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NASA’s Perseverance rover has bagged its first hint of ancient microbes on Mars. “We’re not able to say that this is a sign of life,” says Perseverance deputy project scientist …
NASA’s Perseverance finds its first possible hint of ancient Mars life Read More
Sometimes science fiction does inspire science research. À la Jurassic Park’s entombed mosquito, scientists have developed a method to store DNA in an amberlike material and still extract it easily …
Jurassic Park inspires a new way to store DNA data Read More
Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in the High Sierra or in many other places ever since a fungal parasite …
A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species Read More
Reading people’s faces can literally give you a hint of how they are feeling on the inside. Mapping the face’s hot and cool spots can provide clues to a person’s …
Your face’s hot spots may reveal how well you are aging Read More
A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has uncovered evidence of tens of thousands of previously unrecognized moonquakes. The results could reveal details about the moon’s inner …
Moonquakes are much more common than thought, Apollo data suggest Read More
Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial claim, first made more than a decade ago. But while …
Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate Read More
Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a rotating dome of clouds emerging from its dark underbelly — the quickening of …
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast Read More
Stonehenge had a hard Scottish heart, a new study suggests. The ancient site’s central stone, a large slab known as the Altar Stone, consists of rock transported at least 750 …
Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone had roots in Scotland Read More
For millennia, humans have seen inexplicable things in the sky. Some have been beautiful, some have been terrifying, and some — like auroras and solar eclipses before they were understood …
Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why Read More
To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium. A new study lays the groundwork to expand the periodic table with a search for element 120, to …
A new element on the periodic table might be within reach Read More