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- 1High-mileage electric cars found more reliable than petrol cars●High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
A new study reported by The Guardian finds that used electric cars with high mileage break down less often than comparable petrol vehicles, challenging the assumption that EV batteries and motors degrade quickly. Commenters are debating the findings, with some citing real-world battery longevity data and others questioning how the study controlled for vehicle age and maintenance history.
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NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, intended to bring rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth, has reportedly been cancelled, according to a report in Science. The long-troubled program had faced ballooning costs and schedule delays, and its demise would mark a major setback for planetary science and the search for signs of ancient life on Mars.
- 3Cheap motel room yields discovery on origins of life●In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life
A scientist working from an $80-a-night motel room has reportedly made a discovery that could shed light on how life first emerged on Earth. The unusual setting — ordinary budget accommodation rather than a laboratory — is drawing as much attention as the finding itself, with readers debating how low-cost, improvised research conditions could produce results relevant to one of science's biggest open questions.