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Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at origins of life

Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells form could tell us something about the chances of life elsewhere

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Octopus! Press Images from Amazon Prime

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�鶹��ý recommends Phoebe Waller-Bridge's documentary Octopus!

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Stellar flares may hamper search for life in promising star system

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Coral reef

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How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

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Trees against starry sky

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Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Pacific compass jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) inside a plastic bag. The cultured jellyfish, along with a portion of the water in which they grew, are shipped in plastic bags (and insulating Styrofoam boxes) to various customers, including zoos, aquariums, and research institutions. Jellyfish Farm, Europe's largest jellyfish breeding facility, K??nzell, Germany.

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Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

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We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

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Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life

Are there aliens living on the exoplanet K2-18b? Some astronomers believe they have evidence for molecules on the planet that must have a biological origin, but others disagree

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Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them

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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

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Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life

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�鶹��ý recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

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