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The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets

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A spat over sand eels threatens puffins and other iconic seabirds

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Adrian Tchaikovsky talks aliens, entomology and new book 'Alien Clay'

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Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

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Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

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The best new science fiction books of February 2025

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Adrian Tchaikovsky:

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: "Could life have gone any other way?"

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A fluffy longhorn beetle

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A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024

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2FYMTPP Pacific Ring of Fire, illustration

Space

Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

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Image of Mars showing the Acidalia Planitia as a darker region towards the top right

Space

Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

The Acidalia Planitia region of the Red Planet might have all the requirements for methane-burping bacteria to exist beneath the surface

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Life

Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

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Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?

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Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time

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