Scientists claim to have detected signs of a long-hypothesised alien power-generation technology in the Milky Way galaxy, hidden away in a trove of astronomical data. These hypothetical “Dyson spheres ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

Scientists have long pondered on one of the universe's greatest mysteries: Are we alone? They have searched the cosmos, but so far, there has been no sign of extraterrestrial life. Is it possible that ...

The approach takes cues from the famous Drake Equation, which once guided the search for alien civilizations. This updated model focuses on how the density of dark energy and the pace of star ...

In 1962, Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev said there were three types of advanced civilisations; one which could harvest its planet’s resources, one which could harvest the energy from the ...

Nuclear fusion —- arguably the holy grail of all energy production here on earth —- could also meet the needs of the most ravenous energy-hungry alien civilizations in the cosmos. Or so says a new ...

Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, humans have been searching for more energy. Especially lately, there has been a huge interest in wind, solar, geothermal, and other ways to capture and ...