18 h. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50s, and news from scientists who claim to have found a colour no one has seen beforeAre we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen beforeSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of colon cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet, to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50’s, and news from a group of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has ever seen before. Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien lifeChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’ Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Scientists say they’ve found evidence of alien life. The truth is more complicated

There’s doubt over the significance of the planetary find, writes Campbell Rider

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3 d. ago Have signs of life been found on another planet? Scientists are calling that into question

Researchers says claims of promising hints of life off Earth indicate enthusiasm is ‘outpacing evidence’

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4 d. ago Alien life on new planet 'may not have DNA like humans but might walk on two legs'

EXCLUSIVE: Alien life on a newly discovered planet could have biology unlike anything we have ever seen before on Earth, however, it might have still evolved to have traits very similar to many creatures on our planet

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6 d. ago Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life

Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but unconfirmed. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there?Towards the end of his life, the cosmologist Stephen Hawking was asked about the odds of finding intelligent alien life in the next two decades. “The probability is low,” he declared in 2016, and took a lengthy pause before adding: “Probably.”This week, other scientists from the University of Cambridge reported tentative evidence for two compounds in the atmosphere of a planet, K2-18b, that sits in the constellation of Leo 124 light years away. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Scientists now say MILLIONS of planets could be teeming with life

Planet K2-18b is very unlikely to be a one-off in the vast universe - meaning many others that are similar likely exist too.

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7 d. ago Scientists say they’ve found signs of life on one exoplanet. There could be more than 10 billion others

The findings suggest often overlooked dying stars could support life-sustaining exoplanets

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7 d. ago Scientists just found the ‘strongest evidence’ yet of extraterrestrial life. Are we about to find aliens?

Scientists have found the best ever hint of alien life on another planet. But they aren’t getting entirely excited just yet.

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7 d. ago 6 signs you've been abducted by aliens from nosebleeds to common skin complaint

Astronomers have miraculously claimed to be 99.7% sure they've found proof of alien life outside the solar system - and some people claim they've already been visited and abducted by extra-terrestrials

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7 d. ago Alien planet may be 'teeming with life' as exact date we will know if ETs exist revealed

Professor Nikku Madhusudhan, from the University of Cambridge, has said we have "the strongest evidence yet" that there could be alien life existing on another planet

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7 d. ago Scientists reveal what aliens could REALLY look like on exoplanet K2

As scientists discover the most promising evidence of life on a distant planet, experts reveal what that alien life might look like.

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7 d. ago Social media erupts with hilarious memes as scientists discover signature of alien life on a planet 120 light years from Earth

Following the announcement of the alien planet, it didn't take long for hilarious memes to pop up across social media.

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7 d. ago ‘Strongest evidence yet’ of alien life beyond our planet uncovered by British researchers

The finding inches the human race closer to proving we are not alone in the universe

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7 d. ago Have aliens been discovered and which planets are contenders for life?

‘Strongest evidence yet’ of alien life beyond Earth

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7 d. ago Has alien life been found on another planet as James Webb telescope finds 'strongest evidence yet'?

Researchers from the University of Cambridge using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected chemicals produced by simple organisms such as marine phytoplankton and bacteria on exoplanet K2-18b

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7 d. ago ‘Strongest evidence yet’ found of alien life beyond our planet

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

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7 d. ago Ocean planet could be 'teeming with alien life' as scientists make 'astounding discovery'

Professor Nikku Madhusudhan made the discovery and now claims that it is 'the strongest evidence yet there is possibly life out there' somewhere in our universe

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7 d. ago Strongest sign found yet of alien life by scientists investigating distant ocean

Scientists have found gases used in biological processes on earth 124 light years away on a world they suspect could be ‘teeming’ with life

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7 d. ago Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

The tantalizing hints of a far planet ‘teeming’ with extraterrestrial life is some 120 light-years away from Earth, researchers say

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