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Traditional black holes, as predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity, contain what are known as singularities, i.e. points where the laws of physics break down. Identifying how ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

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

Aliens probably look just like we do, a new study suggests. This is because scientists now believe life on Earth evolved in a ...

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

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

"I'm always worried about the 'Osama Bin Laden' scenario, where you have some truly evil person who takes over some aspect of our modern life and uses it to harm innocent people," he said. Bin Laden ...

New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a ...

Spring is the most active time for tornadoes in Mississippi, but the National Weather Service says residents need to be prepared year-round.