The “Arsenic Life” study, hailed by NASA as a breakthrough in astrobiology, has been retracted by Science due to contamination and inaccurate data.
Mono Lake, California, where the GFAJ-1 bacterium was identified in 2010
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Mediterranean resort bans Bermuda shorts before mayor reverses course
Video service on the coast attracts thousands of believers Every week, a Catholic mass on the beach in Long Island, New York, draws crowds of worshipers. Parishioners share with Fox News Digital what the mass means to them. NEWNow you…
Doomed exoplanet caught in a 'death spiral' around its star. Can it survive?
The massive exoplanet TOI-2109b collides with its star and breaks apart. (Image credit: NASA Weiss) A giant planet caught in a deadly spiral around its star may lift the veil on some of the mysteries of star systems. However, the…
'Whale Graveyard' Discovered as Arctic Ice Sheet Rapidly Retreats
Researchers have found a significant number of whale bones on Vilcheka Island, located in the far north of Russia. (Photo: Nikita Demidov, AARI, Alexander Ermolov) Scientists have discovered that a glacier in the Russian Arctic is retreating at an astonishing…
Amazon Peatlands Stop Absorbing Carbon. What Does That Mean?
A peatland in the Peruvian Amazon will be carbon neutral in 2022, according to a new study. (Image credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images) A palm peat swamp in the Peruvian Amazon, which typically absorbs more carbon than it releases each year,…
Bite marks suggest that the giant terror birds may have been potential prey for another predator – the giant caiman.
A new study suggests that giant terror birds could have become prey if they weren't careful around bodies of water. (Photo: Julian Bayona Becerra/Biology Letters) Fossilised bite marks suggest there may have been a spectacular fight between a giant terror…