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Science
The soil from beyond the moon suggests a dryer state than the planet facing the earth.
This handout from China’s National Space Agency (CNSA) is an image released by Xinhua News Agency, showing the Lander-Assender combination taken by the Mini Rover after landing on the moon on June 4, 2024. Chinese scientists suggested on Wednesday that the soil and rocks that have returned from the mysterious distance of the moon may be drier than the globe-facing…
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Earth
NASA scientists are closing wildflowers to understand our ever-changing planet
Researcher Anne Raijo will measure sunlight interacting with yellow coreopsis gigantea flowers during fieldwork at Jack and Laura Dungermond Preserve in Santa Barbara County, California in 2022. Credit: NASA/Yoselin Angel NASA research reveals that there is much more to flowers than the human eye can be found. Recent analysis of California wildflowers demonstrates how aircraft and space-based equipment use colour…
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Earth
The oldest impact crater on the planet was just discovered in Australia.
Field photograph of a rock on the side of the Arctic dome. Credit: Natural Communication (2025). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-57558-3 We discovered the oldest met stone impact crater on Earth in the heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater was formed over 3.5 billion years ago and is the oldest for over 1 billion years. Our findings are published today…
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Space & Cosmos
Mars Time Machine: Researchers create a virtual model to decipher the climate evolution of the Red Planet
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are creating sophisticated simulations that will help you understand Mars’ climate history better and help you determine whether it can once be a life-sustaining experience. An international team of researchers is developing a model of Mars’ evolution that can unlock some of the secrets of many years, including whether they once had life. François, a…
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Space & Cosmos
Red Planet Roving: New Paper Document First Mars Mission Soil Sample
NASA’s patient Mars rover took this selfie in July 2024. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS A new paper released today records the first soil, airfall Dust, and Rock Fragment samples collected by NASA for its return from Mars. Astrobiologists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, lead the specimen selection team. This paper is published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Until…
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Space & Cosmos
ALMA observes dusty sites of planet formation
Pseudo-color composite image of PDS 70. The left panel shows the previous ALMA observation at 0.87 mm, and the right panel shows the new ALMA observation at 3 mm. The composite image is a combination of millimeter/submillimeter continuum images from ALMA (red), infrared continuum images from WM Keck Observatory (green), and optical images of hydrogen emission lines taken by VLT…
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Science
Economic policies encourage careless exploitation of people and the planet. Building a caring economy is the answer
Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change includes a Gender Action Plan adopted in 2017. The plan aims to “strengthen the gender responsiveness” of climate policy and action. It outlines concrete actions and strategies to advance gender equality and women’s participation in climate change mitigation. This is consistent with mainstream approaches to gender and…
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Biology
Have we learned any lessons from the new coronavirus infection? UN summit considers plans for a healthy planet and humanity
Animals like bats can carry viruses that can be harmful to humans. The coronavirus and Ebola outbreaks have highlighted the harm posed to humans when we interfere too much with nature and come into contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. At the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, experts and activists told world leaders that an estimated 7 million lives…
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