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Hidden lagoon network found containing living fossils similar to fossils dating back 3 billion years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with a vast lagoon system in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina, containing giant stromatolites that could provide an insight into the… Read More »

Rare rock structures may provide glimpse of possible life on ancient Mars

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. It’s impossible to know what Mars looked like billions of years ago, but a robotic explorer’s intrepid sleuthing is giving astronomers a glimpse into the past. NASA’s Perseverance rover celebrated its 1000th… Read More »

Rare rock structures may provide glimpse of possible life on ancient Mars

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. It’s impossible to know what Mars looked like billions of years ago, but a robotic explorer’s intrepid sleuthing is giving astronomers a glimpse into the past. NASA’s Perseverance rover celebrated its 1000th… Read More »

Hidden lagoon network found containing living fossils similar to fossils dating back 3 billion years

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with a vast lagoon system in the salt plains of Puna de Atacama, an arid plateau in Argentina, containing giant stromatolites that could provide an insight into the… Read More »