Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

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 ...

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

In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...

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

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) imaged both of the planets directly, and PDS 70b has the ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Texas Space Commission has awarded a $7 million grant to Blue Origin for upgrades, Senator César ...