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Within the annual worldwide celebrations of Earth Day every April 22, there’s always a bit of sadness and, maybe, even fear.

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Bertie Gregory previews the unseen behavior of penguins he filmed in docuseries narrated by Blake Lively and produced by James Cameron.

Some scientists have proposed the use of plants such as Antarctic desert moss or even lichen that can tolerate conditions on Mars. But one Polish scientist claims that these are too hard to ...