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NASA’s Curiosity rover just hit 5,000 days on Mars and sent back this stunning view
NASA’s Curiosity rover reached 5,000 Martian days on the Red Planet and captured a striking panoramic view combining morning and afternoon images with artistic color enhancement.
Rare Bog Grass Moth species found in Gwynedd nature reserve
A rare Bog Grass Moth species has been discovered at Cors Geirch National Nature Reserve in Gwynedd, Wales, marking the first recorded sighting in the area during conservation surveys.
‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Archaeological excavations on the Scottish island of Lismore have uncovered evidence of a major sixth-century monastery, revealing it was an important early Christian site comparable to Iona.
Nasa heads to Scottish Highlands in its search for life on Mars
NASA scientists are studying rocks in the Scottish Highlands to better understand potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, following the Perseverance rover’s discovery of possible biosignatures.
Bats may have first evolved in Europe 65 million years ago
New research combining genomic data from all living bat families with fossil evidence suggests bats likely originated in Europe approximately 65 to 60 million years ago, reshaping long-standing scientific debates about mammalian flight evolution.
Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old eruption just gave scientists a better clock for Earth’s past
Researchers have used the historical date of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 CE to significantly improve argon-argon dating, a key technique for determining the ages of volcanic rocks and geological events.
Black hole jets may decide the fate of entire galaxies
Researchers found that jets from supermassive black holes can ionize gas in galaxies’ outer regions, potentially controlling star formation across hundreds of thousands of light-years.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered that Mars’ Jezero Crater experienced multiple separate episodes of water activity—groundwater, ancient lakes, and heated hydrothermal fluids—each altering rocks differently.
Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming
Researchers found that marine heatwaves are part of longer warming periods lasting weeks or months, and conventional assessments underestimate total heat exposure by over 150% on average.
“We just need to go back” – Uranus’ moon Ariel may have hidden a 100-mile-deep ocean
Research suggests Uranus’ moon Ariel may once have harbored a subsurface ocean exceeding 100 miles deep, with evidence pointing to a dramatically more eccentric orbit in the past.
Scientists find two tiny new snails with shells that close like doors
Scientists have identified two previously unknown snail species in Montenegro’s mountains. Both feature distinctive shells that seal closed like doors when the animals retreat inside.
Distant time crystals can somehow fall into the same rhythm
Physicists discovered that multiple time crystals in a semiconductor can synchronize their oscillations across distances exceeding 40 micrometers, despite not being directly connected.
When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable
New research shows the brain resolves visual conflicts by allowing different cortical regions to compare interpretations until reaching a consistent picture through a consensus-building mechanism.
‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’
Scientists have identified when black holes release powerful jets of material into space by studying 20 instances of stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes using radio telescopes.
There are still nearly pristine coral reefs. They’re a blueprint for coral restoration
Pristine coral reefs at Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean are providing researchers with insights into reef recovery and restoration strategies applicable worldwide, despite emerging climate threats.
The Arctic sea ice melt season grew longer for decades, but something strange happened around 2010
Arctic sea ice melt season lengthened dramatically for decades but plateaued around 2010, extending roughly 40 days compared to 1979 levels, according to a NASA study.
These tropical trees breathe at night to survive drought
Researchers discovered that tropical Clusia trees evolved water-efficient nighttime photosynthesis through ancient genome duplications and reorganizations, with different species using this strategy in varying ways.
The “big one” might not come alone: Two major West Coast faults may strike back to back
A study of deep-sea sediments suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and San Andreas fault may rupture within minutes or hours of each other, potentially creating simultaneous disasters across multiple West Coast cities.
A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a 66-million-year-old secret
Researchers used advanced neutron imaging to examine a fractured rib from Scotty, the world’s largest T. rex, revealing fossilized blood vessels preserved from 66 million years ago.
These medieval graves looked like family burials. DNA told a different story
A Stockholm University study analyzing DNA from medieval graves found that adults and children buried together were often not biological family members, challenging long-held archaeological assumptions.
1.7-billion-year-old fossils reveal a crucial clue to the rise of complex life
Newly studied 1.7-billion-year-old fossils from Australia suggest early eukaryotes depended on oxygen, offering clues to how complex life evolved on Earth.
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