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Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine

11 December 2019

Our conceptions of alien life are based on a sample of one: Earth’s life. That means even our wildest imaginings are likely to be completely off beam

The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth's deep past

5 September 2018

Our hunt for life on other planets is based on what it looks like today, but early Earth used to be so different. What if we are missing some vital clues?

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Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine

The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth's deep past

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