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3-Planet Monte, Meteors and the MallOctober features three-planet monte, Jupiter's reign over the evening sky and the Mall gaining a public observatory.
Washington Post Sunday, October 04, 2009T. rex still looking for home after Vegas auctionLAS VEGAS -- A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday, October 04, 2009Sunflower Power? An Entrepreneur's First StepsWhen farmers in Dove Creek, Colo., started planting sunflowers a few years ago, they were motivated by the promise of a decent income. But Jeff Berman, an activist-turned-entrepreneur, told farmers if they grew sunflowers, he'd give them a renewable fuel source.
NPR Sunday, October 04, 2009Water Lust: Why All the Excitement When H2O Is Found in Space?When NASA
announced last month the finding of water ice in several impact craters on Mars , and either water or hydroxyl widely dispersed on the moon 's surface, the solar system became a little more familiar because it seemed a tad more hospitable to life as we know it on Earth.But is that because the rest of the cosmos has much in common with Earth or vice versa? Water, the unique molecule that cradles and nurtures life here, is apparently common and perhaps abundant in the solar system. Observational evidence suggests that water as a solid, liquid or gas is present at the poles of Mercury, within the thick clouds of Venus, on Mars, inside asteroids and comets, and in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
scientists also have speculated that Jupiter's moons Europa , Ganymede and Callisto have vast subsurface oceans of liquid water. They have also detected through spectroscopy water frost on Pluto's moon, Charon. Of course, scientists have known that H 2 O also se
Scientific American Sunday, October 04, 2009Trail of E. Coli Shows Flaws in Inspection of Ground BeefStephanie Smith, 22, was left paralyzed in 2007 after eating a burger tainted by E. coli. Tracing her burger shows why eating ground beef is still a gamble.
International Herald Tribune Sunday, October 04, 2009Pregnancy safe after transplantResearch has revealed that women who have had a kidney transplant can have children without risking their health.
Science Alert Sunday, October 04, 2009Injuries kill more menInjuries, such as falls and suicide, result in the deaths of twice as many men than women, a new report has found.
Science Alert Sunday, October 04, 2009Sexually content women healthierA study has revealed that women who rate themselves as being sexually satisfied have higher overall wellbeing and vitality.
Science Alert Sunday, October 04, 2009Antarctica used to be warmFossils have revealed that 15.7 million years ago Antarctica went through a heat wave during which plants and freshwater algae were abundant.
Science Alert Sunday, October 04, 2009Creating naturally pest-free riceAn Australian researcher is fighting to protect rice in South East Asia from pests, without the use of chemicals or genetic engineering.
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