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Stromatolites are rock-like structures formed by bacteria in shallow water lkonya/Shutterstock Microbes from a remote bay in Western Australia seem to connect to each other with tiny tubes, forming a relationship that may reflect an early step in the evolution of complex life. In Shark Bay, or Gathaagudu in the Indigenous Malgana language, microbes form slimy…

Magnetars, which are a kind of neutron star, may be the source of fast radio bursts Science Photo Library/Alamy A strange flash of light from near the beginning of the universe could help astronomers map difficult-to-see gas in between galaxies, like a flashbulb in a dark room. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are extremely short but…

In 2024, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance collected an unusual rock sample. The rock, named Sapphire Canyon, features white, leopardlike spots with black borders within a red mudstone and might hold clues about sources of organic molecules within Mars. Here on Earth, in Review of Scientific Instruments, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and…

Wellcome Collection A man gazes at the water level in a well in Morocco as the dunes of the Sahara desert extend to the horizon in the main image shown above, taken by M’hammed Kilito. The stark shot is part of the photographer’s ongoing project entitled Before It’s Gone, which documents the degradation of Morocco’s…

‘Float rocks,’ sand ripples, and vast distances are among the sights to see in the latest high-resolution panorama by the six-wheeled scientist. The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far. Visible in the mosaic,…