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Chemistry

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

Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this

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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

Space

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

Space

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

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A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Space

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

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OSIRIS-REx Sample

Space

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

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A hand holding glowing prion proteins, from which fossils and microbes emerge.

Life

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

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient

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Physics

We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

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Environment

Have we found a greener way to do deep-sea mining?

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Life

Moss spores survive and germinate after 283-day 'space walk'

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Space

Caves carved by water on Mars may hold signs of past life

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