Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?
Given the vastness of the cosmos, it seems implausible we鈥檙e alone. And alien life could be closer than we think 鈥� but just don鈥檛 assume it looks like we expect
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Life
Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA
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Life
The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth’s deep past
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Life
Exclusive: Chinese sci-fi genius Cixin Liu on humanity’s deadly future
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We could find life on Europa by just scratching its surface
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Why weird star systems are where we’ll find alien life
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Are we alone in the universe? Science says it鈥檚 a definite maybe
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Mars has complex organic material that may be from ancient life
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Humans
I’m working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens
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Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant
A distant gas giant with one of the clearest atmospheres ever detected could let us see the interior of these huge planets, which are usually masked by clouds
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Life on toxic Venus? Acid-loving microbes could thrive in clouds
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Life on nearest exoplanet may have been wiped out by superflare
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Earth
Earth had water even before the collision that made the moon
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Life
Return to Titan: Why this icy world is our best bet to find life
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