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The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

Life

The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses

An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed - including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles

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.

Definition

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

Comment

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

Features

A close-up of the 3D printed reconstruction of a female Denisovan,

Life

AI genome scanner says Denisovans could live until 38 years old

Artificial intelligence may be able to work out the maximum lifespans of extinct species and early humans. The technique relies on analysing specific regions of DNA that are linked to ageing

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?

Insight

Life

Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine

Features

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