Scientists at the SETI Institute have proposed a new research strategy to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The approach would analyse lunar soil for microscopic fragments, rather than listen for radio signals. ^[2] No stated connection exists between this proposal and a separate planetary health report published earlier this week. That report, coordinated by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and compiled by 60 scientists, found 7 of 9 established planetary safety boundaries are now exceeded at the worst recorded levels since the framework was created in 2009. ^[1]