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Search for radio signals finds no hint of alien civilisation on K2-18b

Planet K2-18b, an apparent water world 124 light years away, has been seen as a promising location in the search for aliens, but telescopes on Earth failed to pick up any radio transmissions

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Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains

Life

Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains

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MB05RG Oysters and champagne with lemon wedge and mignette dressing on white plate on blue distressed vintage table.

Life

New Scientist recommends The Big Oyster: History on the half shell

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Chemistry

RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life's origins

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How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Mind

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

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Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

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The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

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The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

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Space

Hopes of finding aliens were raised in 2025 – but quickly faded

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SNR 0519, the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 600 years ago

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Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star

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The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

Space

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others

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Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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Space

Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it

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Life

A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life

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Physics

We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

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