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Mars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sample
"A soil sample from the Martian arctic dug up by the Phoenix probe appears to be too firmly clumped to deliver any particles into the spacecraft's main test instrument, mission experts said.Apparently no testable...Scientist: Humans Can See Into Future
If you can see a few seconds into the future, why not a few days or even years?"It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur. And the mechanism behind that can also explain...
Frog evolution debate resolved
A fossil of an amphibian found in Texas in 1995 appears to have put an end to a lengthy debate about the evolution of frogs and salamanders."The fossilized creature, known as Gerobatrachus hottoni, proves that some... Celebrate World Turtle Day!
Turtles, turtles, turtles…May 23rd is World Turtle Day! Today we can not only celebrate turtles, but also educate ourselves on protecting them from serious threats. Sea turtles are one of the most... Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes
The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus, and... Rape By Any Other Name
This video will shock you. It records a violent strip search committed by both male and female Stark County Sheriff's Department officers against an innocent female US citizen who had called 911 for help. ... From Deer to Whale?
"The gigantic ocean-dwelling whale may have evolved from a land animal the size of a small raccoon, new research suggests. What might be the missing evolutionary link between whales and land animals is an odd animal... Better, Faster, Stronger: Human Evolution Is Accelerating
Just like seemingly everything else in our world, humans aren't just living, thinking, acting, and moving faster -- even our evolution is accelerating."In the beginning, there was creationism, which assumed we had never evolved. Then came the theory of evolution through...Homeland Security: Border Harrassment for Boys in Blue.
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPerhaps another case of Homeland Security gone "Really, Really Stupid".Emergency crews and Fire Departments along the US and Canada Border Towns who by mutual agreement... What would the world be like without humans?
A world without Humans? That would leave only Lawyers and Politicans. KAAAZIINNG!Seriously, the article is quite an interesting read to those amazed by the science of probability.This related accompanying photo I... Giant Bird-Dinosaur Discovered!
... No, it wasn't found alive, which may be a good thing: T-Rexes were intimidating enough before they could fly! In rural China, paleontologists (dino-archaeologists) have discovered a massive and probably predatory...Richard Rorty, Philosopher, Dies at 75
Richard Rorty, modern champion of the Pragmatic school of philosophy has died. Pragmatism argues that language and 'truth' exist as instruments of human design. Truth is not objective nor is it...Artificial Emergencies to Train Real Heroes: AI Firefighting
A very clever guy has devised an Artificial-Intelligence training tool for firefighters, stemming the need to organize a large team of veterans to train the new recruits. I imagine that some human element will still...The evolving threat of al-Qaeda
"In recent years, the notion of al-Qaeda as a decentralised organisation - a group that inspires attacks rather than organising and planning them itself - has gained common currency.But now senior counter-terrorist...Light Wavelength Analysis Nets Purple Earth
"Researchers here on the Oblate Spheroid, struggle to explain why microbial evidence throughout the Earth is varied yet so stratified. The answer may come from the fact that the evolution of microbe life on the...
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