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The key to a long life may be genes that protect against stress

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The key to a long life may be genes that protect against stress

Long-lived animals like the grey whale and naked mole rat have genes that protect them from stress and cancer

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BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Space

BBC coverage of the Martian invasion will follow shortly

Culture

Artist's impression of a watery exoplanet

Space

Ocean worlds with a thick atmosphere may be better for life than Earth

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Stromatolite formation from Australia

Life

Fossilised microbes from 3.5 billion years ago are oldest yet found

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91av Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

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91av Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi

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Space

Does alien life have to look like us? Or even be intelligent?

Culture

Artists impression of a planet

Space

This watery planet is the best place to hunt life we've seen so far

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night sky artwork

Space

Are there any aliens out there? We are close to knowing for sure

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Glowing organisms

Space

We could find alien life on exoplanets by looking for its glow

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Lee Cronin

Chemistry

Chemist Lee Cronin is building an alien to work out why life exists

Lee Cronin is making a vast chemical robot – and an alien – to find out why life exists and if we can detect it on other worlds

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Environment

Tree stumps that should be dead can be kept alive by nearby trees

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Life

Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly

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Space

Internet joke plan to 'raid' Area 51 gets stern reply from US military

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Humans

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

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