Brand New: Mars Wrigley, Kewpie, Thai Union and more big brands feature in our round-up

Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has highlighted key business strategies including affordable premiumisation, holistic wellness and local flavour focus across the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region. According to Mars Wrigley Global Emerging Markets …

Parents in Mars Area School District react to bus crash

Can surface fractures on Earth, Mars, and Europa predict habitability on other planets?

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter’s moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks on Mars, do these fractures follow a hidden geometric script? Could similar patterns on another planet hint that water once existed …

This fusion-powered rocket could halve the time it takes to get to Mars

Interplanetary travel might be about to get a whole lot faster — and hotter.  UK startup Pulsar Fusion today unveiled “Sunbird,” a nuclear fusion-powered rocket concept that could halve the time it takes to travel across our solar system — and, maybe, …

How's the weather on Mars?

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial role in driving latitudinal air currents on Mars, particularly at high altitudes. The findings, based on long-term atmospheric data …

Mars raises funds to acquire Pringles maker

FAMILY-OWNED candy giant Mars on Wednesday priced a $26-billion eight-part investment-grade bond offering to help finance its takeover of Pringles maker Kellanova, in what is expected to be one of the largest acquisition financing deals this year. Bank of …

The Chances of Anything Coming from Mars

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences. Therefore, researchers in this field strive to create …

China aims to carry out Mars sample return mission around 2030: NPC deputy

Computer graphic image of China's Mars sample return mission Photo: Screenshot of CCTV A lawmaker from China's leading space contractor the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC) revealed on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing two …

NASA’s Mars Plans Complicated by Eye Problems during Long Spaceflights

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Vision, an editorially independent supplement produced with financial support from Astellas Pharma. About this content. In the next 15 years, NASA hopes to launch a mission to Mars. But the long journey poses a …

What I Learned About Earth After a Year on "Mars"

It’s a little silly, but I am wondering: What was the first thing you ate after the mission ended? It's not a silly question at all. It was a major source of conversation before we got back to Earth. You know, I had so many things that I was looking …