Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him both ...

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...

In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and around the world.

ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who helped popularise the idea that astronauts from outer space visited Earth to help lay the foundations for human civilisation, has died ...

His influence extended far beyond the pages of his books. Von Däniken helped create a genre of popular speculation that blurred archaeology, history, and science fiction. Television programs, ...

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 ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

One proposed solution to the Fermi Paradox suggests that intelligent civilizations remain silent by necessity. Advanced technology makes detection equivalent to exposure, and exposure could invite ...

Advanced alien civilizations may communicate via a series of flashing lights, similar to how fireflies do, a new paper hints. This would potentially make extraterrestrials much harder to spot if we ...

If aliens from space can die and mourn their dead then they likely invented gods to worship. Because they missed their loved ...

Some scientific breakthroughs may be lost to time due to scandal and redaction, while others are simply a case of waiting for more evidence. We take a look back at some that made headlines—and that's ...