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Are humans an evolutionary fluke? New research suggests otherwise
In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...
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Retired Petaluma educator combines art and science in creative endeavors
A retired educator, he’s also an acclaimed artist, writer, poet, creator of soundscapes, armchair scientist and philosopher, ...
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
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Research Boosts Odds: Human-like Life Common in Universe
Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...
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 ...
New theory ups the odds that intelligent aliens exist
“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...
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Conditions are Right for a Valentine’s Northern Lights Show — Here's Where to See It
This February 14, 2025, a solar storm will fuel the Aurora Borealis, creating an opportunity for a romantic moment.
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 ...
Earth’s First Oceans Were an Acidic Hellscape – Here’s What Happened Next
How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...
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 ...
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Evolving evolution: How life learns to adapt better
Scientists found that evolution itself can evolve. Organisms exposed to changing environments develop a better ability to ...