46 h. ago Saturn's moon could harbour ALIEN life: Scientists spot heat coming from Enceladus

New findings from NASA 's Cassini mission have revealed heat leaking out from the moon's North Pole.

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46 h. ago A moon in our solar system could be home to alien life, scientists say

Heat is coming out of the top of Enceladus, a moon around Saturn, scientists say

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4 d. ago Most detailed DNA image ever captured by scientists reveals secrets of human life

Oxford and Cambridge researchers who produced the image map which uncovers the secrets of why humans get disease say it 'changes our understanding of how genes work’

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8 d. ago Humans could stay alive for hundreds of years after boffins crack code of longest

HUMANS could live for centuries after scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal. The bowhead whale that can live for more than 200 years could hold the key to prolonging human life. Scientists have identified a protein in the ocean giant that helps the species keep cancers at bay by rebuilding...

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9 d. ago Michael Smith set for £650,000 battle as former world champion leaves fans in tears

Former darts world champion Michael Smith left fans in tears as he turned up the heat to book a spot at his first major TV tournament since the UK Open in March

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1 week ago The 'Boring Billion' wasn't so boring after all! Period previously known as the dullest time in our planet's history actually created the conditions for LIFE, study reveals

Earth's 'Boring Billion' created the conditions for complex life to exist, report scientists at the universities of Sydney and Adelaide.

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1 week ago Scientists are baffled after discovering 'impossible' life hidden beneath the Arctic sea ice

Scientific expeditions to the Arctic have uncovered a phenomenon that was previously thought impossible, report experts at the University of Copenhagen.

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2 w. ago Bacon and ham ban demanded by scientists claiming cancer link

Scientists have issued fresh warnings over nitrites - which extend the shelf life of processed meats like bacon and ham - over the chemical's link to more than 50,000 cases of bowel cancer

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2 w. ago New planet is one of the best ever hopes for seeing alien life, scientists say

Less than 20 light years away, we could soon be able to directly image the ‘super Earth’

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2 w. ago Clever kids live LONGER! Scientists uncover a genetic link between childhood intelligence and life expectancy

It's a puzzle that's plagued scientists for years - why do smarter children tend to live longer? Now, experts have uncovered a vital clue behind the mysterious phenomenon.

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3 w. ago Is this why aliens haven't contacted us yet? Extraterrestrials are BORED of trying to find us

It's one of life's biggest unanswered questions: if there's life beyond Earth, why hasn't it contacted us? Now, a scientist claims to have the answer - and it suggests aliens are more similar to us than thought.

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3 w. ago ‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?

Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrialsFor centuries, great thinkers have pondered why, given the hundreds of billions of planets in the galaxy, we have seen no compelling signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.Now, scientists are mulling an intriguing possibility: if aliens exist, their technology may be only marginally better than ours. And having explored their cosmic neighbourhood for a while, they simply got bored and stopped bothering, making it difficult to detect them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scientists say your social life might slow ageing. Here’s what they found

Staying connected to others could slow how fast we age

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3 w. ago Quitting smoking even later in life can slow dementia onset, scientists say

Kicking the habit leads to health improvements even in people 50 or older

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