Mars’ red color may be related to a habitable past: study Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals that make up the aptly-named red planet’s surface, like hematite, which had previously been considered the main reason for its rouge...

Scientists link gene to emergence of spoken language A new study links a particular gene and a protein variant found only in humans to the origins of spoken language.Researchers used CRISPR gene editing to replace the NOVA1 protein found in mice with the type exclusively found in humans, and it changed the way the animals vocalized when they called out to each other.The author of the study, Dr....

Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space Elon Musk’s sense of humor is out of this world. Seven years after the SpaceX CEO launched a Tesla Roadster into orbit, astronomers from the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Massachusetts confused it with an asteroid earlier this month. A day after the astronomers with...

Orbiter photos show lunar modules from first 2 moon landings more than 50 years later Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken by the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter in April 2021 and were reshared on Curiosity’s X page – which posts...

NASA finalizes strategy for human presence in space This week, NASA finalized its strategy for sustaining a human presence in space. A document emphasized the importance of maintaining the ability for extended stays in orbit after the International Space Station is retired."NASA's Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy will guide the agency toward the next generation of continuous human presence...

Complete mastodon jaw found in New York homeowner's backyard: 'Remarkable discovery' A homeowner in New York uncovered a complete mastodon jaw in their backyard in what officials are calling a "remarkable discovery." The jaw of the extinct mammal, which was similar to an elephant, and several bone fragments were excavated from a property in Scotchtown by researchers from the New...

Interstellar Voyager 1 resumes operations after pause in communications with NASA NASA has confirmed that after a pause in communications with Voyager 1 in late October, the spacecraft has regained its voice and resumed regular operations.Voyager unexpectedly turned off its primary radio transmitter, known as its X-band, before turning on its much weaker S-band transmitter in October.The...

Formula 1 star Max Verstappen created a stir in the waning moments of Sundays Spanish Grand Prix as he appeared to purposely make contact with driver George Russell.The issue began on the restart with about four laps to go in the race. Verstappen was attempting to catch some speed but got sideways on the front stretch. He saved his car from spinning and crashing but Charles Leclerc was able to get around him. Leclerc and Verstappen touched briefly as the Ferrari racer moved around the Red Bull driver.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAs Leclerc zoomed past Verstappen, Russell was on the Austrians tail as well. Russell went to the inside of Verstappen in the first turn and the Red Bull racer was forced off the track. He ended up ahead of Russell for the time being. Replay showed that Verstappen and Russell made contact.Verstappen was then told by his team to let Russell pass him to alleviate any possible concerns over whether he illegally got in front of the Mercedes driver.On Lap 64, it appeared Verstappen was going to let Russell through, but the two ended up making wheel-to-wheel contact. Russell fell back and Verstappen pulled ahead.INDY 500 WINNER ALEX PALOU PUMPS BRAKES ON POSSIBLE F1 MOVE"What the f---? He just crashed into me," Russell was heard on the radio.Verstappen eventually gave up the position to Russell before the race was over. Russell finished in fourth and Verstappen initially finished fifth but then was hit with a 10-second time penalty. He dropped to 10th after the discipline.Oscar Piastri picked up another win for McLaren on the year. His teammate, Lando Norris, finished in second. Leclerc was third.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Under the Biden administration, the U.S. unwittingly became a government sponsor of child trafficking, according to Health and Human Services whistleblower, Tara Rodas. She claimed thousands of reports of migrant child human trafficking were left uninvestigated until President Donald Trump returned to the White House.On "Fox & Friends Weekend" Sunday, Rodas thanked host Rachel Campos-Duffy for bringing light to "what we now know was the Biden-Harris administration government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded child trafficking."Data from the Health and Human Services shows the Biden administration failed to investigate more than 7,000 reports of migrant child human trafficking, bringing the total backlog of reports to more than 65,000.NEW REPORT REVEALS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION HIT NEW HIGH DURING BIDEN-ERA CRISISRodas went on to explain that the prior administrations push to quickly process migrant children who entered the U.S. led to many being placed with sponsors who were not family and some who were active threats."The New York Times, if you can imagine, even revealed that, in some zip codes, less than 10% of the kids went to family members. This is unacceptable," she said. "When I raised my hand to help the Biden administration with this crisis, I believed I was going to help place children in loving homes.""I had no idea that we were sending children to criminals, to traffickers, and to members of transnational criminal organizations. The Biden-Harris administration turned vulnerable children over to high-level criminal actors."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURERodas attempted to take action on the issue in 2023, warning Congress that the U.S. had become the "middleman" in a transnational human trafficking operation.She detailed a process that begins with children being recruited in their home country, then smuggled to the U.S. border, and ends with the U.S. government placing the children with sponsors who are criminals and traffickers.But Trump, Rodas said, "will not stand for that.""The new administration under President Trump has taken unprecedented action to find these children," she said. "The Trump administration, miraculously, in just a four-month period, has gone through about 28% of that backlog."Rodas admitted there is more work to be done in locating and helping children that have been placed with criminals, but she expressed confidence that the Trump team will be successful.HE IS DELIVERING: TRUMP'S FIRST MONTH FLIPS SCRIPT ON RADICAL BIDEN-HARRIS BORDER POLICIES"They are out there using every mechanism that they have," she said. "They are going to find these children."