Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Andromeda Galaxy, M31, with the Lunt 80mm f/7 doublet apo ...

The universe should either be crowded with life or harbor hardly any life at all, according to a new study that revamps the Drake equation using probabilistic logic. A common axiom in the search for ...

American astronomer Frank Drake is a pioneer in this field. He not only initiated the first official search for extraterrestrial civilizations but also proposed the famous "Drake Equation" and ...

But when he pitched the idea to his teenage son, Whiteson realized that approach was a bit boring and decided to spice things up using an alien landing. At the heart of the book is a new equation for ...

The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations. It’s an age-old question: Do aliens exist? And what are the odds we’ll make contact? A famous ...

Explore the Drake Equation, a formula created to quantify the odds of detecting extraterrestrial life, and the arguments for ...

Topics include the science of saltwater batteries, digital bit rot, the Drake Equation, and the growing risk of internet infrastructure failures. Along the way, Joe reflects on existential threats ...

A new paper taking a look at the Fermi Paradox using the Drake Equations has suggested an uncomfortable solution: maybe we are alone in the galaxy. If you haven't heard of the Fermi Paradox, it goes ...

Scientists have long pondered on one of the universe's greatest mysteries: Are we alone? They have searched the cosmos, but so far, there has been no sign of extraterrestrial life. Is it possible that ...

(via SciShow) In 1961, the astronomer Frank Drake wrote down what is now known as the Drake Equation. It's so important to the culture surrounding the search for extraterrestrial life that scientists ...

Research by University of Texas at Dallas geoscientist Dr. Robert Stern and a colleague suggests a geological explanation for why conclusive evidence for advanced extraterrestrial (ET) civilizations ...

In a new study, scientists take on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) community — and determine that they may have a crisis of imagination. Speaking to Universe Today, Columbia ...