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10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?

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10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?

Given the vastness of the cosmos, it seems implausible we’re alone. And alien life could be closer than we think – but just don’t assume it looks like we expect

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DNA model

Life

Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA

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Liu

Life

Exclusive: Chinese sci-fi genius Cixin Liu on humanity's deadly future

Culture

Earth

Life

The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth's deep past

Features

Film-maker Ed Webb-Ingall investigates the Arran shoreline

Environment

How a tiny festival could save Scotland's coastal culture

Culture

Sterile fish could help wild salmon dodge the ‘gene pollution’ effect

Environment

Sterile fish could help wild salmon dodge the ‘gene pollution’ effect

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Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Life

Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

Culture

We could find life on Europa by just scratching its surface

Space

We could find life on Europa by just scratching its surface

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planet

Space

Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life

Features

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

Space

Mars has complex organic material that may be from ancient life

News

Space

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

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Space

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

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Space

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

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