Mercury is shrinking

As Earth warms up Mercury cools down and gets smaller."The smallest planet in the solar system is shrinking, a space mission to Mercury has revealedThe Messenger space probe, which began its 5 billion mile journey...

Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth

This is the first time I've seen this done.  Pretty cool.  Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they...

Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin

"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet

Here's a very exciting story about a few bold ideas to save our planet that scientists have created.  What's important about these ideas is the fact that they're all well thought plans by scientists from...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Look, It's a Super Earth!

Not just one, in fact, but three:"Astronomers have identified a trio of so-called "super-Earths" - rocky planets between two and 10 times the mass of Earth.The three new planets were detected using the Harps instrument at the La Silla Observatory in central Chile.The star...

Eating insects: save the planet and munch a moth

As food prices continue to rise, and the world gets hotter, we as humans need to find more ways to conserve our planet and help our species adapt.Well, eating insects could be the answer. I don't know if I...

Scientists Trying to Save Northern White Rhino

The Northern White Rhinoceros is one of the most endangered animals on the planet.  There are only 13 left in the wild, 9 left in captivity, and only a few capable of actually breeding.  Scottish...

Organic vodka, now with less guilt

Organic beer and wine are nothing new, but spirits have typically left big footprints--until now."Worried about pesticides in the food chain? Concerned about your carbon footprint? Just pondering the planet's fate...

Lonely Planet rebuts 'fake' claim

Lonely Planet are insisting their travel books are accurate, after reports have emerged that one of its former writers addmitted he made up parts of his travel guides."Author Thomas Kohnstamm said he had accepted...

ABC NEWS: Calculating your Human Footprint.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter having watched this show this evening, I was astounded at the waste, but certainly subconciously knew it is most likely true of any North American family.Though I...

Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley'

Life on Mars..."Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley' 22:37 11 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga   Enlarge image ...

PoV: Grindhouse: Planet Terror …

Preview Anothermovie which is about the infected ones or the sickos as called in themovie. Bruce Willis is a surprise cast in this movie but he only playsa small part where he just appears at the beginning and towards the endof the movie. He is the head of a group of soldiers...

Astronomers see 'youngest planet'

Astronomers may have discovered a planet that is less than 2,000 years old - making it the youngest planet in our entire solar system."The ball of dust and gas, which is in the process of turning into a...
 

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