Experts have identified a hidden chemical fingerprint that may help in the decades long search for alien life in the deepest regions of the cosmos.

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Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...