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extraterrestrial life

Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains

Life

Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains

Fungi have become Hollywood’s go-to bad guys. But as yet another story focuses on Cordyceps, Nick Crumpton says we are missing a chance to broaden our fictional horizons

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Chemistry

RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life's origins

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How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Mind

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

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Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

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The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

Space

The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

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Space

Hopes of finding aliens were raised in 2025 – but quickly faded

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SNR 0519, the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 600 years ago

Space

Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star

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The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

Space

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

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A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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OSIRIS-REx Sample

Space

Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start life, and researchers have just found the missing ingredient: sugar

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Life

A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life

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Physics

We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

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Environment

Have we found a greener way to do deep-sea mining?

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Life

Moss spores survive and germinate after 283-day 'space walk'

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