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Biological constraints on habitability

AG2011Lewis Dartnell discusses how extremophiles have pushed the survival envelope of terrestrial life – and what this means for the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

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Astrobiology in the UK

AG2009Mark Burchell and Lewis Dartnell review the current standing of astrobiology research in the UK, and look to future success.

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It’s life, Jim…

Life_JimThe USS Enterprise drops out of warp and slips into a parking orbit around an uncharted alien planet. The Captain orders a scan for lifesigns and, within seconds, he is told exactly what lifeforms are present, including the pre-industrial humanoids on the southern continent. How feasible is this, really?