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Paracas Tooth DNA Falls Short to Settle 'Conehead' Origins

Low DNA yields from Paracas teeth leave origins unresolved with researchers preparing demineralization testing followed by hair-sample comparison.

Stromatolites Found in South Korean Impact Crater Point to Post‑Impact ‘Oxygen Oases’

New Fossils and Geochemistry Redraw Origins of Complex Life

Perseverance Shares Westernmost Selfie and Vivid Panorama From Mars

Curiosity Frees Stuck Mars Rock After Rare Drill Mishap

New Statistical Biosignature Distinguishes Life From Nonlife

Curiosity Shakes Free Stuck Martian Rock From Its Drill

Curiosity Finds Most Diverse Organics Yet on Mars in First-Ever Wet-Chemistry Test

JWST Spots Water-Ice Clouds on Nearby Jupiter-Like World

Curiosity Spots Metal-Rich Ripples That Signal a Shallow Ancient Lake on Mars

Curiosity Finds New Organic Molecules Preserved in Martian Clay

Scientists Outline 'Agnostic Biosignature' to Find Life Through Planetary Patterns

Perseverance Finds Record Nickel in Mars Bedrock That Bolsters Case for Ancient Habitability

NASA Sets 2028 Launch for SR-1 Freedom, a Nuclear-Powered Mars Demo

ESA Unveils JUICE Video of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Hayabusa2’s Ryugu Samples Confirm All Five DNA/RNA Bases, Pointing to Space-Born Formation Clues

Perseverance Radar Reveals Buried Ancient River Delta Beneath Jezero Crater

Cornell Catalog Identifies 45 Rocky Exoplanets in Habitable Zones

Hayabusa2 Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases

Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds