The Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft will retrieve two samples from Mars' moon Phobos, then bring them back to Earth for lab analysis. In a feature-length article, @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social previews the mission, due to launch on 20 Oct. ☄️🔭🧪🛰️ #planetsci www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

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A recent survey of Aldabra giant tortoises brings some good news--about 180,000 estimated on a single island in the Seychelles! They still face threats from climate change and invasive species, so they continue to be a target of conservation efforts. 🧪🌎 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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🏺 🦣 🧪 Been waiting YEARS for more deets on astonishing wooden objects used by #Neanderthals at Abric Romaní (a site which, as anyone who's read #Kindred knows, I rave about). Can't wait to dive in: bark(!) trays, wood tools inc poss spears, and structural objects www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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