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Mars Rover

Future Mars Rover May Use Bigger Parachute and Atomic Clocks

By Rob Coppinger published

NASA cuts could see Spirit, Opportunity rovers return with advanced sensors and land with atomic clocks and ballutes

Mars
Amelia Earhart airplane

Search for Amelia Earhart's Plane Begins

By Rossella Lorenzi published

A grainy photo from 1937 appears to show something on the reef off of Nikumaroro.

Human Behavior
This image of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot on Earth, was made using sound waves bounched off the sea floor. Darker blues represent deeper spots.

China Sub Set to Dive to Record-Breaking Depths

By Andrea Mustain published

The attempt marks a game-changer for state-sponsored deep-sea exploration.

Planet Earth
A historical photograph of Amelia Earhart.

Search for Amelia Earhart Starts Again

By Rossella Lorenzi published

A renewed high-tech search for remains of the famous pilot and her plane will start this summer.

Human Behavior
Morocco, rugged beauty

Man 'Born to Explore' Takes TV Viewers to Untouched Morocco

By Andrea Mustain published

Take a trip to one of the most isolated villages in Morocco, a place where foreigners have never set foot.

Planet Earth
Morocco, rugged beauty

Images: Morocco's Rugged Beauty

By Live Science Staff published

Take a trip to one of the most isolated villages in Morocco, a place where foreigners rarely go.

Planet Earth
mountain climbing

Team Reaches the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro Completely Barefoot

By Erik Trinidad published

Geology
Antarctica Amundsen

Antarctica: 100 Years of Exploration (Infographic)

By Karl Tate published

See how Antarctica fits into the context of the southernmost part of Earth.

Antarctica
cave-laos-liz-110421-02

Modern-Day Cavewoman Explores Spectacular Caves

By Andrea Mustain published

This adventure is not for the faint of heart.

Planet Earth
Aerial view of Grão Pará Ecological Station, the world’s largest block of protected rainforest, located on the northern margin of the Amazon River.

New 'Jaguar' Catfish Found in Amazon

By Live Science Staff published

The fish has dark splotches resembling another Amazon denizen, the jaguar.

Jaguars
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