Evidence of past life on Mars? During its tenth flight on Mars, the mini-helicopter “Ingenuity” discovered a few mysterious furrows on the surface. Now scientists are debating whether the Mars rover “Perseverance” should sample there in its search for traces of life. Elongated elevations discovered on Mars It was the most complex flight the Mars helicopter “Ingenuity” has completed since its arrival on the Red Planet. As NASA let know, “Ingenuity” had flown on July 24 with twelve meters as high as never before. The small helicopter took ten color photos during the three-minute flight and then landed safely again.…

By banning single-use plastic, the countries of the European Union are taking a first step toward protecting the environment. Researchers provide figures to show what the situation is actually like due to plastic pollution. According to calculations for the future, they sound the alarm. The annual plastic pollution of waters and on land could almost double from 2016 to 2025, according to researchers, if humans continue as they are doing. The global input of plastic into lakes, rivers and oceans in 2016 was estimated to be 9 million to 23 million tons, the team of researchers from Germany, Sweden and…