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Why our location in the Milky Way is perfect for finding alien life

Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets

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Warm water seeping under Antarctic ice sheets may accelerate melting

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Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious

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Johnson's abyssal seadevil (Melanocetus johnsonii) portrait, cleared and stained by scientists, showing cartilage in blue and bones in red. Clearly visible in this picture are the pharyngeal jaws, which are like small forks that work like a second set of jaws that can pull prey items further into its mouth. The gill arches and gill rakers are also on full display. RV Sonne, Cruise SO285, South Atlantic, Benguela upwelling region off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. Captive..

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Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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Quantum biology: New clues on how life might make use of weird physics

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2CA2RF4 meadow with a lot of colorful flowers

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To rescue biodiversity, we need a better way to measure it

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Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations

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Illustration of life forms on a hypothetical planet with a slightly lower mass than the Earth. It has shallow seas and extreme tides due to its large moon (thin crescent at left). The vegetation is translucent which allows the light to shine through, so it seems to be glowing, due to it being backlit in this image.

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The hunt for alien planets and extraterrestrial life

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Eruption of Strokkur Geysir in Iceland

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Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

Simulations of the crust of early Earth show that cycles of pressure caused by geysers or tidal forces could have generated cell-like structures and even very simple proteins

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Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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Life’s vital chemistry may have begun in hot, cracked rock

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Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospitable to life

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Engineers are diverting Mississippi river to restore Louisiana’s coast

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