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Mars fever, Water buffalo and Jellyfish

February 19, 2021

The international space community has Mars fever, with three missions reaching it this month alone. Also on the show: how are water buffalo contributing to scientific research?

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VAE Satellitenbild vom Mars
Image: Rashid Space Center/UAE Space Agency/AP Photo/picture alliance
Topographie vom Mars
Image: picture alliance / dpa

Europe and Mars Exploration

Europe’s first Mars rover is set to set off next year. The ESA's Mars Express has been circling the planet since 2004. It's made amazing discoveries, finding traces of volcanoes and glaciers.

 

Symbolbild Antarktis
Image: Ozge Elif Kizil/Reuters

Just Ask!

Why is the Antarctic so important for research? That's what our viewer Maria Mercedes Castellanos Molina in Colombia would like to know.

 

 

Rippenqualle Flash-Galerie
Image: J. Javidpour, IFM-GEOMAR

Studying invasive jellyfish

Warty comb jellyfish, an invasive species, are thriving along Germany's Baltic coast. They probably arrived in ships' water tanks. A team from the Helmholz Centre for Ocean Research is studying the impact of the jellyfish on the eco-system.
 

BG Fun facts | Wasserbüffel am Tegler Fließ in Berlin
Image: picture-alliance/dpa/R. Jensen

Water buffalos in the service of research

For centuries, marshes have been drained to create farmland. Now, some are being reflooded to help protect the climate. That means new challenges for farmers. One is now experimenting with raising water buffalo on fenland. They seem to be thriving.

 


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