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Using a new radar technique, Biomass can 'see' through clouds and tree canopies down to the forest floor, where most biomass—and therefore carbon—is concentrated.

The production of tailored clothing and the use of ochre as a sunscreen may have given Homo sapiens an advantage over Neanderthals.

Madhusudhan noted that there are various efforts underway searching for signs of life in our solar system.

At its farthest point from Earth, the full moon will appear approximately 14% smaller and 30% dimmer than a supermoon.

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents.

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.

The findings are the latest evidence indicating the existence of this hypothesized ocean, called Deuteronilus, roughly 3.5 to 4 billion years ago on Mars.

New study challenges previous theories that the Moon-forming event was key in delivering water to Earth.

NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'

Beryllium-10 is continuously produced by cosmic rays interacting with Earth's atmosphere.