This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to be in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the ...

But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interesting world out there. On But Why, we tackle topics large and small, about nature, words, even the end ...

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If and when SETI discovers alien life, then a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees that once the discovery has been verified, its disclosure will come soon thereafter.