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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Life-bearing water arrived on Earth later rather than sooner

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

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