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Stellar flares may hamper search for life in promising star system

Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make this challenging

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How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

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Trees against starry sky

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Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Pacific compass jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) inside a plastic bag. The cultured jellyfish, along with a portion of the water in which they grew, are shipped in plastic bags (and insulating Styrofoam boxes) to various customers, including zoos, aquariums, and research institutions. Jellyfish Farm, Europe's largest jellyfish breeding facility, K??nzell, Germany.

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Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

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We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

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Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life

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Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them

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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

Our bodies emit a stream of low-energy photons, and now experiments in mice have revealed that this ghostly glow is cut off when we die

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Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life

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New Scientist recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

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Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

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Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise

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