Tue. 05/18 - Why Mammals Don't Have Neon or Iridescent Skin Like Other Animals
What’s next now that China has officially landed their first rover on Mars? How come us mammals don’t have bright, fluorescent plumage like birds or cool neon stripes like bugs? A panel of scientists weighs in. And the little-known detail that makes the real-life story of the Brontë sisters even more goth and tragic than it already was.
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China has landed a rover on Mars for the first time—here’s what happens next (MIT Technology Review)
China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars (BBC)
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