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A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

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ever wondered how the same kind of animal can be both a tiny palm sized predator and a twelve meter long plankton vacuum.

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