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The significance of Mars rover's latest discovery -- This week, NASA said scientists took the biggest step yet toward discovering whether there was ever life on Mars when a rock sample collected by the Mars rover Perseverance contained potential biosignatures, which could suggest ancient signs of life. Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of Earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the significance of the discovery.1 day ago
Mars rocks may hold signs of ancient life -- NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, according to scientists. Mark Strassmann reports.1 day ago
Mars rover uncovers strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life -- NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life.6 days ago
Iguana shocks zookeepers with "virgin birth" of 8 hatchlings -- "When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," a U.K. zoo director said after an iguana gave birth to eight healthy babies.8 days ago
Northern lights might be visible across 18 states tonight -- People in 18 U.S. states could see the green or red glow of the aurora in the sky Monday night into Tuesday.16 days ago
"Punk rocker" dinosaur had long spikes, newly discovered fossils show -- "Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.18 days ago
Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark -- Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.22 days ago
World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection -- The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?23 days ago
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab -- Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.24 days ago