Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds of years, partly because it is so similar to Earth[1]. It is about the same size, contains similar rocks and minerals, and is not too much farther out from the Sun.

Because Mars and Earth share so many features, scientists have long wondered whether Mars...

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Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[2]. How was the Earth built? – Noah, age 5, Florida It isn’t easy to figure out how the Earth was built, because it happened 4½ billion years ago, and no one was there to
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In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated[1] more than US$2 billion[2] in federal grants, according to a public source database compiled by the scientific community, and it is proposing additional cuts that would reduce the $47 billion budget[3] of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, also known as the NIH, by nearly...

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Live and on-demand video constituted an estimated 66% of global internet traffic[1] by volume in 2022, and the top 10 days for internet traffic in 2024 coincided with live streaming events[2] such as the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match and coverage of the NFL. Streaming enables seamless, on-demand access to video content, from online...

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