Popularized by H.G. Wells' novel, The War of the Worlds, a common trope in science fiction is, of course, the moment of first contact between humans and intelligent extraterrestrial life. The concept ...

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In her new book "First Contact," journalist Becky Ferreira explores the scientific search for alien life, our cultural obsessions with extraterrestrials and why the truth may be more human than we ...