“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. Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a ...

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 ...

Researchers have made the surprising discovery that a type of gut bacteria has evolved to use one of their enzymes to perform an important function after death. Darwin’s theory of natural selection ...

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.