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Could Advanced Civilizations Communicate Like Fireflies

Researchers propose using evolved firefly flash patterns to identify energy-efficient extraterrestrial signals distinct from pulsar noise, improving technosignature detection across the Milky Way.

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Long before scientists discovered that other stars in the universe host their own planetary systems, humanity had contemplated the existence of life beyond Earth. As our technology matured and we began monitoring the night sky in multiple wavelengths (i.e., radio waves), this curiosity became a genuine scientific pursuit. By the 1960s, a scientific field dedicated to the search for advanced life (similar to ours) emerged: the Search for Extrater…

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Could Advanced Civilizations Communicate like Fireflies

In a new paper, a team of researchers explores how non-human species (in this case, fireflies) could inform new approaches in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

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