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A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

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New species are being discovered faster than ever before - at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

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Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial civilisations. People around th.

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...