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In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

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The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explore what could define the universe’s most advanced civilizations. Hawaii board votes to ...

Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, with the Great Bath in the foreground and the granary mound in the background. Photo: Saqib Qayyum At its peak, the ancient Indus River Valley civilization featured ...

A team of independent researchers is claiming to have found Atlantis. The research centers around stone structures on Spain's Salmedina Island, off Chipiona in the Gulf of Cádiz, west of the Strait of ...

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"Although ETIs might be rare, there is only one way to really find out, and that is by searching for it." A new study argues that conditions necessary for intelligent extraterrestrial life may be far ...