Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.