Science News of the Year 2003

Genetic material extracted from the bones of prehistoric European Homo sapiens, or Cro-Magnons, fueled the controversial theory that people and Neandertals didn’t interbreed . S. Ricci
Planetary scientists discovered ice near the edge of Mars’ south polar cap . Melting snow may have sculpted the recently formed gullies on Mars . The presence of large amounts of the mineral olivine argued against ancient oceans or lakes on Mars .