Physicists Say Milky Way Is a Graveyard of Alien Civilizations – The Debrief

New research conducted by three Caltech physicists and one high-schooler suggests that the Milky Way galaxy may be full of self-annihilated extraterrestrial civilizations. These findings are reportedly a more up-to-date analysis of the Drake equation a probabilistic argument intended to stimulate debate about the number of intelligent alien civilizations within our galaxy.

The researchers propose that the Milky Way is a graveyard of former civilizations that destroyed themselves upon reaching a certain technological level. 

Though an intriguing idea, scientists who spoke to The Debrief expressed skepticism concerning the study s conclusions.

via thedebrief.org