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...

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...

Montreal closes two-thirds of outdoor pools due to contamination

"Montreal's mayor has ordered two-thirds of the city's 73 outdoor pools to immediately close after a news report said they failed lab tests. Gerald Tremblay said today the pools will remain closed until they pass...