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Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious

Humans may have shaped the development of aromatic herbs like lavender and mint, but did herbs also shape our own evolution?

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Johnson's abyssal seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii) portrait, cleared and stained by scientists, showing cartilage in blue and bones in red. Clearly visible in this picture are the pharyngeal jaws, which are like small forks that work like a second set of jaws that can pull prey items further into its mouth. The gill arches and gill rakers are also on full display. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. Captive..

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Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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Quantum biology: New clues on how life might make use of weird physics

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To rescue biodiversity, we need a better way to measure it

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Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations

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Illustration of life forms on a hypothetical planet with a slightly lower mass than the Earth. It has shallow seas and extreme tides due to its large moon (thin crescent at left). The vegetation is translucent which allows the light to shine through, so it seems to be glowing, due to it being backlit in this image.

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The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life

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Eruption of Strokkur Geysir in Iceland

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Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

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Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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3d rendered medically accurate illustration of amino acids

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Life’s vital chemistry may have begun in hot, cracked rock

Amino acids and other molecules important to the origin of life can be enriched within networks of rocky fractures, which would have been common on the early Earth

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Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospitable to life

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Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought

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How our golden age of asteroid exploration could reveal life's origins

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Why space dust is key to everything from star birth to life on Earth

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