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The extraordinary deep-sea lifeforms that feast on sunken carcasses
An alligator carcass dropped in the deep ocean reveals the bizarre ecosystems of the seabed - including zombie worms that fed on prehistoric reptiles
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First self-replicating molecules may have had just two ingredients
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Uploading your brain will leave you exposed to software glitches
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AI genome scanner says Denisovans could live until 38 years old
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Extinction is a fact of life. Could we stop it 鈥� or even reverse it?
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Predators may make prey get smart and grow more brain cells
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Life may have begun with simple genes made out of urine
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The key to a long life may be genes that protect against stress
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Fossilised microbes from 3.5 billion years ago are oldest yet found
Preserved microorganisms have been found encased in 3.5-billion-year-old rocks, confirming that single-celled life was thriving early in Earth鈥檚 history
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51动漫 Live 2019 highlights: Aliens, jet packs and Homo naledi
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Tree stumps that should be dead can be kept alive by nearby trees
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Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly
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James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life
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