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New evidence shows lakes on Mars dried up 3.5bn years ago

In early 2017 scientists announced the discovery of possible desiccation cracks in Gale Crater, which was filled by lakes 3.5 billion years ago. Since desiccation mudcracks form only where wet sediment is exposed to air, their position closer to the centre of the lake bed rather than the edge also suggests that lake levels rose and fell dramatically over time.

Apr 26, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron Warns U.S. Congress About Climate Change To Democrats Delight

Make our planet great again, and amp;nbsp;French President Emmanuel Macron told Congress as he spoke about environmental legislation, such as the multi-national Paris Climate Accord, which President Trump withdrew from in 2017. and amp;nbsp;

Apr 25, 2018

One of the darkest planets ever observed eats 99% of nearby starlight

A new planet has been spotted spinning fast around a yellow dwarf star in the Leo constellation that is almost entirely black. It is so dark that almost 99 percent of its hosts' starlight is simply absorbed into its dark, hazy atmosphere.

Apr 25, 2018

Watch: Hubble footage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other

Two spiral galaxies, about 80 million light-years away, is crashing into each other in a slow, gradual merger that will last millions of years. This Hubble footage combines visible light with infrared and X-ray wavelengths to offer the best possible view of this slow dance of the cosmos.

Apr 24, 2018

Trapped by gravity? Super-Earth aliens could be imprisoned in their own planets

Life is likely to flourish in super-Earths around the universe as long as they fall within their star's habitable zone, but their large mass will make spaceflight nearly impossible because large planets have excessively strong levels of gravity.

Apr 24, 2018

Uranus smells like rotten eggs- gas giant has hydrogen sulphide rich atmosphere

The seventh planet and third gas giant of the Solar System is also probably the stinkiest. Researchers have found that the cloud tops of the planet is dominated by hydrogen sulphide gas, not ammonia like Jupiter and Saturn.

Apr 24, 2018

World's first trillionaires will make their fortune mining asteroids in space

Space mining is the next big industry that has the potential to yield gargantuan profits because there are massive stores of precious resources and metals that are simply waiting to be grabbed by those who can reach there first.

Apr 23, 2018

Mysterious circles observed in the Arctic that even NASA cannot explain

Circular features spotted in frozen seas have caused a great deal of interest and debate among scientists at the NASA's Earth Observatory. Here are a few explanations that best fit the available information.

Apr 23, 2018

Diet for diabetes: Foods that will help you to control the disease

Figuring out the best foods to eat when suffering from diabetes can be tough. The complications of the disease can lead to heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and lower limb amputation. So, here are some foods that can control the disease.

Apr 23, 2018