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Scientists Found Oil on Mars. Or Truffles.

SIGN OF LIFE?

Two astrobiologists say they’ve found “thiophenes” in dried-up mud on Mars. The presence of these organic compounds on the Red Planet could be a sign of life—or something else.

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