Sara Hashemi

Sara Hashemi

Live Science Contributor

Sara Hashemi is a journalist and fact-checker covering environmental justice, climate and the intersection between science and society. Her work has appeared in Sierra, Smithsonian Magazine, Maisonneuve and more. She has a master's degree in science journalism from NYU.

Articles by: Sara Hashemi

an illustration of a futuristic alien ship landing on a planet

Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?

By Sara Hashemi published

Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?