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A stinky planet full of magma, and more...

Mar 20, 2026 · 54 min

An unusual hellscape of a planet found 34 light years from Earth has a deep ocean of molten magma surrounded by noxious, hot, rotten egg-type fumes. It just may be the most uninhabitable alien landscape we've ever come across.


PLUS:


  • Neanderthal DNA can help explain how human faces form
  • Nearly indestructible teeny tiny tardigrades struggle to survive in Martian dirt
  • Tiny tags on monarch butterflies allow scientists to track their exact migration route
  • A weird fish has a big hole in its head. Scientists finally have an idea why.

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