A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe.

A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve on Earth, and that ...

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

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

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

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

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 ...

Initially developed by theoretical physicist Brandon Carter in 1983, the “hard steps” model argues that our evolutionary ...

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

Scientists found that evolution itself can evolve. Organisms exposed to changing environments develop a better ability to ...