Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...

New research suggests Mars may have remained habitable much longer than scientists once thought. Ancient sand dunes in Gale Crater appear to have been soaked by underground water billions of years ago ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is investigating strange spiderweb-like ridges on Mars that may reveal a hidden chapter of the planet’s watery history. These “boxwork” formations likely formed when groundwater ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, mineral-rich hydrothermal vents may have hosted a critical chemical reaction that helped spark life on Earth.

Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent of named animal species. They’re found all over the world and in all manner ...

All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. First came the 2024 University of California, Berkeley study that ...

Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would otherwise plague a self-cloning species.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence is using up lots of water as “fake” – arguing that “humans use energy, too.” The billionaire tech founder responded to claims ...

Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query. He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power. However, Altman argued that humans also consume ...

A fetus was found at a South Carolina water treatment facility, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Dispatch received a call around 11:30 a.m. with a report of a fetus discovered by ...

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