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extraterrestrial life

Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?

Life

Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?

Laboratory experiments have coaxed simple molecules into states that naturally become more complex, hinting at the origins of evolution itself

Features

Space

Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

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Space

Will we ever have confirmation of life outside our solar system?

Analysis

This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. The team on Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor (too) captured footage of the 30-centimeter-long squid (nearly one foot) at a depth of 600 meters (1968 feet) using their remotely operated vehicle SuBastian on March 9 during an Ocean Census flagship expedition searching for new marine life. The expedition took place in the remote South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. This year (2025) is the 100-year anniversary of the identification of the colossal squid, which are estimated to grow up to seven meters (23 feet) in length.

Life

First ever confirmed image of a colossal squid in the deep ocean

News

Life

The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth

News

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) perched on Bempton cliffs. Yorkshire, UK. Cute bird portrait in spring.; Shutterstock ID 2162124261; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

A spat over sand eels threatens puffins and other iconic seabirds

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

Life

Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

News

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Video

Adrian Tchaikovsky talks aliens, entomology and new book 'Alien Clay'

Video

Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

Society

Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

From contact with aliens courtesy of Adrian Tchaikovsky to the childhood writings of Octavia E. Butler, February’s sci-fi offerings are rich and strange

Culture

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: "Could life have gone any other way?"

Culture

Life

A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024

News

Space

Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

Features

Space

Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

News

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