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origins of life

Artist's impression of three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star

Space

Earth's algae and moss could survive under the light of another star

Experiments on Earth mimicking the rays from a red dwarf star show that cyanobacteria, algae and moss can grow under these light conditions, backing the idea that some exoplanets could host life

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Saturn's moon Enceladus

Space

Enceladus shown to have all six of the essential elements for life

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

Health

The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

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T4KXJ5 Mature leaf mould lifted from a leaf cage and ready for use as mulch in the garden,

Environment

How to make leaf mould to nourish your garden

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Humans

Art of the ocean: How artists have depicted the marine world

Regulars

Illustration of a ribosome

Life

Self-replicating protein factories are a step towards artificial life

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We need to act now to give future generations a better world

Humans

We need to act now to give future generations a better world

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Life

Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

Culture

More than half of people who are infected with omicron may be unaware they are carrying the virus

Health

More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

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A person wearing a mask sits on a tram in Krakow, Poland, in May

Health

How big a covid-19 wave could omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 cause?

Yet another covid-19 wave is beginning in Australia, the US and parts of Europe, with some evidence suggesting the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants are more severe and transmissible than their predecessors

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Physics

Is life the result of the laws of entropy?

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Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

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Technology

Synthetic membrane could lead to self-replicating artificial cells

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Humans

How to analyse your garden soil and choose the plants to suit it

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