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Astrobiology

Space

Earth extremophile can grow in聽near-Mars-like conditions

A salt-loving microorganism found in places like the Dead Sea can not just survive but actively grow in conditions close to those that may be found just under the Martian surface

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Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

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Space

Europa’s thick ice may hinder the search for life in its oceans

News

Space

The essential guide to proving we鈥檝e found alien life

Features

Life

Cloud microbes’ colours could help us detect life on other planets

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Space

Lunar missions may contaminate the moon with hardy Earth microbes

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Collecting rock samples in Antarctica

Environment

Hot methane seeps could support life beneath Antarctica鈥檚 ice sheet

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Space

Astronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet

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Life

How to think about the most contentious ideas in science

Comment

Life

The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

Features

Space

Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

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Space

Bacteria found in asteroid sample 鈥� but they’re not from space

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Space

Complex chemicals found on Enceladus improve prospects for life

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Space

Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa 鈥� and what it鈥檚 looking for

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