could help decipher them for us.

Unidentified anomalous phenomena: Hot spots and the quest for better UFO data
By Leonard David published
For many anxious to throw light on unidentified anomalous phenomena, it's all about reliable, truth-revealing, and scientifically rigorous data collection.

Could AI find alien life faster than humans, and would it tell us?
By Keith Cooper published
AI is the way forward in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, from detecting radio signals to finding technosignatures on planets.

Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds
By Leonard David published
Based on the valuable scientific contributions microphones have made aboard the Perseverance Mars rover, it's time to turn up the volume on microphones for extra-planetary exploration.

How methane studies on Earth could inform the search for alien life in our solar system
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new class of proteins found in methane deposits on Earth's seafloor could help inform the search for alien life.

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?
By Ian Whittaker published
The exoplanet K2-18b might host a water ocean.

Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests
By Charles Q. Choi published
Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it might exist on many different planets, a new study finds.
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