Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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