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DNA stored on crystal could bring back humanity billions of years after extinction | UK News
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British scientists have stored DNA information for an entire human on a crystal, which could be used to bring back humanity if we become extinct. The team from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) used lasers to inscribe the data on a 5D crystal, which they said can survive for billions of years.…
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Mars could have enough water stored underground to cover the planet’s surface, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say there could be water on Mars underground, and more than enough to fill the planet’s oceans. Scientists from California universities San Diego and Berkeley say evidence suggests there is a large reservoir of liquid water under the planet’s surface. Using data from NASA’s InSight lander – which carried out a four-year-long mission that…
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New satellite will see how much carbon is being stored in forests | UK News
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In a dust-free cleanroom in Stevenage, the European Space Agency’s BIOMASS satellite is finally taking shape. And as science missions go, it’s a big one. The spacecraft is several metres high and weighs more than a tonne. It has to, in order to accommodate a 12-metre radar dish that folds up like an umbrella along…