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Return to the Galaxy with BA Gillies

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope."

Your normal science article is at the bottom of this email. This week I’m looking at the next stage in human evolution. We could be about to change what it means to be human. The article is called - Designer Babies, Super Soldiers, and the Next Stage of Evolution

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Fewer Space Elves, More Giant Spiders!

If you’re expecting our first alien encounter to be with tall, noble beings who look vaguely human, I have some bad news…

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The Great Filter

It’s one of the most haunting questions in science. Given the age of the universe and the sheer number of Earth-like planets, intelligent life should have emerged not just once or twice, but millions of times.

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The Solar System In A Hundred Years

Solar Futures: Ten Glimpses of Life Beyond Earth

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I Still Believe in Hope

So, if you're ever feeling overwhelmed by the chaos, here's a thought worth holding onto: The future hasn’t happened yet. And we still get to help shape it.

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Sleeping Beauty and the Rescue from Hell

In the last ten days, something remarkable has happened. Thanks to your amazing help and generosity Return to the Galaxy, my debut sci-fi novel, has been shooting up the Space Opera charts and became the #3 Space Marines: Bug Hunt title in the UK

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Alien Life? Probably Everywhere!

It’s often assumed intelligence is the outlier. Earth just got lucky with us, the right spark at the right time.

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Aliens Might Let Us Die

Galactic Bystanders: Are We Being Left to Fail?

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Could Humans Be The First?

For as long as we’ve imagined life beyond Earth, we’ve assumed one thing without question: we arrived late.

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Aliens, Ancient Myths, and Maybe... You?

The last few newsletters have been packed with serious science, so this time I thought we’d go a little lighter. Let’s take a wander into the weird, the wonderful, and the slightly suspicious.

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What If We’re Not Even Real?

Are We Already Living in a Simulation?

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Can We Turn Back our Body Clock?

In Return to the Galaxy, Ewan Scott is 77 years old, dying of cancer, and days from death. Then, he is given a second chance.

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