Science

September 16, 2025

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Has Discovered Potential Signs of Ancient Microbial Life on Mars

Since its arrival on Mars in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has explored the red planet to look for clues of past life and whether it was ever habitable. Now, it seems to have found its most significant lead. According to a paper published in Nature, a sample collected by Perseverance could hold evidence of ancient microbial life. The key piece was found on an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater.

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September 1, 2025

Japanese Art of Shinrin-Yoku, or “Forest Bathing,” Is Beneficial for Us All

In the 1980s, Japan was facing a significant crisis in the workplace. Employees were experiencing record levels of burnout and stress, but luckily new studies suggested a possible—and timeless—solution. By 1982, the Forest Agency of Japan introduced the practice of shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” arguing that phytoncides, a chemical released by trees and plants, could boost the immune system. Now, decades later, it’s a well-known fact that spending time in nature can help alleviate stress.

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August 20, 2025

Discover Why Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Runs Red

Antarctica is filled with incredible landscapes and natural beauty, but one area looks like a scene from a horror film—if you don’t know what you’re looking at. In East Antarctica, at the end of the Taylor Glacier, a gush of red liquid pours into Lake Bonney. Known as Blood Falls, it stumped scientists for over a century.

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August 14, 2025

Over 7 Billion People Will Be Able to See the Next Total Lunar Eclipse in September

On September 7, 2025, a striking, red-tinged moon will begin traveling through the night sky. This celestial event will be our second total lunar eclipse of the year, primarily visible in parts of Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and the easternmost slivers of Africa through September 8, 2025. All told, about 4.9 billion people will be able to see the entire eclipse from beginning to end, while 7.

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