When scientists describe “Earth-like” planets, the phrase often brings to mind worlds scattered across the galaxy, quietly waiting to host oceans, forests, and perhaps civilizations. A recent ...

The evolution of humans on Earth may not be entirely exceptional. That is because intelligent life is likely to form if certain planetary conditions are met, a new study suggests. This idea displaces ...

For decades, intelligence was measured by the famous IQ, the intelligence quotient that summarizes in a single number our ability to solve logical problems or use language accurately. While the IQ ...

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 ...

Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic neurobiologist at Tufts University and, according to many, on track for a Nobel Prize for his work unpacking new ways organisms develop and function, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Homo sapiens 'may be the probable end result of biological and planetary evolution … rather than ...