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sea life

Hot water drilling

Environment

Remarkable trove of species found living beneath Antarctic ice shelf

The variety of species found below an Antarctic ice shelf shows that life can survive in hostile, food-poor environments for thousands of years

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MN6GWA iridescence on the surface of some soap bubbles illuminated from below

Life

How the shimmering secrets of iridescence could keep us cool

Features

Thwaites glacier

Environment

Collapse of doomsday glacier in Antarctica could begin within a decade

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A field of manganese nodules in deep-sea waters near Hawaii.

Environment

Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

Analysis

A C-shaped xenobot pushes along a cell to create a new clump of cells

Life

Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themselves in a dish

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WHY is the universe just right? Spiral Galaxy in deep spcae, 3D illustration

Life

Why is the universe just right for life? Blame the multiverse

Features

WHY haven't we heard from aliens? Nestled amongst the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System

Life

Why haven't we heard from aliens? There is a reason for the silence

Features

WHY do we exist?

Life

Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars

Features

RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

Video

RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

Video

Scientific instruments in space are monitoring how Earth's climate is changing

Environment

6 charts that show what climate change is doing to our planet

As the COP26 summit in Glasgow meets to discuss global action on climate change, atmospheric scientist Betsy Weatherhead explains what the science says about greenhouse gases and global warming

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Video

RRS Sir David Attenborough and Boaty McBoatface visit London

Video

Life

Glass flask catalysed famous Miller-Urey origin-of-life experiment

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Life

Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

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Space

Maps of planetary nurseries will help the complex hunt for alien life

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