Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Our Planet Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
These tall featureless trunks, which have been found as fossils all over the world, are now strongly believed to be mushrooms.
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3,000 Orbiter Images Produce Unprecedented Atlas of Mars-Perfect for the Wall of a Bedroom or Classroom
It's amazing to have an image of the second-best-researched planet in the solar system displayed in the same way we all picture our own world
Mars Rover Discovers Liquid Salt Water on the Red Planet For the First Time
Identified in salty crusts on sand dunes, this is the first occasion where evidence of liquid water has been found on our neighboring planet.
Method of Stopping Hair From Going Gray Might Finally Have Been Discovered
Gray hair is something that many women—and men—have tried to hide for generations. A new study may have found a way to prevent it.
A Lightning Strike Produced a Brand-New Phosphorus Mineral Never Before Seen on Earth
researchers believe these 'fossilized lightning' strikes like this one might have produced chemicals that kick-started life on Earth.
Hubble Sees a Possible Runaway Black Hole Creating a Trail of Stars
The trail was so unusual that scientists originally dismissed it as the result of a malfunction, but follow-up spectroscopic observations it.
NASA is Offering $25,000 for Pieces of a Meteorite that Just Fell in Maine
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a $25,000 reward for the recovery of any pieces 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) or larger.
Mars Rover Camera Has Spotted Bizarre Bone-like Structures
The Mars Curiosity rover has spotted some bizarre bone-like structures on the surface of Mars, exciting social media comments.
Webb Telescope Reveals Yet More Details Never-Before-Seen in Cassiopeia - An Exploding Star
The "Green Monster" in the middle of the shot-an ode to Fenway Park in Boston, is something that scientists don't know what to make of.
Mathematicians Discover Elusive 'Einstein' Shape: 'The Miracle that Disrupts Order'
Is there a shape that could interlock with itself ad infinitum without ever replicating a pattern? Turns out, there is.
Microbot That Targets and Captures Damaged Cells is Real-Life Pac-Man
A tiny controllable robot acts as a real-life 'Pac-Man'—identifying and gobbling up damaged cells in living things.
Rooms Filled with Plants Could Protect Us from Colds and Flu by Disinfecting Air, Study Finds
When absorbing sunlight, plants produce a biochemical that is a common sight among home first aid kits—hydrogen peroxide—a disinfection.
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