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Intelligent Life May Be More Likely to Exist on Other Planets Than Previously Thought, Scientists Say
Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...
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'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggests
For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory ...
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Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests
"We're arguing that intelligent life may not require a series of lucky breaks to exist," said lead author Dan Mills of the ...
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New study: Intelligent life is likely very common throughout the universe
Scientists challenge the idea that intelligent life is rare. They argue that evolution follows planetary changes, not random ...
Intelligent Aliens May Be All Across the Universe, a Controversial New Theory Suggests
According to an alternative model of how intelligent life emerges on planets like Earth, the existence of aliens—and human ...
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Researchers Are Arguing We're Not Alone In The Universe And That Intelligent Life Doesn't Come Down To Luck
A new model has shown that humanity might not be exceptional but instead a natural result of evolution on our […] ...
New Study Suggests Intelligent Life May Be More Common Than Thought
A new study proposes intelligent life is more likely to emerge than previously thought, driven by planetary conditions.
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SETI Ramps Up Search for Intelligent Life—Could First Contact Be Near?
SETI has announced a major expansion in its search for extraterrestrial intelligence, now scanning distant galaxies for signs ...
New theory ups the odds that intelligent aliens exist
“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...
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Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
He imagined three possibilities. In one, intelligent life like humans generally arises very quickly on planets, geologically speaking – in perhaps millions of years. In another, it typically ...
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Intelligent Aliens May Be Common On Earth-Like Planets, Scientists Say
A new model increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, upending the ... [+] decades-old “hard steps” theory that intelligent life was an incredibly improbable ...
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Odds of human-like lifeforms on other planets may be more likely than previously thought: study
Intelligent life may develop on planets as a rule, not an exception — increasing the odds of humanity existing beyond Earth, according to a new study. Researchers from Penn State University ...