Oxford academic Dr Young-hae Chi claims that humanity has been having some very close encounters indeed.
An evolutionary biologist has outlined what is likely to happen when people start living full-time on Mars.
The Bank of America has predicted that extending the human lifespan will soon become a major pursuit.
Peculiar video footage has emerged showing a vaguely humanoid shape floating across the sky over Burbank.
The ancient gum-chewing inhabitants of Sweden left behind Scandinavia's oldest known human DNA.
A human-like robot known as 'Alex' has recently been deployed as an anchor on a Russian news channel.
A striking photograph taken by an anti-poaching ranger has been described as 'just another day in the office.'
Hundreds of bottles containing human tissue samples have been found at the Crescent Hotel in Arkansas.
A controversial experiment in China has been likened to something out of a 'Planet of the Apes' movie.
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an extinct species of human in a cave in the Philippines.
The space agency is hoping to launch its first manned mission to the Red Planet within the next 14 years.
Two controversial surgeons aiming to transplant a human head have reported spinal surgery success in animals.
Known as 'Handle', the US robotics firm's latest creation could one day completely replace warehouse workers.
Vice President Mike Pence has announced that US astronauts will walk on the lunar surface within 5 years.
Scientists now believe that humans, like birds, may be able to sense the Earth's magnetic field.
A faint human-like form has been captured on film in woodland near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet.
Scientists have successfully given mice the ability to see in near-infrared by injecting nanoparticles in to their eyes.
The Dutch firm, which aimed to begin founding a human colony on Mars by 2025, has inevitably gone bust.
Socks bought at UK fashion retailer Primark recently were found to contain a fragment of human bone.
Researchers have discovered direct evidence that humans actively hunted mammoths with weapons.