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Earth's earliest water may have come from solar wind and space rocks
By Tereza Pultarova published
Samples from asteroid Itokawa collected by a Japanese space probe suggest that Earth's water may have come from the sun.
Is there water on Mars?
By James Horton published
Reference Orbiters and rovers have found evidence of water on Mars in the planet's past, and signatures of a lingering watery present even today.
Martian 'blueberries' may hold signs of ancient water, new study suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
Martian 'blueberry' stones may hold evidence of the planet's watery past, a new study of similar minerals on Earth suggests.
Scientists transform water into shiny, golden metal
By Nicoletta Lanese published
In a new experiment, scientists turned water into a shiny, yellowish metal.
Arctic walrus that drifted to Ireland is now hitching rides on passing ships
By Ben Turner published
Wally has been stirring up mischief by lounging on lifeboat slipways and capsizing passing dinghies, but conservation groups have warned tourists not to get too close.
Spaceflight and long-distance swimming shrink the heart
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Scientists analyzed the hearts of retired astronaut Scott Kelly after he spent time in space and elite endurance swimmer Benoît Lecomte after he swam the Pacific Ocean.
Exotic crystals of 'ice 19' discovered
By Tom Metcalfe published
Scientists have identified the 19th form of water ice. The exotic, four-sided crystals of this rare ice variety, now dubbed ice XIX, form at ultra-low temperatures and ultra-high pressures.
Lakes beneath the Antarctic ice could be teeming with microbial life
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Heat from the Earth's interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment.
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