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Martin Rees - Astronomer Royal

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'This century is special': Martin Rees on the vast span of time

Cosmology has transformed our understanding of time past and the aeons to come, pointing to a deep future in which life may morph into incredible forms, says Astronomer Royal Martin Rees

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Life

The science of why spending time in nature is just so good for us

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Physics

The laws of physics were broken in 2023 - by sperm

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Life may be less chaotic than we thought, say physicists

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This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus, in 2015

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Cyanide in the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus could be good for life

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Mercury has salt glaciers that could provide the conditions for life

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Our hunt for alien life needs solid guidelines for clear-cut success

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FG10H1 JUPITER: EUROPA, 1979. /nJupiter's moon, Europa. Photographed by Voyager 2, 1979.

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How excited should we be by signs of life spotted on alien worlds?

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Hair seems to help shrimp move through water

Life

Hairy legs make you swim better – if you're a shrimp

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Space

Comets may bring ingredients for life most easily to clustered planets

Comets may be a key source for the building blocks of life, but the only planetary systems where those ingredients could survive impact may be ones with large stars or lots of neighbouring worlds

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Life

How we will discover the mysterious origins of life once and for all

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Life

Do animals know that sex leads to babies?

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Earth

Nearly all mammals will go extinct in 250 million years as Earth warms

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Life

The strange plant that just might be the worst smell on the planet

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