It's an idea that has been spread around for decades - but as one scientist explains, there's nothing to actually back it up.
A clip showing a dark hooded figure in Westminster Abbey has been generating some lively debate on social media.
A response to signals sent by some of our own spacecraft could reach Earth before the decade is out, scientists say.
The image was recently captured by the UAE's Emirates Mars Mission spacecraft.
The long-running mystery of whether or not this peculiar prehistoric creature was a vertebrate may finally have an answer.
Kristina Desgres and Rodrigo Velasquez have been battling the courts in a bid to give their baby the rather unusual name.
Neurology expert Robert Baloh takes a closer look at the phenomenon that left government officials scratching their heads.
Scientists have been left scratching their heads over images of a peculiar phenomenon on the surface of Mars.
'Star people' or 'starseeds' believe that they are literal extraterrestrial entities who have come here from another planet.
The head of space exploration at the UK Space Agency remains adamant that we are not alone in the universe.
Police are warning tourists to stay away from an irate, conspiracy-driven Muppet that has been spotted in Santa Cruz.
An upcoming space mission will be carrying some rather unusual cargo when it launches in the near future.
The rather embarrassing incident was recently recounted in a Tweet by the US Naval Institute.
A new study has highlighted the impressive (and sometimes bizarre) regenerative abilities of sea spiders.
This image taken by an orbiting spacecraft shows a rather familiar visage comprised of natural geological features.
A new study has demonstrated the possibility of using laser beams to redirect the path of lightning strikes.
Rep. Tim Burchett maintains that the Pentagon is deliberately withholding important information on the topic.
Researchers Samuel Cohn and Philip Slavin have called into question the role rats played in spreading the plague.
An image allegedly captured of a Bigfoot-like creature in England has turned out to be a deliberate forgery.
The Israeli spoon bender believes that aliens are testing out our technological systems prior to an invasion.