Where extraterrestrial life might first be discovered and Titan in process of creating primitive lifeforms

Welcome! “Alien Life” tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here’s today’s news:
g Stars - Where will life first be discovered away from the Earth? See article.
g Abodes - Saturn’s mysterious moon Titan may be in the process of creating primitive forms of life. See article.
g Life - For scientists eying distant planets and solar systems for signs of alien activity, University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Carol Cleland suggests the first order of business is to keep an open mind. See article. Note: This article is from 2006.
g Imagining - Extraterrestrials could consist of living, breeding, floating clouds of interstellar dust, according to a study by an international team. See article.