Memory Loss Reversed, ‘Coral’ on Mars, and a Tiny Killer Whale: Science News Roundup (Aug 12–13, 2025)
NASA’s Curiosity rover photographed a 5-cm coral-shaped rock called Paposo in Gale Crater on its 4,608th Martian sol, indicating ancient liquid water. A global river study found about 60% of river-emitted CO2 comes from ancient sources, with plants and soils absorbing roughly 1 gigaton yearly. Rising seas could flood Easter Island’s Moai and 51 other sites by 2080. Researchers identified 12,000+ antimicrobial molecules in archaea, with 93% active against drug-resistant bacteria.
