Mars holds many curious features, and one of the most intriguing is the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF). This enormous stretch of terrain sits near the planet’s equator, exactly where smooth northern plains meet rugged southern highlands….
Around 252 million years ago, the end-Permian mass extinction eliminated over 80% of marine species, making it Earth’s most severe extinction event. Following this, a striking pattern emerged, with marine communities worldwide becoming…
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Scientists have spotted a defiant galaxy.
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The Levant region of the Middle East has long been recognized as a mixing pot of early humans and Neanderthals, some local and some on their way to and from other geographical regions.
The many skeletal remains that have been found are…
The Curiosity Rover, sent up to Mars by NASA, accidentally cracked open a Martian rock when it drove over it and made an interesting discovery inside.
Curiosity blasted off to the Red Planet in August 2011 and landed the following…
Buried more than 3,000 miles beneath our feet, Earth’s solid inner core was once thought to be unchanging—locked in place at the heart of the planet. But new research has revealed something much more dynamic. According to a recent study…
A new study suggests that the first water molecules in the universe may have formed far earlier than previously assumed — potentially just 100 to 200 million years after the big bang.
This timeline places the appearance of water well before…