For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp ...

Advanced aliens could be chatting with each other using light flashes in plain sight, similar to how fireflies communicate, according to a new study that could lead to new approaches in finding ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists across the globe were stumped by mysterious signals being received at the Parkes radio telescope, but it turned out to be anything but extraterrestrial. Scientists across the globe were ...

Astronomers have detected a mysterious object in our galaxy that emits intense bursts of radio waves and X-rays with remarkable regularity, every 44 minutes. The signals, coming from a source called ...