Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting

"(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday. ...

Police launch two-day blitz on metals theft

As prices for metals have risen throughout the world "metal theft" has become increasingly common. In the UK, police have launched an initiative to tackle the problem."Police have launched a nationwide blitz on the theft of metal, a fast-growing crime fuelled by rising prices...

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...

Barack Obama's Judgement Of Us Is A Bitter Pill To Swallow :: MAXINE

"The Modern-Day Pied Piper Of Hamlin - Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses supporters during a campaign stop at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Indiana, April 11,...

English will become 'Panglish' in the next hundred years

The version of English people speak across the world, will most likely soon become a section in student's literature textbooks, under 'ancient languages', right after Shakespeare and Chaucer. Language experts are...

Protester killed in 'neo-Nazi' attack on eco-camp

"Protester killed in 'neo-Nazi' attack on eco-camp | Russia | Guardian Unlimited: "One eco-activist was killed and five others were seriously injured at the weekend when a gang of young men shouting nationalist...

Solomon Islands Chopping Down Its Own Future

The Solomon Islands seems to be fast-tracking its own economic ruin by increasing its logging rates. Unless the nation finds a better way to manage its remaining timber resources, or, perhaps more judiciously, looks to alternative industries, its whole way of life could...

Organic Beekeepers NOT losing their bees!

"Organic Bee Keepers Not Losing Their Bees 14-May-2007 We recently reported on the mystery of bees that are disappearing from their hives and being found dead— or not being found at all. Now it turns out that organic beekeepers are not having this problem. The website of...

2006: the year that global warming came into sharp focus

"It has been a hot year. The average temperature in Britain for 2006 was higher than at any time since records began in 1659. Globally, it looks set to be the sixth hottest year on record. The signs during the past 12 months have been all around us. Little winter snow in the...

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