Also water has one of the highest heat capacities [0] of elements that are common so this makes a great solvent that is more resistant to freezing and boiling.

Also water has one of the highest heat capacities [0] of elements that are common so this makes a great solvent that is more resistant to freezing and boiling. For this fact and the ones above, I see it as very unlikely that complex life exists outside any region that doesn't have liquid h20 almost all the time. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_capacity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_capacity