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Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to dominate the planet. All this happened about 4.5 billion years after Earth formed,

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Scientists reveal how Earth's early weather shaped the evolution of life

Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes. This transformation laid the foundation for biological systems, culminating in the formation of DNA,

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Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

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Intelligent Aliens May Be Common On Earth-Like Planets, Scientists Say

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary process rather than an improbable event.

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Does planetary evolution favor human-like life? Study ups odds we're not alone

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

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Planetary Evolution May be the Reason for Human Life, and Life Elsewhere

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

Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as scientists pinpoint year it could hit

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...

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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

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Earth's acid test: When did ocean acidity allow life to commence?

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...

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Earth’s First Oceans Were an Acidic Hellscape – Here’s What Happened Next

How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...

When Did Ocean Acidity Allow Life To Start?

A new study finds that ocean acidity may have prevented life on Earth from developing for the planet’s first 500 million ...

Scientists Used Yellowstone Hot Springs to Study the Moment That Kickstarted Life on Earth

A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

Earth’s Water Mystery Deepens With New Meteorite Evidence

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

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