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A new approach to estimating the likelihood of life on Venus has been proposed by researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center, reviving the debate over whether Earth’s closest planetary neighbor may once have hosted life.

The Venus Life…

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they…

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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