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Icy Clouds Could Have Kept Early Mars Warm Enough For Rivers and Lakes, Study Finds

One of the great puzzles of modern space science is neatly summed up by the view from NASA’s Perseverance, which just landed on Mars: Today it’s a desert planet, and yet the rover is sitting right next to an ancient river delta.

Asteroid That Hit Botswana in 2018 Likely Came From Vesta

An international team of researchers searched for pieces of a small asteroid tracked in space and then observed to impact Botswana on June 2, 2018.

New Study Shows Microbes Trap Massive Amounts of Carbon

Violent continental collisions and volcanic eruptions are not things normally associated with comfortable conditions for life.

What Spurs People to Save the Planet—Stories or Facts?

With climate change looming, what must people hear to convince them to change their ways to stop harming the environment?

Ozone Pollution Falls Thanks to Lower Nitrogen Oxide Emissions

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are among the precursors of ground-level ozone, which can irritate the eyes, nose and throat and aggravate respiratory conditions.