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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

Microbes that breathe sulphur could redefine what it means to be alive and provide clues about what organisms may lurk in the cosmos

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Life

The bizarre plant-like animals that say life’s big bang never happened

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Life

Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism

Culture

Biochemistry

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Biochemistry

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Life

Don't miss: Risky flights, idiotic experiments and the secrets of life

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David Attenborough’s life lesson to kids: Live life, just don’t waste

Life

David Attenborough’s life lesson to kids: Live life, just don’t waste

Culture

Hunting facts in the classic tale Moby-Dick makes for a strange voyage

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Hunting facts in the classic tale Moby-Dick makes for a strange voyage

Culture

Bill Bryson's new book celebrates the miraculous human body

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Bill Bryson's new book celebrates the miraculous human body

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Life

Don't miss: the art of science, vanishing cetaceans and edited humans

This week: when two cultures collide, the plight of the world's rarest porpoise and humans manipulating their future

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Life

Microplastics may stop hermit crabs from choosing the best home

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Health

Hans Christian Gram: The biologist who helped investigate bacteria

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Environment

Coral reefs are now spawning out of sync and might fail to reproduce

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