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Mars, long admired for its rusty hue and alien deserts, may play a far greater role in shaping life on Earth than once believed. A new study published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific reveals that Mars’…

A brief look at a quiet stretch of sky by the MeerKAT radio telescope revealed dozens of unseen galaxies, each carrying the raw material needed to keep making stars.

The findings show how much of the nearby universe can still hide in plain sight,…

Chemistry on other worlds varies widely from that on Earth. Much of Earth’s chemistry is driven by well-understood processes, which typically involve water and heat in some form. Mars lacks both of those features, which makes how some…

Eighty-five fossilized human footprints discovered on a beach in northern Morocco have been dated to around 90,000 years ago. Preserved in clay-rich sand, the tracks were made by a group of early Homo sapiens and represent the oldest known…

Zahi Hawass, perhaps the world’s most famous archaeologist, hopes to discover the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti before he retires, and he says he may be getting close.

“If I made this discovery, I think I would be happy to end my…

In one of the harshest places on Earth, where extreme dryness and intense salinity challenge the existence of life, scientists have uncovered astonishing ecosystems thriving beneath the surface of the Atacama Desert. This desert, known for being…

NASA’s Mars Sample Return program has been effectively cancelled, meaning the best evidence of life on Mars could be trapped in rock samples that NASA no longer has the budget to collect.

On Monday (Jan. 15), the U.S. Senate approved a spending…

Destroying “undead” cells in the brain may help to relieve a common form of epilepsy, a new lab study suggests.

In the research, published in the journal Annals of Neurology, researchers found that clearing away damaged-but-undying brain cells…

Epaulette sharks, renowned for their remarkable ability to “walk” across the seafloor using their fins, have recently been the subject of a groundbreaking study published in Biology Open. The research reveals surprising new insights into the…

On Dec. 16 2025, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) — one of the world’s leading weather and climate research centers. In a statement to USA Today, Russell Vought,…