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origins of life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Most molecules exist in mirror-image forms, and yet life prefers one over the other. How this bias began and why it persisted is one of the most baffling questions in biology – but now we have an answer

Features

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

Life

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

Features

Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

Life

Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

Regulars

The coronavirus owes its name to the crown-like projections that encircle the capsid.

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Viruses

A demon from Doom

Technology

Doom Eternal review: A welcome adrenaline-inducing distraction

Culture

Mars may once have had right conditions for RNA to develop into life

Space

Mars may once have had right conditions for RNA to develop into life

News

Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life

Space

Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life

News

Abiogenesis

Life

First self-replicating molecules may have had just two ingredients

News

Uploading your brain will leave you exposed to software glitches

Humans

Uploading your brain will leave you exposed to software glitches

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Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

Life

Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

The discovery of a species of octopus that lives in groups and mates face-to-face is changing our thinking about what cephalopods are capable of

Features

Life

AI genome scanner says Denisovans could live until 38 years old

News

Video

Exploring the deep ocean and the surprising creatures that live there

Video

Video

The search for aliens: Is anybody out there?

Video

Space

Should SpaceX be allowed to contaminate Mars with Earth microbes?

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