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Space

How excited should we be by signs of life spotted on alien worlds?

We keep spotting molecular 鈥渂iosignatures鈥� in the atmospheres of planets beyond Earth, but it isn't clear if any of them can provide definitive evidence that we鈥檙e not alone

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Not to be used in museums, exhibitions, or articles about Elisabeth Daynes or the Atelier Daynes. No use in any context outside of mainstream science without the express permission of Atelier Daynes. Front covers or private use require clearance. Mandatory credit. Paranthropus boisei model. Reconstruction of a specimen of Paranthropus boisei. This hominin, which is sometimes classified as Australopithecus boisei, lived from 2.3 to 1.2 million years ago in eastern Africa. P. boisei is one of several extinct species that form an early part of the human evolutionary tree. Reconstruction by Elisabeth Daynes of the Daynes Studio, Paris, France. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Humans

How did Paranthropus, the last of the ape-people, survive for so long?

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Earth

Forget the Amazon 鈥� are these the most remarkable rivers in the world?

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Humans

The archaeological finds that show art is far older than our species

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Mind

How AI avatars of the deceased could transform the way we grieve

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Health

Fresh ideas about the causes of acne are bringing new treatments

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Life

The cannabis of the future might not come from plants

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Physics

A second big bang? The radical idea rewriting dark matter鈥檚 origins

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Health

Sweeteners: The bitter truth about low-calorie sugar substitutes

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Environment

The surprising life and avoidable demise of Earth鈥檚 remarkable oases

The antiquity, stability and weird chemistry of oases have made them cradles of evolution, yet humanity's need for water is putting these unique habitats in peril

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Health

Are you truly healthy? These new tests provide the ultimate check-up

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Technology

With privacy concerns rising, can we teach AI chatbots to forget?

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Life

How we will discover the mysterious origins of life once and for all

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Physics

The physicist trying to create space-time from scratch

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