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Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is a Top Candidate for Hosting Alien Life. But It May Lack the Geologic Activity Needed to Birth Microbes

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

“Veronica Mars” cast: See the stars of the teen noir series, then and now

Neptune, Calif., the fictional coastal hometown of Kristen Bell's teen detective, is back on our radar. Veronica Mars is now ...