Do aliens exist? 75% of Britons think so!

1. A new YouGov survey finds that three-quarters of Britons (75%) think it is likely that at least some kind of alien life, even if it's microscopic, exists somewhere in the universe, with six in ten (62%) believing it's likely that such life exists somewhere in our solar system. Which do you believe?

2. A third of the public (33%) say they believe it is likely that intelligent aliens have visited our homeworld at some point, including one in nine (11%) who believe it is very likely. This compares to roughly half the public (48%) seeing such a possibility as unlikely. How likely do you think it is that intelligent aliens have visited Earth?

3. The Fermi paradox highlights the contradiction between the high likelihood of intelligent alien life and the lack of evidence for it. According to a survey, nearly 40% of Britons believe the absence of evidence can be explained by either human technology not being advanced enough to communicate with aliens or alien life being too distant. About 16% think aliens may know we exist but choose not to communicate, while 14% cite limitations in alien technology. Other explanations include government cover-ups (10%), bad timing with aliens visiting before human civilization (9%), and the possibility that intelligent life tends to destroy itself (6%). Why do you think we don't have evidence? Select all that apply.