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The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

‘There is evidence that liquid water existed in Gale Crater for millions of years and probably much longer, which means there ...

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red planet extremely hazardous for astronauts and require significant ...

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...

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The NASA rover "Curiosity" discovered what scientists say is the largest ever seen organic molecules on Mars, raising ...

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While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...