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  • Melting Ice and a High Altitude Dig Reveal Viking Secrets in Norway

    Melting Ice and a High Altitude Dig Reveal Viking Secrets in Norway

    A wealth of ancient artifacts stand to be discovered as high altitude ice melts, but the relationship between high altitude archaeology and climate change is a somber one.

  • Fresh Evidence of Life on Mars?

    Fresh Evidence of Life on Mars?

    In a landscape shaped by wind and water, is it possible that microbial life was found on Mars in 1976? A new paper indicates life may be present, and a new mission to Mars may confirm the results.

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  • Melting Ice and a High Altitude Dig Reveal Viking Secrets in Norway

    Melting Ice and a High Altitude Dig Reveal Viking Secrets in Norway

    A wealth of ancient artifacts stand to be discovered as high altitude ice melts, but the relationship between high altitude archaeology and climate change is a somber one.

  • Fresh Evidence of Life on Mars?

    Fresh Evidence of Life on Mars?

    In a landscape shaped by wind and water, is it possible that microbial life was found on Mars in 1976? A new paper indicates life may be present, and a new mission to Mars may confirm the results.