In a'transformational' discovery, scientists have discovered the strongest evidence of life on a distant alien planet. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found huge quantities of chemicals produced by life on Earth in the atmosphere of the planet K2-18b. According to scientists from the University of Cambridge, an'ocean that is teeming with life' is the best explanation for this stunning discovery. MailOnline has used AI to take scientists' best predictions and imagine what life might be like on K2-18b. The most likely scenario is that K2-18b's oceans are filled with something like phytoplankton - microscopic organisms that feed on the energy from the nearby star.

Being able to chat with your dog or finally understand what your cat wants would be a dream come true for many pet owners. But this scientist, dubbed'the real life Doctor Dolittle', says he already can. Dr Arik Kershenbaum, an expert in animal communications from the University of Cambridge, says that everything from a dog's whine to a dolphin's whistle is packed with meaning. But, has Dr Kershenbaum really cracked the animal code or is he barking up the wrong tree? MailOnline spoke with the real-life animal whisperer to put his skills to the test.

There are many ways to think about alien, extraterrestrial life forms. Science-fiction writers do it all the time. Scientists, more interested in nonfiction, think about how to receive signals that real aliens might send, as well as what sort of signals we might send to "them." SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, is a real, ongoing project, with a real budget overseen by real researchers. Others partner with biochemists and evolutionary biologists to investigate how life might have begun on Earth and whether, and under what circumstances, it could also exist elsewhere in the universe. But not many scientists have gone beyond to speculate on what alien life might actually, seriously, genuinely be like. One exception is Arik Kershenbaum, a zoologist at Cambridge University, whose recent book, The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy, might remind readers of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Zoologist's Guide, though, is definitely science and not fiction.