New research has uncovered a major mystery deep inside Mars, where differences between the planet’s northern and southern regions reveal an unexpected internal structure. The findings, published in ...

A new study suggests that microscopic cracks inside Martian salt crystals could temporarily hold liquid water, creating ...

Credit: NASA / Theophilus Britt Griswold Scientists have found a vast hidden heat imbalance inside Mars, with the southern ...

Tiny changes in spacecraft orbits suggest Mars’s famous north-south divide reaches deep into its mantle.

Mars has a hidden temperature divide, with its southern interior potentially hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and partially molten. The discovery could help explain several long-standing ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi. REGINA BARBER ...