Called ferrihydrite, this iron mineral formed during a cold, wet period on early Mars under oxidative conditions, followed by a transition to the current hyper-arid environment.
This image from Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera…
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Archaeologists reveal a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex
Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) have completed a two-year project to uncover a 3,000-year-old gold processing complex at Jabal Sukari, southwest of Marsa Alam City in Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate.
The project, carried…
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How Mars’ Red Color Rewrites Its Water History
What can Mars’ red hue that’s been observed for thousands of years teach us about when water existed on its surface potentially millions, or even billions, of years ago? This is what a recent study…
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Early Mars Was Home to Sun-Soaked, Sandy Beaches, New Study Suggests
Using data gathered by China’s Zhurong rover, planetary researchers have identified hidden layers of rock under the Martian surface that strongly suggest the presence of an ancient northern ocean.
A panoramic photo taken by China’s Zhurong…
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A new book chronicles the science of life in the air
Air-Borne
Carl Zimmer
Dutton, $32On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church hall in Skagit County, Wash. As they sang, a microscopic germ wafted through the air. Before the month’s end, 58 members were…
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Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon
On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics blasted off to the Moon as part of NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the Moon to shed…
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ESO observations help almost fully rule out 2024 YR4 asteroid impact
New observations of 2024 YR4 conducted with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) and facilities around the world have all but ruled out an impact of the asteroid with our planet. The asteroid has been closely…
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Gender plays a role in long-term unemployed individuals’ perception of their capabilities
A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland shows that long-term unemployed individuals perceive their capabilities as weaker than the general Finnish population. Capabilities refer to the opportunities to achieve important things in…
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Siamese fighting fish need more space in pet shops, study shows
Scientists have found Siamese fighting fish are typically kept in containers just one-quarter the size they need to thrive, challenging decades of retail practice in the ornamental fish industry worldwide.
A new study published in Animal Welfare…
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Rising wages drive innovation in automation technology
Does increasing wage pressure encourage automation? Economic theory suggests that it does. Rising wages drive innovation in automation technology as firms seek cost-saving innovations to replace expensive labor. But what is the reality? Do…
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