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Could this plant make Mars habitable? Desert moss found in Tibet that can survive freezing temperatures and lethal cosmic rays could help terraform the Red Planet, study says
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are both planning to put humans on Mars in the next 20 years – but a key hurdle ...
Experts say India risks genocide of uncontacted island tribe with mega-port plan
World
Emily Foster
The Shompen live in the forested interior of Gt Nicobar Island. They won’t survive the destruction of their homeland. © Anthropological Survey of India ...
Lost ‘alien’ ecosystem discovered on Earth
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
An “alien” ecosystem has just been discovered in a remote part of the Atacama desert which is “unlike anything” ever seen before, ...
Stunning lost world of crystal-clear lagoons discovered in desert
Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes
An “alien” ecosystem has just been discovered in a remote part of the Atacama desert which is “unlike anything” ever seen before, ...