Drilling into the unknown: First exploration of a sub-glacial Antarctic lake is a major step closer

Scientists have located the ideal drill site for the first ever exploration of an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, a development that is likely to facilitate a revolution in climate-change research and which may lead to the discovery of life-forms cut off from the main line of evoluti …

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A 'great day' for the future of commercial space

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Busy Bees Use Flower Petals For Nest Wallpaper

When we think of bee nests, we often think of a giant hive, buzzing with social activity, worker bees and honey. But scientists recently discovered a rare, solitary type of bee that makes tiny nests by plastering together flower petals. More Articles

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NASA - What is Consuming Hydrogen and Acetylene on Titan? Nasa says it might NOT be life.

Two new papers based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft scrutinize the complex chemical activity on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.

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Wind-powered car goes down wind faster than the wind

A wind-powered car has been clocked in the US traveling down wind faster than the wind. In a recent run at New Jerusalem in Tracy, California, the car reached a top speed of more than 2.85 times faster than the wind blowing at the time (13.5 mph) powered by the wind itself.

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A Programming Langauge Genetic Engineering of Living Cells - Microsoft Research

Synthetic biology aims at producing novel biological systems to carry out some desired and well-defined functions.

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Titan: Nasa scientists discover evidence 'that alien life exists on Saturn's moon' - Telegraph

Researchers at the space agency believe they have discovered vital clues that appeared to indicate that primitive aliens could be living on the planet.

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A NEW! Impact on Jupiter

On the same day as a team of astronomers released new Hubble Space Telescope images of last year's Jupiter impact, the original discoverer of the 2009 impact scar, Anthony Wesley, reported on an amateur astronomy forum that he had observed a new impact on Jupiter.

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Scientists find life on a Saturn moon

Scientists have found evidence that there is life on Saturn's biggest moon, Titan. They have discovered clues that primitive aliens are breathing in Titan's atmosphere and feeding on fuel at the surface.

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The Skull of Doom

Crystal skulls have long had a fringe following, and the most famous of them is one named for the explorer-author Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedges.

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