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origins of life

Martian surface

Space

Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiation shield

The surface of Mars is bombarded with far more dangerous radiation than Earth, but the area just inside caves may shield from UV rays while providing just enough light for life

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Bird magic

Video

Magic trick reveals sharp memory and future planning in Eurasian jays

Video

vesicles

Life

Organic blobs built in lab may be small step towards synthetic life

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Greenpeace boat

Environment

Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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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

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mars rover

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

Comment

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

Parts of Mars may have been habitable for thousands of years, based on analysis of clays found in one of its craters that could only have formed in a stable, life-friendly environment

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Space

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

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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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Health

Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible

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