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The Spiders from Mars! This phrase describes both David Bowie’s backing band in the 1970s as well as a peculiar feature on Mars that has nothing like it on Earth. But we are here to discuss the latter, because scientists have experimental evidence of how they are formed. In a paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers have simulated the condition of the Martian South Pole and found a process that creates araneiforms, the spider-like feature seen in many orbital observations of the Red Planet. The team tested the so-called Kieffer’s hypothesis for their formation which matched incr...

The Spiders from Mars isn't just the name of David Bowie's backing band in the 1970s—it's the nickname given to mysterious formations on Mars that resemble creepy black arachnids. These 'araneiforms' (Latin for 'spider-like') were first observed 20 years ago, but astronomers have finally determined they're caused by carbon dioxide vapor escaping from cracks in polar ice in the spring. Researchers were able to nail down this long suspected hypothesis by recreating conditions from the surface of Mars in a simulator. Lowering and lifting blocks of dry ice—essentially frozen CO2—onto beds o...

Ireland’s first female president answers questions about her life and work. Mary Robinson made history as Ireland’s first female president, in office from 1990 – 1997. She has since devoted her life to human rights on a global scale, serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 – 2002, and founding, among other projects, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. She is also a co-founder and past chair of the Council of Women World Leaders, and a member of the Elders, an independent group of in...

Failing to mute/unmute your mic Tips from the "Zoom Trial" Over the summer last year Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys Mary Bourke and Daniel Attaway successfully represented their pharmaceutical client in one of the nation’s first completely remote trials. Dubbed by the media as “the first Zoom trial”, the experience provided Bourke and Attaway with insight into best practices for managing a trial in this new remote world. Here are their biggest tips: Use professionals to set up servers and cybersecurity. Remember that you are “in court.” Working from home and virtual meetings have m...

Comedian Mary Bourke's set was called "Don't you dare call me a TERF". (Twitter/UnleashedComedy) Comedian Mary Bourke is facing backlash over a set pillorying trans-inclusive language around cervical smear tests that also sees her cracking jokes at the expense of poor people. Bourke, an Irish stand-up comedian, performed her show Don’t You Dare Call Me a TERF at London’s “free-thinking” Unleashed Comedy club in September 2020. A short video clip was published last week to widespread criticism. It begins with Bourke saying that she was recently sent a letter by the NHS informing her...