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Underground ‘Lakes’ on Mars May Just Be Big Globs of Clay
Recent hubbub about subsurface lakes detected on Mars has a new twist, as new research argues that the underground structures aren’t lakes at all. The researchers behind the study say that, rather than liquid water, the Martian south pole contains smectites, a class of clays that have been misinterpreted in the data.
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Red Tide Has Killed at Least 791 Tons of Fish in Florida
Florida is fighting through an early and serious algae scourge. More than 790 tons of dead fish have washed up on beaches in Florida over the past few weeks as a red tide grips the Tampa area.
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Clouds on Venus Are Too Dry to Sustain Life as We Know It, New Research Suggests
Venus is now the hottest planet in the solar system in more ways than one, as scientists buzz over three newly announced missions to explore it, while debate continues over whether a biosignature exists within its clouds. But as new research today shows, Venus has an atmosphere that’s way too dry to support even the…
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Turkey’s Leaders Vow to Defeat Plague of ‘Sea Snot’ Amid Unprecedented Outbreak
Top officials in Turkey have vowed to defeat a plague of “sea snot” that has coated a shoreline near Istanbul in a slimy film of beige sludge that reeks.