Live beings need water in liquid state to exist, which is impossible with temperatures over 99°C. Mercury, without greenhouse gases, is already over 250°C.
Before 750 million years ago its temperature was cool enouh for water
let's evolves into cacti then, so we don't need water
Cacti are like mostly water
If you can't beat it, join it
I've been stung by jellyfish
And even then, with a sample of one planet with life, who knows if life sonewhere else really does need water, or something similar to what we call life
British jellyfish aren't as dangerous as others
Every basic biological chemical process needs water in liquid state, so that goes without discussion... Some scientists want to imagine ancient life in other planets very badly, for some reason. I think that's only possible in Mars, but a low chance even...
But you are not thinking outside the box