The Rosetta probe has officially stopped listening for Philae, its little lost comet lander; British badgers are more afraid of the BBC than of bears — and that’s very bad; Dolly the sheep died young — but her clones seem perfectly healthy as they turn 9; Astronauts are diving deep under the ocean to prepare for life in space; Was this ancient organism the first life on Earth, or just the luckiest?; Dear Science answers your questions about evolution; Marvel’s Groot and Rocket will head to space on NASA’s newest mission patch;   Rachel Feltman on Science   The Rosetta probe has officially stopped listening for Philae, its little lost comet lander All hope of making contact with Philae ended in February. Until Wednesday, scientists kept listening anyway. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more » The dwarf planet Ceres is mysteriously missing a bunch of craters It's the case of the missing craters – and ice volcanoes could be to blame. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   British badgers are more afraid of the BBC than of bears — and that’s very bad Scientists say that fear of human "superpredators" could reshape the animal world. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Dolly the sheep died young — but her clones seem perfectly healthy as they turn 9 Dolly seemed to age prematurely, but it might not be a fate shared by all clones — or even all of her clones. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Astronauts are diving deep under the ocean to prepare for life in space The NEEMO explorers say it's going swimmingly. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   Was this ancient organism the first life on Earth, or just the luckiest? Four billion years ago, around deep sea vents, lived the organism that gave rise to all life on Earth. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Dear Science answers your questions about evolution You've got questions — about where life came from, where it's going, and how we know what path it took in the meantime. And that's great, because we've got answers. By Rachel Feltman and Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Marvel’s Groot and Rocket will head to space on NASA’s newest mission patch The characters will help promote the basic scientific experiments conducted out in space. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   The Switch The day's top stories on the tech industry and tech in our lives. Sign Up »         Share Speaking of Science:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Speaking of Science. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071