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Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp

Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of tool use in marine animals

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Space

Stellar flares may hamper search for life in promising star system

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Coral reef

Life

How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

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Trees against starry sky

Space

Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

Life

Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Life

Cryopreserved sea star larvae could enable vital species to recover

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Pacific compass jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) inside a plastic bag. The cultured jellyfish, along with a portion of the water in which they grew, are shipped in plastic bags (and insulating Styrofoam boxes) to various customers, including zoos, aquariums, and research institutions. Jellyfish Farm, Europe's largest jellyfish breeding facility, K??nzell, Germany.

Life

Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

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Life

We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

Life

Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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Space

Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life

Are there aliens living on the exoplanet K2-18b? Some astronomers believe they have evidence for molecules on the planet that must have a biological origin, but others disagree

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Space

Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them

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Life

All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death

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Life

Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life

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Life

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