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A Mars rover found organic carbon just sitting on a rock

The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only sam...

A potential hindrance to fusion power may help instead

Researchers were unsure whether alpha particles would aid or hinder fusion. Simu...

Giant trees have tricks to work around drought

Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of t...

The natural history of every U.S. state is on display a...

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s latest exhibit, “From These Lands,” con...

The animal behind most aggressive wildlife encounters m...

Analysis of 3,000 incidents in Canada reveals which animal–human activity combos...

Young gulls’ drab plumage may help them avoid adult att...

Fake, painted decoys suggest immature coloring acts as a social signal, reducing...

This space telescope is falling. A robotic spacecraft m...

A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit d...

A new species of walking shark has been found in Papua ...

Walking sharks crawl on their fins across reefs and even out into tide pools. Th...

Irrigation's Influence on Earth's Rotation: Shifting Po...

Irrigation practices have caused a measurable shift in the North Pole's position...

Whale Cells' DNA Repair Superpower May Unlock Secrets t...

Bowhead whales, known for their long lives, possess a unique DNA repair ability ...

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