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Mars strata

Life

Mars rover sees signs of microbe-friendly layers in ancient lake

Curiosity’s inspection of a Martian lakebed reveals multiple environments where microbes could have thrived more than 3 billion years ago

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A snail feasting on the excrement of a sea lily

Life

Sea stars filmed hunting squid and squabbling over eating it

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meteorites landing on early Earth

Space

Microbes might thrive after crash-landing on board a meteorite

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Life

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Features

Martian surface

Space

Martian life must be rare as free energy source remains untapped

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SETI

Life

We still haven’t heard from aliens - here’s why we might never

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LHS 1140b

Space

The five best exoplanets in the galaxy to check for alien life

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Cassini finds final ingredient for alien life in Enceladus’s sea

Space

Cassini finds final ingredient for alien life in Enceladus’s sea

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The venomous, fanged blenny Meiacanthus grammistes, in the flesh

Life

Tiny fish’s venom makes predators zone out and release them

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An octopus holding a jellyfish in its grasp

Life

Giant octopus wears jellyfish cape after it devours its owner

A rarely-seen deep-sea octopus eats zooplankton and a gelatinous, low-calorie food – jellyfish – and may use them as tools to catch food and feed through

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Space

A little less ET, a little more astrophysics, if you please

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Space

TRAPPIST-1 worlds are close enough for life to hop between them

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Space

Exoplanet discovery: Seven Earth-size exoplanets may have water

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Life

Cannibalistic deep-sea crabs groom each other like chimpanzees

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