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NASA and ESA's joint mission begins its journey to collect and return the samples cached by the Perseverance rover, a first in planetary exploration.
Researchers build a living cell from scratch with just 473 genes, the minimum required for self-sustaining life, advancing synthetic biology.
The XENONnT detector records signals consistent with theoretical dark matter particles, potentially solving one of physics' greatest mysteries.
The Seabed 2030 initiative discovers a previously unknown 800-kilometer volcanic ridge in the Southern Ocean, teeming with unique ecosystems.
A new catalytic system converts sunlight and CO2 into fuel at 18% efficiency, surpassing natural photosynthesis by an order of magnitude.
A remarkably complete fossil reveals a previously unknown titanosaur species that challenges existing theories about sauropod evolution.
