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The Murchison meteorite

Chemistry

Building blocks for life may be able to form in radioactive meteorites

Amino acids have been found in meteorites, and now an experiment shows how they might have been created by chemical reactions in these space rocks

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Pair of vaquita sighted during 2008 survey in Gulf of California

Life

Mexico’s latest plan to save endangered vaquitas could backfire

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jellyfish-like siphonophores

Video

Siphonophores' propulsion system is built for speed and efficiency

Video

Cymatioa cooki

Life

Tiny clam that was thought to be extinct found alive

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Remote review: An architect in a future Kuala Lumpur comes adrift

Humans

Remote review: An architect in a future Kuala Lumpur comes adrift

Culture

Bacteria picture

Space

Bacteria could survive just under Mars's surface for 280 million years

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The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

Space

The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

Features

LELYSTAD, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 08: The remains of a deer are seen in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve on April 08, 2018 in Lelystad, Netherlands. Thousands of animals died during this winter due to overpopulation and a shortage of food. Animal activists feed the horses, deer and cattle by throwing hay over the fences despite a ban by the local authorities. Emotions are running high as many of the animals face starvation with Oostvaardersplassen's feeding policy for large grazers being heavily criticised. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Environment

The surprising role death plays in the stability of ecosystems

Features

Shipwreck

Environment

Second world war shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals in the North Sea

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Scar marks across the seabed indicate scallop dredging continues legally inside the protected area

Environment

Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

Footage showing protected Scottish waters raked clean by scallop dredgers shows that marine protected areas are "paper parks", say campaigners

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Life

Experiments hint at how molecules essential to all life first arose

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Environment

What’s causing a mass die-off of crabs on the UK coast?

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Space

Earth's algae and moss could survive under the light of another star

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Space

Enceladus shown to have all six of the essential elements for life

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