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sea life

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

Life

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

Sea spiders living near deep-sea methane seeps appear to cultivate and eat bacteria on their exoskeletons

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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

Regulars

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

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Space

Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them

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

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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Sir David Attenborough looks out to sea in Southern England. From National Geographic and Silverback and in association with All3Media International, documentary special OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore the ocean and stabilize the climate, debuting in 2025. (Photo by Conor McDonnell)

Life

51¶¯Âþ recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

Culture

Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

Life

Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

Several recent scientific findings, including signs of life on an exoplanet and 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf have caused a stir but when a claim seems too good to be true it probably is

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Space

Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise

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Life

Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?

Features

Space

Claims of alien life are overhyped – and miss the real accomplishment

Comment

Space

Will we ever have confirmation of life outside our solar system?

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