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Most alien civilisations risk fuelling global warming on their planets

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Most alien civilisations risk fuelling global warming on their planets

Humans have influenced Earth’s climate so much that we have triggered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Now physicists say that around 60 per cent of alien civilisations could do the same on their home planets

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The oceans are changing - here’s how to help researchers monitor them

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The oceans are changing - here’s how to help researchers monitor them

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How deep is the Mariana trench?

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How deep is the Mariana trench?

The Brilliant Abyss review: A fascinating tour of the ocean’s depths

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The Brilliant Abyss review: A fascinating tour of the ocean’s depths

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Fairy lantern flower has a gaping 'mouth' and saps energy from fungi

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What’s next for the Mars Perseverance rover? Your questions answered

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What’s next for the Mars Perseverance rover? Your questions answered

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Deepest land-dwelling microbes found at bottom of 5km hole in China

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Deepest land-dwelling microbes found at bottom of 5km hole in China

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Ten conservation success stories when species came back from the brink

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Ten conservation success stories when species came back from the brink

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Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'

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Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'

Biologists say the inadvertent discovery of sea life on a boulder underneath an Antarctic ice shelf and hundreds of kilometres challenges our understanding of how far organisms can live from sunlight.

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Avi Loeb: Is ‘Oumuamua extraterrestrial technology?

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Life found beneath Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'

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Avi Loeb interview: Could ‘Oumuamua be alien technology after all?

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Dyson spheres: How to spot an alien megastructure

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