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

A team from NASA's Propulsion Laboratory has formulated a theory regarding the absence of direct contact between humans and aliens. In a study dedicated to the concept known as the “Great Filter,” five NASA researchers state that extraterrestrial civilizations may have existed throughout the history of the Universe, but there are good reasons why they did not interact with us. What could these reasons be? According to their statements, extraterr…

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.

Planetary Evolution May be the Reason for Human Life, and Life Elsewhere

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the universe.

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.

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.

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