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Discovery raises the possibility of contaminating Mars missions

Discovery raises the possibility of contaminating Mars missions

Why do 90% of humans reach with the same hand? The answer stretches back millions of years and involves fossils, language and genetics we still can’t fully decode.

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet. Despite the devastation, some animals survived, including rodent-like mammals in the Cimolodon genus. These creatures are part of the mu…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects some northern states could see the aurora borealis Saturday amid a minor geomagnetic storm.

A rover powered in an unexpected way could soon head into the Moon’s most mysterious regions.

Scientists at NASA revealed plans to test the flammability of materials on the lunar surface, as detailed in a document.

Beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift, scientists have found the crust is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent is gradually breaking apart. This “necking” process marks an advanced stage of rifting that could eventually lead to a new ocean form…

An unbelievable find inside a 240-million-year-old fossil is changing what scientists thought they knew about early ocean predators.

When humans are moving as a crowd, their movements tend to be highly coordinated, similarly to the collective motions of bird flocks or other groups of animals. These group behaviors can limit collisions in dynamic environments, allowing individuals to reach …