An Ansell's mole rat in Zoo Leipzig. (Headster/Wikimedia/CC BY 4.0) The amazing animal known as Ansell's mole rat (Fukomys ...

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A Japanese rocket is set to blast off on an ambitious £262 million mission to swipe soil samples from one of Mars's mysterious moons.

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A Japanese rocket is set to blast off on an ambitious £262 million mission to swipe soil samples from one of Mars's ...

The northern Dead Sea is a place of profound contrasts: a harsh military past melting into a welcoming tourist future; an ...