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Mars site may hold buried life!!
Jul 30, 2010 Space Leave a comment
Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.
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How computers and politics revolutionized the oldest science
Jul 30, 2010 Space Leave a comment
The ability of early cultures to track the orderly motion of the solar system’s inhabitants may make planetary science the oldest area of scientific study, but according to a perspective published in “Nature,” it took some modern developments like computers for the field to come into its own.
What NASA Means to America’s Future: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Jul 30, 2010 Space Leave a comment
In light of recent budget cuts, NASA has decided to forget about frontiers, ignore the moon, kick the Mars can down the road, & settle for promoting commercial access to ‘low-earth orbit.’ Would Neil deGrasse Tyson like to comment on NASA’s big fade? Yes, he would, and in no uncertain terms. In this thundering response, Tyson, astrophysicist &
Controversial Clone Farm Aims to Make Disease-Free Animals
Jul 30, 2010 Science Leave a comment
Kraemer is currently working on a project to genetically engineer livestock resistant to disease. While some folks may (and certainly do) take issue with this endeavor, Kraemer’s view is that his work is no different from using selective breeding to produce superior animals.
400 Yr-old oysters offer clues to Early US Colonist life
Jul 30, 2010 Science Leave a comment
A study of 400-year-old oyster shells offers a rare glimpse into life amongst North America’s first colonists’ settlement in Jamestown.
Extreme Close-Up of the Face on Mars
Jul 30, 2010 Science Leave a comment
Here’s a picture you probably won’t see in the tabloid racks while waiting in line at the grocery store. This is the famous “Face on Mars,” and is the closest image ever of the this landform, taken by the best Mars camera ever.
BP Denies Texas A Cash Advance, Gets Scathing Response
Jul 30, 2010 Environment Leave a comment
Oil giant BP Plc rejected a request from Texas for a $25 million cash advance to clean up shorelines sullied by the Gulf oil spill, and got a scathing response from top Texas officials, according to letters given to Reuters on Thursday.
Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy? (TED video)
Jul 30, 2010 Environment Leave a comment
Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that’ll make you think — and might even change your mind.
The Most Powerful Wind Turbine Looks Like the Weirdest Too
Jul 30, 2010 Environment Leave a comment
In the future, we will look at these 885-foot-wide structures in the middle of the ocean and we won’t even blink. But, right now, I’m having a hard time imagining them spinning en masse at 20 revolutions per minute.
With global climate pact dead China gets hungry for US pork
Jul 30, 2010 Environment Leave a comment
China’s growing appetite for meat — and its rapid conversion to U.S.-style industrial meat production — may prove just as damaging to the climate as its growing proliferation of cars. The only winners will be U.S. exporters of cheap corn and cheap pork.