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Five Things to Know About InSight’s Mars Landing

By Andrew Good | Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Nov 1, 2018 Featured, Science/Education

Every Mars landing is a knuckle-whitening feat of engineering. But each attempt has its own quirks based on where a spacecraft is going and what kind of science the mission intends to gather. On Nov. 26, NASA will try to safely set a new spacecraft on Mars. InSight is a lander dedicated to studying the […]

Tooth Plaque Provides Unique Insights into our Prehistoric Ancestors’ Diet

By Dr. Karen Hardy | University of York on Jul 16, 2014 Uncategorized

An international team of researchers has found new evidence that our prehistoric ancestors had a detailed understanding of plants long before the development of agriculture. By extracting chemical compounds and microfossils from dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) from ancient teeth, the researchers were able to provide an entirely new perspective on our ancestors’ diets. Their […]