A scientist proposed a simple solution to the Fermi paradox, which asks why humans have never encountered aliens. The physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 pointed out that given the age of the galaxy, even ...

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A new interpretation of the Fermi Paradox suggests the universe might be quiet not because life is rare — but because something out there removes civilizations before they can spread. Scientists warn ...

(via PBS Space Time) Around 2 billion years ago, life had plateaued in complexity, ruined the atmosphere, and was on the verge of self-annihilation. But then something strange and potentially ...