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A research team at the University of Cambridge announces that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected

Sudanese civil war — A research team at the University of Cambridge announces that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected dimethyl sulfide, a chemical thought to be produced in nature only by livi

Published April 16, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Sudanese civil war.

A research team at the University of Cambridge announces that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected dimethyl sulfide, a chemical thought to be produced in nature only by living organisms, on exoplanet K2-18b, a sub-Neptune planet around 124 light-years (38 pc) away from Earth. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o (BBC News)]

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