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• Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictable? April 16, 2025
  Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the kick they receive from a moving Sun.
• RoboBee comes in for a landing April 16, 2025
  A recently created RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature's most graceful landers: the crane fly. The team has given their flying robot a set of long, jointed legs that help ease its transition from air to ground. The robot has also received an updated […]
• Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago April 16, 2025
  A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.
• 'Big surprise': Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars April 16, 2025
  Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' orbiting a stellar pair.
• Crystal clues on Mars point to watery and possibly life-supporting past April 16, 2025
  A new study analyzing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface -- findings that bring scientists one step closer to answering the profound question: Did life ever exist on Mars?