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Moon and Mars Puzzle Geologists

"Young" features have no clear explanation, leaving scientists baffled.

Archive: Baby IQ, microRNA, Moon Rocks, Plant Muscle, Mars, Courts, Darwin Tree Mixup, More

Here are some of the stories we were reporting in late October 2001, restored from archives.

What’s Hot This Week

Check in several times a day for word about news items appearing on our feeds.

Archive: Moon, Cannibalism, Stem Cells, Religious Doubts, Censorship

These 23-year-old stories from CEH showcase the variety of subjects we have reported on since our first year.

Models Are Not Facts

Scientists rely on computer models, but are some of them creating fake illusions of reality?

Apollo Astronaut Doubts Consensus Age of Moon

It started when he was told the same moon rock had two vastly different ages.

Returning to a Young Moon

On the eve of the Artemis launch, questions about the age and formation of the moon have resurfaced.

Moon Is Too Dry for Astronauts

NASA is counting on water ice in shadowed craters on the moon, but there may be none. And there are other hazards.

NASA Goes Loony: Moon Formed in Mere Hours?

Is it clickbait? NASA is claiming the moon formed within hours after a collision.

Mars Volcano Recently Erupted

A 20-mile volcanic fissure on Mars may be a recent eruption. Scientists are considering the possibility that Mars is still active.

Lunar Tunes: Dreaming for Theory Rescue

Oh what a tangled web they weave when they assume things have to be billions of years old to give Darwin time to evolve life by accident.

Earth Water Was Always Here

A new theory for the origin of Earth's oceans tries to make a splash again. This one says the Earth has always been wet.

Our Moon Refuses to Obey Scientists

The neat theories for the origin of the moon and its subsequent evolution unravel when you try to stuff long ages into a young body.

Fake Science Amplified by Science ‘News’ Sites

Take a dumb idea. Get it on the 'science news' train and it will go viral – no questions asked.

SETI Craziness Continues

They have no evidence but need to look busy, so SETI enthusiasts come up with crazier stories to keep public hopes up.
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