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It's not the first time there have been claims of signs of life on Mars, so why are scientists particularly thrilled now?

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Through a collaboration between U.S. and Kenyan researchers and Turkana communities of northern Kenya, scientists have uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments ...

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HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, ...

As climate change accelerates and water resources in Central Asia continue to shrink, the construction of the massive Qosh Tepa Canal in northern Afghanistan is raising alarm among neighboring states.

To quench his thirst, Tajik laborer Nematoullo Bassirov must take a risk—drawing water from the stream running through his ...

A chance encounter with plastic waste on a tropical beach sparked a deep investigation into what those fragments mean for ...