For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable result of a series of unlikely evolutionary leaps. But new research by ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...

A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...

The Biosphere 2 facility, specifically its Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO), serves as a research platform to investigate how life transforms landscapes, ranging from local environments to ...

Life on Earth might not be as Earthly as we think. A recent research published in The Conversation explores a revived and compelling theory: that the earliest forms of life could have originated on ...

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The scientific community is largely divided into two camps ...