Reposted by Brian J. Enquist
To find extraterrestrials, look for signs of photosynthesis. "The work of Chris Doughty and colleagues, the paper argues that we should be looking at what the team calls ‘plant energy,’ and stop focusing on time as an indicator of likely development." www.realclearscience.com/2026/10/05/p...
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Photosynthesis and Fermi's Paradox
One of the things that gives the Fermi paradox its punch is the age of the galaxy. Back in 1950 when Fermi uttered his famous ‘Where is everybody?’ question, ideas about how old the Milky
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