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Mars pyramid: Alien structure or everyday pareidolia?NASA says it has spotted a pyramid on Mars.聽Did an advanced civilization once exist on Mars, or is the brain seeing patterns where there are none?
How did the turtle get its shell?Scientists have discovered the missing link between modern turtles and their shell-less predecessors.
How a blind, bristled, heat-loving yeti crab thrives in AntarcticaThe Kiwa tyleri is the聽first species of yeti crab to be found living in the Southern Ocean.
Red dwarf star cooks exoplanet, leaving a 鈥榗omet-like tail鈥�New X-ray observations appear to show the exoplanet GJ 436b as a nearby red dwarf star burns off hydrogen from its atmosphere.
Can 3D-printed rhino horns slow down the poaching industry?Scientists at a Seattle startup aim to end illegal ivory trade with 3D-printed rhino horns.
Massive solar storms coming: Where to watch aurora borealisA severe solar storm slammed Earth on Monday, increasing the chances of fluctuations in the power grid and GPS and creating some beautiful light displays. A second storm is expected to hit Wednesday.聽
One final risky mission for Rosetta: Landing on a cometRosetta's original mission was funded until the end of December this year, but the European Space Agency extended it by nine months. What will it do with the extra time?聽
Ancient bat walked, rather than flew, over New Zealand16-million-year-old fossil extends the lineage of 鈥榖urrowing bats鈥� in New Zealand.
Why scientists are building robots that act like giant cockroachesScientists from the University of California at Berkeley聽use nature-inspired technology to transform search-and-rescue operations.
Venus: Does this sunlight make me look fat?When Venus transits the sun, its thick atmosphere absorbs shorter wavelength light, making it look about 100 miles wider.
Young crater on Mars hints at Earth-like climateFor the first time, scientists calculate water volumes in a young crater on Mars, revealing Earth-like conditions in the recent past.
Solar storm brings spectacular aurora to parts of United StatesResidents in Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, and Arkansas were treated to an unusual celestial display Monday night.
How can life emerge from nonliving matter? UNC scientists find new evidence.Researchers say new findings could help answer questions about life鈥檚 chemical origins.
Ultra-diffuse galaxies: a 'Rosetta Stone' for galaxy formation?Astronomers report finding nearly 1,000 'dark' galaxies at the heart of the Coma Cluster. Once dismissed as uninteresting, these 'tiny, fuzzy blobs' were, in fact, large galaxies聽some 321 million light-years away.
Mysterious bright spots on Ceres: what do latest NASA photos reveal?NASA photos released today show the glowing spots in unprecedented detail.
Why Neanderthals may be lower in your family tree than you thoughtGenetic analysis of a 40,000-year-old jawbone found in a Romania suggests that early humans and Neanderthals intermingled more recently than previously thought.
NASA probe of Ceres' mysterious spots reveals 'pyramid-shaped peak'New images from NASA's Dawn space probe provide more clues聽鈥� and add more mystery聽鈥� to the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres.
Pluto's first movies show planet in orbital dance with its moonAnimated photos taken by NASA鈥檚 New Horizons space probe reveals the orbital dance between Pluto and its largest moon, Charon.
Democratic decision-making observed in baboon troopsDespite clear social hierarchies, baboons are capable of making decisions as a group, scientists say.
Sinkholes on Titan? Unlocking origins of lakes on Saturn's largest moonSaturn's largest moon is host to the solar system's only non-Earthly lakes and seas. A new study sheds light on how some of these may have formed.聽