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The team inspects the tree

Environment

Tree stumps that should be dead can be kept alive by nearby trees

A tree stump that should have died is being kept alive by neighbouring trees that are funnelling water and nutrients to it through an interconnected root system

News

jelly-like substance

Life

Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly

News

Internet joke plan to 'raid' Area 51 gets stern reply from US military

Space

Internet joke plan to 'raid' Area 51 gets stern reply from US military

News

James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

Humans

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

Regulars

Life on Mars

Definition

Life on Mars

Why do we have sex?

Definition

Why do we have sex?

alien planet with three suns

Space

Planet in triple-star system may be our best chance to find alien life

News

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Technology

Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time

News

Mars rover

Space

Unique chance to confirm methane spikes – and perhaps life – on Mars

News

How did life begin?

Question

How did life begin?

The question of how life began is one of the most profound in science, and although many theories exist, scientists still cannot agree on an answer.

Blue Planet II’s Steve Simpson explores the sounds of the ocean

Video

Environment

How climate change is hitting crab hunting in the mangroves of Brazil

Regulars

Life

Some baby dinosaurs crawled before learning to walk on two legs

News

Space

A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa

News

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