Universe may not contain ‘Earth-like’ life

ET may not be calling any time soon, according to an expert who claims belief in a universe teeming with life is misplaced.

Universe may not contain ‘Earth-like’ life

Charles Cockell argues that Earth may be a lonelier place than is popularly thought. This is despite recent discoveries of a plethora of distant solar systems and potentially habitable planets.

On Earth, living organisms fill just about every environment capable of supporting them.

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