The idea that the universe itself might be intelligent sounds like science fiction, yet a growing group of researchers is treating it as a serious scientific question. Instead of seeing consciousness ...

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 event on Earth. Are ...

The evolution of humans on Earth may not be entirely exceptional. That is because intelligent life is likely to form if ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers will hear testimony Wednesday, Feb. 12, regarding a bill to require schools to teach "intelligent design" — the idea that an intelligent entity designed the universe ...

A new study asks why the ID movement hasn’t left a more enduring mark on scientific or religious thought. Like a brightly burning candle in the wind: That’s how C. W. Howell depicts the brief history ...

I agree with the overall sentiment of Andrew Rennekamp's column ("Intelligent Debate," DP, 9/27/05) that only a balanced and open debate will resolve the matter concerning "Intelligent Design" and its ...