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Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren’t so sure

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A blue orb is in the foreground and a red one in the background. Both are in space.

Recent reports of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detecting signs of life on a distant planet outside the solar system are unfortunately somewhat premature. This is evident from research by scientists at the University of California Riverside (UCR). While this will disappoint all of us who are eager for confirmation of extraterrestrial life, it … Read more

Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland continues to burst. Now scientists finally know why.

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An aerial view of the Maud Rise polynya

Scientists have finally discovered what causes a Switzerland-sized hole to repeatedly form in Antarctica’s sea ice. Researchers first discovered the hole, the Maud Rise polynya, in 1974 and 1976 in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, and since then it has resurfaced fleetingly and sporadically – in different sizes but in the same spot, and sometimes not at … Read more