It's the fact that there are so many things that had to have happened for complex life to evolve that makes me think it is likely to be very rare. A planet of sufficient size to hold an atmosphere ci… (View Post)

I finished my degree in astrophysics in 1994, and I don't remember anyone saying there could not possibly be exoplanets. Indeed, it was generally assumed that other stars would also have planets, eve… (View Post)

With regard to the discovery of intelligent life, fi is, I think, the biggest unknown in the Drake Equation. You can't really extrapolate from a sample of one, but it seems to me that it's not ridicu… (View Post)

After a bit of a wake-up call last summer when I discovered that I had high blood pressure, I've managed to lose almost a stone over the past 6 months and have even got through Christmas without putt… (View Post)

On the contrary, I don't think it's bad at all. It indicates that plentiful wind power and mild temperatures across Europe are currently causing the spot price of electricity to drop, making it more … (View Post)