Mars didn't lose all its water without a fight. These ancient pools could have even hosted holdouts of life — hardy primitive microbes. But eventually these pools vanished, too. Salt deposits, like ...

Medford locals driving past Taunton Lake have probably spotted this face peering back at them from the side of the road. A smile. One circular wooden, 2D face, greeting motorists who pass, challenging ...

The Smiley face—we all know it. The universal yellow and black face with its signature upturned grin, a quintessential pop culture symbol, is officially 50 years old this year. Trademarked by French ...

Wouldn’t you be happy too? The European Space Agency has found a “smiley” face on the surface of Mars — and the joy-sparking pattern could be a sign of life on the bright red dot. The purplish hue, ...

Viral social media posts claiming a celestial "smiley face" will appear on Christmas are false. The "smiley face" illusion is an optical effect caused by the alignment of a crescent Moon and two ...

One recent afternoon at lunchtime, Margaret Ingraham was standing on the sidewalk in DeWitt waving her bright yellow “Smiley Face” sign when a man approached her. He wanted to know what was going on. ...