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What methods can scientists use to correctly identify biosignatures, aka signs of life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study Nature Astronomy hopes to address as a team of researchers from the ...

A research team has developed a new approach to detecting life beyond Earth that does not rely on identifying specific biological markers. Instead, the study suggests that life may be detectable ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.