If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

Direct sulfuric acid formation from the gas-phase oxidation of reduced-sulfur compounds. Nature Communications , 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40586-2 Cite This Page : ...