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Odd blue mud in the abyss holds life that breaks the rules

Deep within the Pacific Abyss, a realm of crushing pressure and perpetual darkness, scientists have unearthed a peculiar blue mud. This mud, unlike any other, is teeming with life forms that challenge ...
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In the Pacific abyss, blue mud reveals life that breaks rules

Far below the reach of sunlight, scientists have stumbled on a patch of vivid blue mud on the Pacific seafloor that appears to host organisms thriving in conditions long thought impossible. The ...
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What mud cracks on Mars tell us about whether life could have formed on the planet

Multi-billion-year-old mud cracks on the surface of Mars are helping researchers piece together the ancient history of our planetary neighbor’s climate. Observed by NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2021, the ...
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Mud Cracks on Mars Hint at Conditions That Could Have Formed Life Long Ago

The surface of Mars’ Pontours rock contains a network of hexagonal mud cracks that hints at historical seasons of flooding and drying. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / IRAP Mars, as we know it, is a frigid ...
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Why NASA is psyched about these weird Martian patterns

NASA's Curiosity rover found a strange crackled terrain on Mars that is more than meets the eye. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / CNES / CNRS / LANL / IRAP / IAS / LPGN While rumbling over Mount ...