Buried ancient rivers and missing martians– our Friday round-up of science headlines!
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Signs of Life
Friday, September 20th, 2013What Lives Where
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
The Academy’s Stan Blum works in Biodiversity Informatics– he documents what lives where.
Diving Deep For Science
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
James Cameron and a team of scientists have found diverse life deep in the ocean. Have they also found the origins of life?
Life Near the Asteroid Belt
Friday, November 9th, 2012
Two researchers hypothesize that an asteroid belt, just the right size and distance from its star, might be necessary for a star system to support a life-bearing planet.
Tapeworm Muse
Monday, July 9th, 2012
Imagine having a tapeworm named after you…
A Plant-Filled Planet
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Plants shaped the surface of Earth, affecting the oceans and climate of our planet as they began to appear 470 million years ago.
Europa’s Great Lakes
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Lakes under Europa’s surface could hold the key to life on Jupiter’s icy moon.
Kepler’s Planets
Monday, March 21st, 2011
The Kepler mission is already providing diverse data on exoplanets– might it also find life?
Will There Be Fish in 2050?
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Yes… but the ocean and its population will be very different.
Saturn’s Moons
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Did a moon form Saturn’s rings? Do the building blocks for life exist on Titan? Seltzer water inside Enceladus? Here are three recent headlines about Saturn’s moons.
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