Trade and communication have arisen between these star systems, as has a great, dark force threatening these distant civilizations.

European exploration allowed the global mapping of the world, resulting in a new world-view and distant civilizations acknowledging each other, reaching the most remote boundaries much later.

Either the distant civilization had anticipated human physique and function to an impossible extent, or the program was of such versatility and sophistication that it automatically adapted to any living system.

He may tell some distant civilization more about us than a whole Library full of records.

The region also attracted many distant civilisations, with the Christian apostle St. Thomas having preached in the area between 52 and 70 AD.

Pieces of expensive 6th century Mediterranean pottery have been excavated from the same area, showing the site was rich and powerful with trade links with distant civilizations.

The Bernstein experiments are still being studied--it is not certain that they are, in fact, picking up some sig- nal from a distant civilization.

Over the last 50 years, the globalisation process has brought distant civilisations into contact with each another.

Thrown to us by a distant civilization?

If the alterations could propagate faster than light . . . how many distant civilizations might have felt the effects of what we'd done?