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Water may be even more crucial to life than we thought

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Water may be even more crucial to life than we thought

Life as we know it depends on water, and not just as a liquid for DNA and protein to float around in – it is more actively involved in life’s chemical reactions than we previously realised

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Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet

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Weird radio beam probably isn’t aliens but it’s the best candidate yet

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The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

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The curious case of the “glacier mice” that seem to dance on ice

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2020 in review: The hunt for life on Venus continues

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2020 in review: The hunt for life on Venus continues

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How nature, nurture and sheer randomness combine to make a unique you

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How nature, nurture and sheer randomness combine to make a unique you

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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You are stardust: The long view of when your existence really began

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You are stardust: The long view of when your existence really began

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There could be around 5 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way

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There could be around 5 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way

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There may not be life on Venus after all but we shouldn't despair

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There may not be life on Venus after all but we shouldn't despair

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More doubts cast on potential signs of life on Venus

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More doubts cast on potential signs of life on Venus

A new analysis of the recent observations that seemed to show phosphine gas on Venus - a potential sign of life - suggests that the original claimed detection might be a statistical error

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Venus might not have signs of life after all, say astronomers

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The search for the origin of life: From panspermia to primordial soup

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The search for the origin of life: From panspermia to primordial soup

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NASA may have found signs of life on Venus in 1978 without realising

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