Earth, life
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve on Earth, and that extraterrestrial intelligence is vanishingly rare. But as experts on the entangled history of life and our planet,
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...
A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...
The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...
How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...
A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive model for estimating the ...
How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth: The Limits of Membraneless Polyester Protocell Formation Feb. 6, 2025 — A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential ...
Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...
A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...
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