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Person stands beneath the Milky Way

Space

Are we alone in the universe? Science says it’s a definite maybe

Research looking at the number of civilisations in the universe has prompted headlines saying we are the only one, but the reality is more nuanced

Analysis

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

Earth

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

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Mars has complex organic material that may be from ancient life

Space

Mars has complex organic material that may be from ancient life

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Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

Life

Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

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The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

Life

The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

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Technology

There is only one anti-shark tool for surfers that seems to work

News

Silhoutted person looking at stars

Space

I'm working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens

Comment

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

Earth

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

News

Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

Space

Exoplanet with a cloudless sky may let us see inside a gas giant

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Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

Life

Giant sea spiders sit and wait for prey to knock themselves out

Huge sea spiders move excruciatingly slowly, but they can still catch prey animals that move much faster than them – because their prey sometimes crash into the seafloor

News

Earth

Acid lakes may be a false alarm but we can’t afford complacency

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Life

These fish hide fluorescent switchblades in their faces

News

Space

Life on toxic Venus? Acid-loving microbes could thrive in clouds

News

Space

Life on nearest exoplanet may have been wiped out by superflare

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