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

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

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

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

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

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

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

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

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

Aliens probably look just like we do, a new study suggests. This is because scientists now believe life on Earth evolved in a ...

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