A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water ...

The La Niña phenomenon is a phase of the climate cycle known as El Niño-Southern ... are associated with severe droughts in the Southern Cone region, mainly in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

because it can tell us about the habitability of Mars, its climate, and where ice could be found by explorers ... processes that shaped this enigmatic Martian landscape. "Rootless cones form when lava ...