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NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed. Figure A is a crop zooming in on the distant yardangs. Since 2014, Curiosity […]

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Kenya: The Researchers Building Kenya's Cotton Industry From The Seed Up

[Bird Story Agency] At Kirinyaga University, researchers are testing whether Kenya can produce quality Bt cotton seed locally.

  • Researchers at Kirinyaga University testing local Bt cotton seed production in Kenya.
  • Trials began in September 2025, aiming for local seed production and perennial cotton crop.
  • Locally-produced seeds could halve cotton production costs if quality standards met.

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