We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...
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1,000 flies vs. Venus fly trap

In this video, I hatched 1,000 flies and placed them in a container with 50 Venus flytrap plants. Will the large number of ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

Hamish Powell gives a botanist’s guide to London

Eight years and a move to London later, I’ve now got my own floristry business and studio. It was an accidental destiny, I think. Chiswick House and Gardens, which has “one of the oldest collections ...
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How small can an Earth-like planet be and still host alien life? Scientists have used a genius trick to answer that very question

Study pinpoints which rocky worlds could hang on to a life-supporting atmosphere ...
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Mysterious, fabled sea creature reeled onto California fishing boat

A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.