Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have searched the skies for alien radio signals for more than 60 years, but all they’ve heard so far is what Search for ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide ...

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