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A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando Novas from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales...
A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to crystallize millions...

Was Mars doomed to be a desert? Study proposes new explanation

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by...

Thick clay layers on Mars may have been stable place for ancient life

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops...

Volcano ‘hidden in plain sight’ could help date Mars—and its habitability

Georgia Tech scientists have uncovered evidence that a mountain on the rim of Jezero Crater—where NASA's Perseverance Rover is currently collecting samples for possible...

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Living in today's age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an eventual human mission to the red planet likely to happen one day,...

These mysterious dark ‘streaks’ on Mars aren’t what scientists initially believed

Mysterious dark streaks first observed on Mars in the 1970s are not what many believed they were. Scientists now say the curious features that stretch...

Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars

A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking...

Here’s how we could quickly raise temperatures on Mars

Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these missions is to determine...

A step towards life on Mars? Lichens survive Martian simulation in new study

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionizing radiation, while maintaining a metabolically...

‘Mars and Earth are even more different than we thought’: Condensing 20 years of atmospheric wave observations

For the first time on a global scale, 20 years of observations on Mars have been condensed into a single study led by Francisco...

Shocking spherules on Mars

Last week, the Perseverance Science Team were astonished by a strange rock comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres… and the team are now working...

Organic molecules of unprecedented size discovered on Mars

The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected by scientists from the CNRS, together with their colleagues from France,...

Weighing in on a Mars water debate: Analysis challenges previous findings

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its atmosphere, however, surface...

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