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Plants widen microscopic pores on their leaves in response to heat. But scientists lacked an understanding of the mechanisms behind this 'sweating' function. Now, biologists have unlocked the details ...

A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2 ...

NASA researchers have uncovered how plumes of material spout every spring across the Red Planet’s surface as ice is warmed ...

Scientists could potentially detect a primordial black hole as it traveled through the inner Solar System by measuring a ...

Prevailing theories suggest that Mars was once covered in a major liquid water system of rivers and lakes, which presupposes ...

When Mars lost its atmosphere billions of years ago, it transformed from a planet that could have supported life into a cold ...

Nasa scientists have recreated Martian ... was previously used to test a tool for Nasa’s Mars Phoenix lander. They used a heater to warm the ice and crack it. McKeown was thrilled when a ...

Results from the five-year study were published this month in The Planetary Science ... to warm it up and crack the ice. Mc Keown said she was “ecstatic” when the theories were proven by seeing a ...

“Georgia’s moved to a statistical tie again,” said University of Georgia political science professor Trey ... was running to now back to a toss-up.” Among Georgia Republicans, more than ...

By examining Mars' gravity field, scientists uncovered dense structures that may be of volcanic origin. Dr Root noted that the team identified around 20 features near Mars' north polar cap.