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Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

By Daniel Brady Mills, Postdoctoral Fellow in Geomicrobiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Jason Wright, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
Jennifer L. Macalady, Professor of Geoscience, Penn State

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

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