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[Marilyn Fogel, endowed geoecology professor at UC Riverside, died on May 11 in Mariposa, Calif. She was 69. She pioneered the use of isotopes to understand the life history of organisms, both modern and ancient. In so doing, she helped develop biogeochemistry as a new field of science and earned the moniker ‘isotope queen.’]

Ice deposits that may be hidden beneath a layer of lunar dust could potentially be exploited by future expeditions to the Moon, researchers suggest. 19.05.2022, Sputnik International

Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera claimed in a discussion about the House Intelligence Committee hearing on unidentified

The moon could contain massive slabs of ice at its north and south poles formed from the steam of vast ancient volcanoes, according to new research.

Researchers looked at 830-million-year-old halite and found microorganisms that may still be alive.

Ancient moon volcanoes spewed out huge amounts of water vapor, which then settled onto the surface.

Ten research teams at Harvard will share $1.3 million in the eighth round of the Climate Change Solutions Fund awards, which address both local and global issues.

Ancient moon volcanoes spewed out huge amounts of water vapor, which then settled onto the surface.

Figuring out whether the microorganisms are still alive and how theyve survived this long is the tricky part.

Agreeing to send a spacecraft to an asteroid to bring back a sample was no easy decision, Dante Lauretta, the leader of NASA's UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, told graduates. They, too, will face daunting opportunities in their careers, he said – and they should say yes.