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This picture is from ESA?s Mars Express. The bright white region of this image shows the icy cap that covers Mars? south pole, composed of frozen water and carbon dioxide. While it looks smooth in this image, at close quarters the cap is a layered mix of peaks, troughs and flat plains, and has been likened in appearance to swiss cheese.

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Mars ‘lake’ may actually be volcanic rocks buried beneath the ice cap

Radar images of Mars鈥檚 southern ice cap indicated that there could be a lake there 鈥� but a new set of simulations hints that it could be volcanic rock instead

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Human and robot chemists work better together than alone

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 24: Two women are seen wearing face masks on December 24, 2021 in Perth, Australia. The Western Australian government has implemented new COVID-19 restrictions, following the detection of a new community COVID-19 case. From 6pm on Thursday, masks will be mandatory in all public indoor settings in the Perth and Peel regions until December 28th. Authorities are also recommending people wear masks outdoors when physical distance can't be maintained. Large public events like music festivals have been cancelled during this period. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)

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Is it time for Western Australia to open up and let covid-19 in?

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Infrared goggles

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Infrared goggles and vibrating armband help people who are blind 鈥榮ee鈥�

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Climate protestors gather for the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march on November 6, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day seven of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on nature. While on the outside tens of thousands of climate protestors will attempt to hold the governments to account by marching through the streets of Glasgow. The 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Environment

The UK still won’t say how much CO2 its Net Zero Strategy will save

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Illustration of SARS-Cov-2 virus

Health

Covid-19 brain fog: What we know about lingering neurological effects

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Dad entertaining toddler

Mind

Babies can tell who’s closely related from whether they share saliva

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Gentoo Penguins on Andersson Island
Environment

Gentoo penguins found breeding further south due to climate change

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Asian Elephant

Life

Elephant鈥檚 trunk may be one of most sensitive body parts of any animal

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Figure 4. Pseudo-color images of all Cepheid-bearing galaxies analyzed in this work.

Space

It鈥檚 official 鈥� we don鈥檛 know how fast the universe is expanding

The Hubble constant describes how fast the universe is expanding, but our measurements won鈥檛 line up, which may mean our standard model of the universe is wrong

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Environment

Fix the Planet newsletter: The weird and wonderful rivals to batteries

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Health

Genetically modified pig kidneys transplanted into a brain-dead person

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Environment

Pristine coral reef discovered in deep water off the coast of Tahiti

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Divers uncover pristine coral reef in deep water off coast of Tahiti

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