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Europa Clipper: Journey to an Ocean

Space

Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for

Past observations have indicated that the icy moon of Jupiter has a vast subsurface ocean. Launching in October, NASA’s Europa Clipper will go there in search of evidence that it could support life

Features

A colourised, microscopic image of a 4.4 billion-year-old zircon

Life

We now know that life began on Earth much earlier than we thought

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2DE140D Rover on Mars

Life

Top astrobiologist explores the possibilities of alien life

Culture

Life

Has the mystery of life’s 'handedness' finally been cracked?

News

Donald Johanson excavating Lucy

Video

Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world

Video

Lord Howe Island emits no plastic into the environment, yet its wildlife is drastically affected by marine plastic debris - a global problem with a chronic local impact

Environment

Photos of an island paradise reveal plastic threat for bird population

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Life

Oldest rocks on Earth may contain strange and ancient life forms

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Space

Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life

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Doflein's octopus (Latin Enteroctopus dofleini) with tentacles and suckers on the background of the seabed. Marine life, exotic fish, subtropics.; Shutterstock ID 2278086727; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are

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Life

Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs

Hunting in packs seems like a complex social behaviour, but it isn't limited to large carnivores like wolves. A simple sea slug species teams up to swarm its venomous anemone prey as a group

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Life

Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

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Mind

Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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Technology

Google creates self-replicating life from digital 'primordial soup'

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Mind

New Quiet Place movie adds to irrational fears over marauding aliens

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