Science
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NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life Built With Toxic Chemical (NASA)
Dec. 2, 2010 (NASA) -- NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of ...
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Atmosphere of Alien Super-Earth Revealed for First Time (Clara Moskowitz)
This artist’s impression shows the super-Earth exoplanet GJ 1214b passing in front of its faint red parent star. The exoplanet, orbiting a small star only 40 light-years away from us, has a mass ...
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Martian Meteorite Not Evidence of Extraterrestrials, Scientists Say (Charles Q. Choi)
Infamous Mars rock purported to carry signs of Martian biology. Years later, debate continues to swirl around meteorite ALH84001 and whether or not biological processes in the rock of ages are truly ...
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Crop Failures and Drought Within Our Children's Lifetimes (Steve Connor)
Nov. 30, 2010 (The Independent/UK) -- Children today are likely to reach old age in a world that is 4C warmer, where the 10,000-year certainties of the global climate can no longer be relied on, and ...
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US Designates 'Critical' Polar Bear Habitat in Arctic (Agence France Presse)
Nov. 24, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (Agence France Presse) -- The U.S. government Wednesday designated "critical habitat" for polar bears who live on Alaska's disappearing sea ice, a move that could impact ...
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Fighting Doom: The New Politics of Climate Change (Brendan Smith)
Nov. 23, 2010 (Common Dreams) -- I am not an environmentalist. But all I think about these days is the climate crisis. I admit I have arrived late to the party. Only recently have I begun to realize ...
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The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon (Joe Rao)
A "blue moon" isn't really blue, as this artist rendering suggests. The moon can appear somewhat blue if there's been a major volcanic eruption that put tons of particles in the air, but otherwise ...
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None Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A World Without Birds (Kate Ravilious)
A wing and a prayer: starlings congregate over Gretna on the Scottish Borders (PA) Nov. 15, 2010 (The Independent/UK) -- Scanning the sky with his binoculars, he searches carefully for any sign of ...
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World Action Plan Emerging to Combat Asteroid Threat (Leonard David)
Nov. 9, 2010 -- DARMSTADT, Germany (Space.com) -- Space agencies around the world are working to be ready to coordinate their response to any potentially harmful asteroid headed for Earth. To help ...
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Search for Life on Mars a Top Priority for Robot Probes, Scientists Say (Charles Q. Choi)
Nov. 11, 2010 (Space.com) -- The first and only attempts to search for life on Mars were the Viking missions launched in 1975. Now scientists are suggesting the next decade of robotic probes sent to ...
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Eruption: As the Indonesian volcano explodes, scientists fear something far more catastrophic may be brewing (William Sargent)
Nov. 10, 2010 (Boston Globe) -- THE MERAPI volcano, currently exploding more forcefully every day in Indonesia, is located on the Sundra Arc, one of the planet’s most complex and dangerous ...
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