In a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., engineers observed the first driving test for the Mars rover, Perseverance. Perseverance will search for signs of past microbial life, characterize Mars’ climate and geology, and collect samples for a future return to Earth.
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Briony Horgan, Purdue University; Melissa Rice, Western Washington University
This summer, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is taking the next giant leap in our search for signs of life beyond Earth.
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Children are at risk of getting sick from coronavirus and need to practice social distancing and mask wearing too.
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Kathryn Moffett-Bradford, West Virginia University; Martin Weisse, West Virginia University; Shipra Gupta, West Virginia University
Research shows that children can become infected with the coronavirus and spread it to others. Though rare, some kids do become severely ill and a few have died from COVID-19.
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When they suck your blood they can leave behind the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.
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Geoff Attardo, University of California, Davis
This insect's unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
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