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Oldest rocks on Earth may contain strange and ancient life forms

Fossils in rocks that are 3.8 billion years old have puzzled biologists as they look nothing like modern cells, but now it seems they may be an ancient precursor life form that was unable to control its structure

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Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life

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Are animals conscious? We’re finally realising that many species are

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Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs

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Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

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Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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Google creates self-replicating life from digital 'primordial soup'

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New Quiet Place movie adds to irrational fears over marauding aliens

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New Quiet Place movie adds to irrational fears over marauding aliens

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This image from ESO?s VISTA telescope captures a celestial landscape of vast, glowing clouds of gas and tendrils of dust surrounding hot young stars. This infrared view reveals the stellar nursery known as NGC 6357 in a new light. It was taken as part of the VISTA Variables in the V?a L?ctea (VVV) survey, which is currently scanning the Milky Way in a bid to map our galaxy?s structure and explain how it formed.

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Why this is a golden age for life to thrive across the universe

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HY0AKX Little green alien and welcome sign welcomes visitors to a business in Roswell, New Mexico

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Why our location in the Milky Way is perfect for finding alien life

Our arm of the Milky Way is filled with older, metal-rich stars. New research suggests these might provide the best conditions for life to form on their planets

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Environment

Warm water seeping under Antarctic ice sheets may accelerate melting

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Why herbs evolved to smell and taste so delicious

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Striking image lets you see inside a deep-sea anglerfish's killer jaws

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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