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Mystery deep under Earth's crust linked to ancient planet collision
For years, scientists have pondered the mysterious structures deep within the Earth. Research indicates that they are ...
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'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...
Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
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Clay mounds and hills found on Mars tell us more about water on the Red Planet
The northern plains of Mars, marked by thousands of mounds and hills, hold significant evidence of the planet's watery past.
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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.
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Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu
Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...
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History can't be wiped from face of planet - Earth, that is, not Mars
As Sussan Ley compared the First Fleet's arrival to billionaire Elon Musk's bid to explore Mars in an Australia Day speech, ...
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Earth from space: Massive field of ancient lava casts an eerie, gold-specked shadow in the Sahara
A stunning composite image, made up of three years' worth of satellite photos, shows the ancient lava of Libya's Haruj ...
BBC Natural History Boss Exiting To Take Up New Role At NHU
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s natural history chief is swapping commissioning for program-making by taking up a newly-created role at ...
An asteroid is heading for Earth - but you'll have to wait a while to find out if we're gonna get hit
The nearly 200-foot space rock has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever,’ says astronomer ...
The red planet's hot again, cold again history: Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars' atmosphere
The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...