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The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

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In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

In 2021, a curious discovery pushed penguins into an unexpected corner of science. Researchers studying chemical signatures ...

New telescopic technologies are offering insights into whether exoplanets host life, focusing on atmospheric gas analysis.