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Finding unequivocal evidence of extraterrestrial life is not as easy as science fiction makes it sound. The problem is, we're biased tow...

One of the most fascinating features of biological evolution -- particularly as it applies to the possibility of life on other planets -- ha...

As much as I love the movie Contact , trying to find extraterrestrial life isn't just a matter of tuning in to the right radio frequency...

I've only got a few real obsessions.  My dogs.  Doctor Who .  Anything to do with astronomy.  Lost in Space.  The X Files.  Star Trek - ...

Most of you probably know about the Drake Equation , a way to estimate the number of intelligent civilizations in the universe.  The Equatio...

Regular readers of Skeptophilia  -- and, heaven knows, my friends and family -- are well aware that one of my obsessions is the possibility ...

One of the most promising areas of study for astrobiologists -- scientists who are interested in the possibility of life elsewhere in the un...

Springboarding off yesterday's post, which suggested that -- from a biochemical standpoint, at least -- extraterrestrial life might be w...

The human/alien hybrid is a common trope in science fiction.  From the angst-ridden half-Vulcan Mr. Spock, to the ultra-competent and powerf...

While I understand being deeply fascinated with a specific subject, there's a point at which an interest becomes an  idée fixe .  The re...