Scientists revive eight million year old primitive life forms

Though the cells are very primitive life forms, the length of time they had been able to survive was significant for further study of other inhospitable environments such as Mars, Dr Wilson said.

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Asian bird flu spreads to cats

Health experts are concerned about the bird flu infecting other animals, in part because that could prompt mutations in the virus that in turn makes it easier to pass among people. That concern holds especially for pigs because of their genetic similarities to humans.

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Shame on NASA Cosmic Outrage

Recent events with the Mars rovers reveal a mysterious covert agenda
to hide the very evidence of the life the Space Agency claims to seek
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Mars rovers explore hints of salty water - Feb. 19, 2004

officials said the soil at both locations could contain small amounts of water mixed with salt in a brine that can exist in liquid form at very low temperatures.
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researcher finds cells can grow on silicon

Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that nerve cells grown on a microchip can learn and memorize information which can be communicated to the brain.
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Nova Scotia paralysed by powerful blizzard, declares state of emergency

Snow drifts were waist high around Halifax. Those who ventured out had to shield their eyes against the fierce combination of wet, driving snow and gale-force winds.

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Crude Awakening

Saudi princes and SUV drivers may do well to read his new book, “Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil” (W.W. Norton), in which Goodstein argues that our oil-dependent civilization is in for a crude awakening when the world’s oil supply really begins to run out—possibly within a few decades.
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GM crops to get go-ahead

The leaked documents also reveal that the government has not yet given up hope of swinging the public round in favour of the crops. "Opposition might eventually be worn down by solid, authoritative scientific argument."

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US scientists tax Bush on climate

President Bush's administration has been accused of suppressing and distorting scientific findings that run counter to its own political beliefs. read more here