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China’s Zhurong Mars rover finds hints landscape was shaped by water

7 March 2022

The first reported findings from China’s Mars rover suggest the plain it is exploring was shaped by winds – and perhaps also by water

The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

4 March 2022

The Cambrian explosion 500 million years ago saw a huge variety of animals evolve – and also led to carbon being buried in the seabed and ultimately carried into the planet’s mantle

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Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

3 March 2022

Measuring the levels of 184 fat molecules in the blood could improve how we assess people’s risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Dinosaur that broke its wrist may have fallen while mating

2 March 2022

A dinosaur bone unearthed in eastern Russia shows evidence of an injury the plant eater sustained when it fell awkwardly

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Genes from bacteria may have helped plants colonise the land

1 March 2022

When aquatic plants first transitioned onto land, their success may have been due to genes they got from bacteria and fungi that let them take up nutrients from soil

Solar panel add-on pulls water from air without consuming electricity

1 March 2022

The system uses day-night temperature differences to extract water from the air while slightly increasing electricity generation by cooling solar panels