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New Study Challenges Odds of Intelligent Life Being Rare in the Universe

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Researchers propose that human evolution was a predictable outcome of Earth's environmental changes, increasing the likelihood of similar life elsewhere.

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Are humans an evolutionary fluke? New research suggests otherwise

Explore how new research suggests that intelligent life may emerge naturally under favorable conditions over time.

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, a new study pushes back.

8 days ago

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Jerusalem Post

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Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.

8 days ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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Daily Star

Alien lifeforms likely to be human-like as new research throws old theory on its head - Daily Star

Aliens probably look just like we do, a new study suggests. This is because scientists now believe life on Earth evolved in a standardised way and it would have played out the same way on other planets

8 days ago·United Kingdom

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Sci Tech Daily

Are We Alone? Scientists Uncover Evidence That Intelligence May Be Inevitable

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing that humanity’s emergence was not an improbable event but rather a natural consequence of Earth’s evolving conditions. By integrating insights from astrophysics and geobiology, researchers propose that life evolves in response to planetary conditions rather than [...]

8 days ago

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