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Sorry, space tourists: Mars is less habitable than we hoped

By Duncan Geere published

Scottish astrobiologists have determined that the surface of Mars is covered with salt minerals that kill bacteria.

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'Chemical gardens' provided power to Earth's first lifeforms

'Chemical gardens' on the seafloor can power a lightbulb

By Duncan Geere published

Marine biologists have demonstrated that a set of living seafloor structures generates enough power to illuminate a lightbulb.

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The real reasons your phone battery is rubbish

The real reasons your phone battery is rubbish - and how to solve them

By James Rogerson published

In Depth Why do some batteries die faster than others? We peer under the hood and explain why some struggle to last a day.

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Mars

Curiosity findings raises the question, was there once life on Mars?

By Luke Brown published

A new sampling from the Mars rover indicates the Red Planet was at one time capable of supporting living organisms.

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