Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...
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.
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...
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Life as a multiscale cascade of machines making machines
A new study proposes a framework for understanding living matter as a cascade of machines making machines, extending from the atomic scale to the scale of the entire biosphere. What is life?
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Scientists Used a 1.7-Mile-Long ‘Time Machine’ to See Into Earth’s Climate Past
Ice cores are climate scientists’ best way of understand Earth’s climate in the recent ... It’s not exactly a time machine, but it’s a damn good substitute. Darren lives in Portland ...