Curious Kids: Could people breathe the air on Mars?
An artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet?
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An artist's concept of an astronaut walking on Mars. But what would happen if the astronaut weren't wearing a space helmet?
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To catch their food, octopuses use lots of strategies and tricks.
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An analysis of the genetic material in the ocean has identified thousands of previously unknown RNA viruses and doubled the number of phyla, or biological groups, of viruses thought to exist.
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When the rock now known as the Chicxulub impactor plummeted from outer space and slammed into the Earth 66 million years ago, cockroaches were there.
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Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also "talks" to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level.
February 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later.