Humans and Aliens could have more in common that we thought
Hollywood tends to depict aliens as other-worldly, monster-like beings, but they may have more in common with humans than we initially thought.
New research by scientists from the University of Oxford suggests that aliens are shaped by the same evolutionary processes and mechanisms that shaped humans.
In particular, the report references natural selection – the process outlined by Charles Darwin whereby organisms that are best suited to an environment are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.
The scientists suggest that, like humans, aliens undergo natural selection and evolve to be fitter and stronger over time.
These illustrations represent different levels of adaptive complexity we might imagine when thinking about aliens (Image: UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)