Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

PBS Space Time · Oct 24, 2026 · 19m

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Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe? The answer might be that planet Earth is more unique than we've previously assumed. The rare earth hypothesis posits exactly this - that a range of factors made Earth exceptionally unusual and uniquely able to…