There Are Too Many False Alarms in the Quest for Alien Life

Scripps Research Institute (SRI) scientist Gerald Joyce, a prominent molecular biologist, says that scientists needs to slow down in making unfounded claims about alien life. He says that both experts and laypeople will eventually lose interest in conducting the type of science that is actual... [ read more >> ]

Expert warns that we should focus more on actually proving alien life exists, than on positing whether or not it is possible on a certain world

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Expert warns that we should focus more on actually proving alien life exists, than on positing whether or not it is possible on a certain world