People are losing their minds after viewing a video footage of Mars but are still mystified by one thing here on Earth.
Humanity has long been dreaming of getting closer to Mars, but while we haven’t yet put a person on the red planet, we are…
Sand dunes shape some of the most fascinating scenery on Earth, particularly in arid regions. Among them, star dunes – sometimes called pyramid dunes – stand out for their towering height and eye-catching form.
Sand seas, located in places…
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.
Located nearly 1 billion light-years from Earth, the galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is a spiral, like our home the Milky Way. Yet it does something galactic…
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…