A recent study argues that intelligent life does not emerge by sheer luck but evolves when planetary conditions become suitable. Researchers challenge the “great filter” concept, suggesting that Earth’s changing geobiology influenced when life arose rather than a series of improbable events. This perspective shifts the focus to how planetary environments shape evoluti…A recent study argues that intelligent life does not emerge by sheer luck but evolves when planetary conditions become suitable. Researchers challenge the “great filter” concept, suggesting that Earth’s changing geobiology influenced when life arose rather than a series of improbable events. This perspective shifts the focus to how planetary environments shape evoluti…