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Physics

Would aliens do physics, or is science a human invention?

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson explores what that could tell us about physics and ourselves

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Space

Search for radio signals finds no hint of alien civilisation on K2-18b

News

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Life

New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell

Culture

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

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Chemistry

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

News

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

Features

Space

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

News

The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

Space

The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

Features

Space

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

News

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

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 per cent of sun-like stars

News

Space

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

News

Space

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

News

Space

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

News

Life

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

Features

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