Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...
Humans have been scouring the sky for alien life for centuries, and we’ve had, let’s face it, little success. Proposed ...
A group of Australian scientists have revealed how we may be able to learn to speak with aliens, and the answer is found ...
Honeybees can solve simple addition and subtraction problems and even possess some understanding of the concept of zero ...
Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the Universe. If not, what does ...
If humans ever receive a message from intelligent aliens, the biggest challenge may not ...
Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? How could ...
Scarlett Howard currently has funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation. Adrian Dyer receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Alexander von ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...