It’s the most wonderful time of the year — or is it? All the shopping, socializing, and holiday cheer can bring joy for some, as well as stress and anxiety. And for some, the memories linked to this ...

The Dark Forest theory is one proposed solution to the famed Fermi Paradox, which has bewitched astronomers for more than half a century. To put it concisely, the paradox asks if the cosmos is nearly ...