A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

It was, of course, a great joy for me when we could confirm the planet’s existence,” said Dr. Cretignier. “It was also a ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

Penn State researchers propose that intelligent life on Earth, and possibly elsewhere, may be more likely than previously ...

A Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early this morning (Feb. 15), rising ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Explore how new research suggests that intelligent life may emerge naturally under favorable conditions over time.

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...