Claims of ‘Ocean’ inside Ceres May Not Hold Water
Final results from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft suggest a brine reservoir exists within the dwarf planet, but some experts remain unconvinced
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Amazon Deforestation Falls Where Land Is under Indigenous Control
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