Exploring For Life In Strange Places
*[ Watch the Video: Catch That Bug! Part One: The Dig ] * *ESA* Last year schoolchildren were invited to dig up some earth in search of creepy-crawlies and underground life. Astronauts taking part in...
View ArticleA Never-Before Seen Supervolcano Eruption Would Be Terrifying
Thank goodness Mount Sinabung isn’t a supervolcano. Devastating supervolcanoes can erupt simply due to changes that happen in their giant magma chambers as they slowly cool, according to a new study....
View ArticleEarth’s devastating supervolcanoes powered by density differences
As magma cools, low density material can be forced through the Earth's crust. Reported by Ars Technica 2 days ago.
View ArticleGlobal and Chinese Rare Earth Industry Report 2013
DUBLIN, January 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vk6pqh/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Rare Earth Industry...
View ArticlePeak Resources appoints Darren Townsend as new managing director
Peak Resources (ASX: PEK) has appointed Darren Townsend as its managing director with effect from 3 February 2014. Townsend has extensive project development, operational and corporate experience...
View ArticleMammals and Dinosaurs Once Shared the Earth
A new study published in the latest issue of the esteemed scientific journal Biology Letters indicates that placental mammals existed when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Previous studies argue that...
View ArticleGolden Raspberry Awards Crown 'Grown Ups 2' With Eight Razzie Nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Grown Ups 2" is making the most noise at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards. The silly comedy sequel about four childhood friends starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock...
View ArticleGaia Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Nothing
*Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia spacecraft made a final, modest adjustment yesterday afternoon to keep it on track for its orbit around...
View ArticlePublic Invited By NASA To Send Names On An Asteroid Mission And Beyond
*NASA * NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in 2016. The "Messages to Bennu!" microchip will...
View ArticleGrown Ups 2 , After Earth Lead Razzie Noms
Oscar nominations are out tomorrow, which means the much-more-amusing Golden Raspberry Award nominations are out today. Grown Ups 2 got the most Razzie nominations this year, with eight nods including...
View ArticleRazzie Nominations: Adam Sandler, ‘Grown Ups 2′ Dominate Worst of Honors
Adam Sandler dominated the Razzie Awards Wednesday, as voters for Hollywood’s most dubious honor, showered “Grown Ups 2″ with eight nominations. The annual awards recognize the worst movies and...
View ArticleWall Street's Brightest Minds Reveal Their Best Investment Ideas For The Next...
Most agree that we have witnessed the end of a massive, three-decade bull market in the bond market. Some are also skeptical of the potential for returns in the stock market in the years ahead, given...
View ArticleAdam Sandler's 'Grown Ups 2' Among Worst Films Of 2013 With 8 Razzie Nominations
While awards season is getting underway and the Academy is honoring the best Hollywood has to offer, it's also time to celebrate the worst of 2013. The Razzie have revealed their nominations for the...
View ArticleHere's How to Respond to Your Conservative Republican Relatives Who Don't...
I can't say for sure if global warming is real, in the same way I don't know if the North Pole is cold. I've never been to the North Pole. I'm afraid to go someplace void of civilization. That's why I...
View ArticleRazzies Announced: Check Out the Worst of the Worst in Film
Today's announcement of the 2013 Razzie Awards nominations, the honor no film studio craves, reflects a "who's who" of familiar targets. Once again Adam Sandler is in the Razzies' cross-hairs, this...
View ArticleEarth and its natural oddities
Earth never stops surprising us. Every corner of the planet offers some sort of natural peculiarity with an explanation that makes us wish we'd studied harder in junior high Earth science class....
View ArticleCavities May Have Killed Off Earth's Largest Apes
Besides "anywhere he wants," where does a 1,200-ape sit down for diner? The extinct 10-foot tall Gigantopithecus probably found a seat near the bamboo salad bars of Southeast Asia's forests from...
View ArticleMAXI-mizing Our Understanding Of The Universe
*NASA* Look up at the night sky … do you see it? The stars of the cosmos bursting in magnificent explosions of death and rebirth! No? Well, then maybe you are not looking through the “eyes” of the...
View ArticleJapanese Scientists Have An Ingenious Plan To Clean Up Space
Japanese space scientists are set to trial a tether they hope will help pull junk out of orbit around Earth, clearing up tonnes of planetary clutter, they said Thursday. Researchers at The Japan...
View ArticleESA's Rosetta Spacecraft Days Away From Waking Up For Comet Visit
*Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online* The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft is less than a week away from waking up from a deep hibernation to explore a comet, in what is...
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