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Martian soil appears able to support life
26.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Flabbergasted" NASA scientists said on Thursday that Martian soil appeared to contain the requirements to support life, although more work would be needed to prove it.
World
Science & Education
New bird family tree reveals some odd ducks
26.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The largest study ever of bird genetics has uncovered some surprising facts about the avian evolutionary tree, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, including many that are bound to ruffle some feathers.
World
Science & Education
Foreigners threaten endangered Afghan snow leopards
26.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's snow leopards have barely survived three decades of war. But now the few remaining mountain leopards left in Afghanistan face another threat -- foreigners involved in rebuilding the war-torn country.
World
Science & Education
The Dulwich Mum
26.06.2008 20:11
telegraph.co.uk
This week, The Dulwich Mum teaches her children an important lesson in environmentalism
Great Britain
Science & Education
Scientists Find Water Vapor, Key Nutrients in Mars Soil
26.06.2008 18:11
nytimes.com
Scientists find that the soil on the northern arctic plains of Mars is full of mineral nutrients that plants would need to survive.
World
Sciences
Scientists say Martian soil could support life
26.06.2008 16:02
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Flabbergasted" NASA scientists said on Thursday that first analysis of Martian soil appeared to contain the requirements to support life.
World
Science & Education
Popular Workshop - Popsong
26.06.2008 15:18
roomthirteen.com
Not a striking success but 'Popsong' is a mellow upbeat popsong that does what it says in the title.
World
Books & CD
Birds of a feather revealed in evolutionary tree
26.06.2008 15:14
telegraph.co.uk
The world of birds is aflutter because a gene study shows that iridescent daytime hummingbirds evolved from drab nocturnal nightjars, parrots and songbirds share a closer kinship than thought, and falcons are not closely related to hawks and eagles, among other things, writes Roger Highfield.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Rising temperatures force many plants higher: study
26.06.2008 15:01
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Rising temperatures have forced many plants to creep to higher elevations to survive, researchers reported on Thursday.
World
Science & Education
Mars rover landing site revealed
26.06.2008 13:14
telegraph.co.uk
The proposed landing site for a new long range Mars rover mission due to blast off next year has been unveiled, writes Roger Highfield.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Educate Online Launches, Dedicated to Improving Student Achievement, Building Academic Confidence
26.06.2008 12:25
prweb.com
New education company has roots as supplemental educational services provider with proven success in improving student achievement. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Educate-Online/Launch/prweb1054284.htm
World
Science & Education
Harvard Medical School Deploys Third Brigade for PCI Security
26.06.2008 11:52
prweb.com
Host intrusion defense system protects cardholder data from targeted attacks including SQL injections (PRWeb Jun 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1056234.htm
World
Colleges
Purple Extremist Thrives Under Inhospitable Conditions
26.06.2008 10:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Mild environmental conditions are a prerequisite for life. Strong acids or dissolved metallic salts in high concentrations are detrimental to both humans and to simpler life forms, such as bacteria. Such conditions destroy proteins, ensuring that all biological functions in the cells come to a standstill.
World
Genetics
Stephen Hawking’s explosive new theory
26.06.2008 10:13
telegraph.co.uk
Prof Stephen Hawking has come up with a new idea to explain why the Big Bang of creation led to the vast cosmos that we can see today., writes Roger Highfield.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Asteroid impact made Mars two-faced
26.06.2008 10:13
telegraph.co.uk
A massive impact with an asteroid that measured around 400 miles across is the reason that Mars is a planet of two distinct halves, where the northern and southern hemispheres look different, writes Roger Highfield.
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Science & Education
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