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Why Mars is Actively Manufacturing Poison - Universe Today
science 2026/01/16 18:18:00

Why Mars is Actively Manufacturing Poison - Universe Today

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 of its chemicals formed …

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85 Remarkably Preserved Human Footprints Have Emerged on a Moroccan Beach - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/01/16 18:15:00

85 Remarkably Preserved Human Footprints Have Emerged on a Moroccan Beach - The Daily Galaxy

While exploring a quiet beach in northern Morocco, a team of scientists spotted what looked like ancient human footprints in the sand.

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Scientists Discover a Hidden World Thriving with Life in Earth’s Driest Desert - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/01/16 18:00:00

Scientists Discover a Hidden World Thriving with Life in Earth’s Driest Desert - Indian Defence Review

Scientists have uncovered a thriving ecosystem beneath the Atacama Desert’s surface.

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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet - Live Science
science 2026/01/16 17:26:37

NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet - Live Science

NASA’s plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien life.

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3D-printed low-voltage-driven ciliary hydrogel microactuators - Nature
science 2026/01/14 20:54:59

3D-printed low-voltage-driven ciliary hydrogel microactuators - Nature

3D-printed gel microcilia arrays printed by two-photon polymerization and composed of a soft acrylic acid-co-acrylamide hydrogel with a nanometre-scale network structure are shown to respond to low-voltage electrical stimuli within milliseconds, ena…

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In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhinoceros - NBC News
science 2026/01/14 20:36:34

In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhinoceros - NBC News

Inside the stomach of an ancient wolf puppy found entombed in Siberian permafrost, scientists discovered meat from a woolly rhinoceros — and sequenced its genome.

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