By Alexander Brasier, University of Aberdeen; David Wacey, University of Western Australia, and Mike Rogerson, University of Hull The search for life on Mars has taken a step forward with the NASA Curiosity rover’s discovery of organic matter on the bottom of what was once a lake. It may once have been part of an … Continue reading The hunt for life on Mars: new findings on rock ‘chimneys’ could hold key to success
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Antibiotic resistance fight could get a little help from ants
A giant ant carries a dead fellow in the name of cleanliness. Dupont/Wikipedia, CC BY-SACharlie Durant, University of Leicester and Rob Hammond, University of Leicester The world is facing an antibiotics crisis. Due to overuse, many once-powerful drugs are now useless against certain strains of serious bacterial infections. So scientists are on the hunt … Continue reading Antibiotic resistance fight could get a little help from ants