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02 Dec

Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

December 2, 2024
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Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy There is something strange about Earth. A few billion years ago, a process started here that w...

01 Dec

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Images reveal how climate change is upending life in Morocco’s oases

December 1, 2024
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Date palmsMatilde Gattoni The world’s oases are at the forefront of an existential battle against climate change: limited rainfall and ...

30 Nov

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Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side

November 30, 2024
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A trackway of footprints thought to have been left by a Paranthropus boisei individualNeil T. Roach Preserved footprints in Kenya appea...

29 Nov

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The way Cheerios stick together has inspired a new kind of robot

November 29, 2024
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A robot inspired by Cheerios releasing alcohol fuel with a fluorescent dyeJackson K. Wilt et al. 2024 The same phenomena that let beetl...

28 Nov

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Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters

November 28, 2024
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Deep-sea coral reefs are at risk from acidificationHoward Chew / Alamy Stock Photo Ocean acidification is sinking into marine regions a...

27 Nov

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Fossilised droppings tell the story of dinosaurs’ rise to power

November 27, 2024
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Sauropodomorph dinosaurs feeding on newly evolved plants in a wet early Jurassic environmentMarcin Ambrozik The contents of 200-million...

26 Nov

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The radical treatments bringing people back from the brink of death

November 26, 2024
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The severed pig’s head had come from the local abattoir. It would have typically been discarded, but Zvonimir Vrselja, a neuroscientist...

25 Nov

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Creatine: The science behind the gym supplement with benefits for both brai…

November 25, 2024
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Creatine supplements are commonly available in powder formShutterstock/RHJPhtotos Creatine is one of the most widely studied performanc...

24 Nov

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

November 24, 2024
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Mars – the kind of place to raise your kids?ESA /MPS/OSIRIS/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA As a kind of living embodiment of ...

23 Nov

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Meteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars

November 23, 2024
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A Martian meteorite nicknamed Black BeautyCarl B. Agee (University of New Mexico) Crystals inside a Martian meteorite hint that there m...