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James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space
By Isobel Whitcomb published
The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.
James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect it
By Joanna Thompson published
A new analysis of a comet in the asteroid belt reveals frozen water from the early solar system, hinting at the origins of water on Earth.
Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet
By Sascha Pare published
Piranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse.
Pollution facts and types of pollution
By Alina Bradford last updated
The different ways that the environment gets contaminated.
Vast subterranean aqueduct in Naples once 'served elite Roman villas'
By Kristina Killgrove published
Once played in by local children, a vast tunnel that goes through a hill in Naples, Italy, is actually a Roman aqueduct, archaeologists say.
Mars crater is 'chock-full' of opal gemstones, hinting at widespread water and possible microbial life
By JoAnna Wendel published
Mysterious "halos" of rock surrounding cracks in a Martian crater may be made of water-rich opal gemstones, a new study suggests.
4.6 billion-year-old meteorite may reveal the origin of Earth's water
By Ben Turner published
The rock is 4.6 billion years old, meaning it was around at the beginning of the solar system
Trees Flirt with Death During Dry Periods
By Sara Goudarzi last updated
Tree growth in temperate forests is driven by availability of water and not by temperature as previously thought.
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