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Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

Environment

Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

Take a trip aboard a research vessel surveying kelp along England's south coast to see if these plants, crucial for locking up carbon and increasing biodiversity, can recover after a trawler fishing ban went into effect in the area

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Space

Microbes burping methane on Mars may be right next to NASA rover

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Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

Earth

Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

Features

The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

Space

The hunt for extraterrestrial life is about to enter a new era

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The clouds of Venus are too dry to support life as we know it

Space

The clouds of Venus are too dry to support life as we know it

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Martian surface

Space

Clays found in Martian crater hint that the planet was once habitable

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Infrared view of the centre of the Milky Way

Space

The building blocks for life might exist at the edge of the galaxy

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Europa’s icy shell may have pockets of water that could support life

Space

Europa’s icy shell may have pockets of water that could support life

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Life

58-million-year-old footprints show when mammals began paddling in sea

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Alien plants: The search for photosynthesis on other worlds

Life

Alien plants: The search for photosynthesis on other worlds

Looking for signs of life in exoplanet atmospheres is fraught with uncertainty. But now that we can detect polarised light reflected directly off other worlds, we could spot unmistakable evidence of photosynthesis

Features

Video

Why haven't aliens made contact? Science with Sam explains

Video

Life

The Deep-Sea Podcast review: The mind-boggling mysteries of the deep

Culture

Life

Tanja Bosak interview: How Perseverance will hunt for life on Mars

Features

Life

The oceans are changing - here’s how to help researchers monitor them

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