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origins of life

A cluster of deep sea octopus Muusoctopus robustus at Davidson Seamount, off California.

Life

Deep-sea ‘octopus garden’ has warm water that speeds egg hatching

Thousands of brooding octopus mothers gather at a spot 3200 metres deep off the coast of California because warmer water there dramatically reduces hatching times

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NWA 7034

Space

Mars may have been habitable millions of years later than we thought

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The crater and its extremely harsh lake, Laguna Caliente, dominated by a single genus of extremophile Acidiphilium bacteria

Space

Bacteria survive extremes that may have existed in ancient Mars lakes

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Bubbles coming out of a cave in the pacific seabed, Japan.

Life

Microbes survive deep below the seafloor at temperatures up to 120°C

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Hot water drilling

Environment

Remarkable trove of species found living beneath Antarctic ice shelf

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MN6GWA iridescence on the surface of some soap bubbles illuminated from below

Life

How the shimmering secrets of iridescence could keep us cool

Features

A field of manganese nodules in deep-sea waters near Hawaii.

Environment

Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

Analysis

A C-shaped xenobot pushes along a cell to create a new clump of cells

Life

Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themselves in a dish

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WHY haven't we heard from aliens? Nestled amongst the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System

Life

Why haven't we heard from aliens? There is a reason for the silence

Features

WHY is the universe just right? Spiral Galaxy in deep spcae, 3D illustration

Life

Why is the universe just right for life? Blame the multiverse

Physicists have long speculated why our universe seems “just right” for life. The most complex answer might be the simplest – that every other universe also exists

Features

Life

Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars

Features

Life

Glass flask catalysed famous Miller-Urey origin-of-life experiment

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Life

Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

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Space

Maps of planetary nurseries will help the complex hunt for alien life

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