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  • Was Mars Doomed To Be A Desert? Study Proposes New Explanation…

    July 03, 2025

    An analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data, led by Prof. Edwin Kite and including postdoctoral researcher Maddy Turner, may explain why the planet was likely a harsh desert for most of its recent past.

  • Jordan Todes interviewed in Marfa Public Radio about research in Big Bend

    June 23, 2025

    “When I personally think of Big Bend, the things that stand out to me are the Chisos Basin, that bit of the park,” Todes said, “and in many ways that Boquillas area is somewhat of an afterthought. But in terms of the types of work we're doing it is – I wouldn't even just say world-class, but probably unmatched globally. It's that remarkable of a place.”

  • Fragment Of Asteroid Could Hold Key To Origins Of Life

    June 17, 2025

    Researchers at the Field Museum, including Prof. Philipp Heck and Graduate Student Yuke Zheng, believe a 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.

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