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  • June 2008

    • Phoenix Samples Martian Dirt

      Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  Jun 2, 08 5:41 AM CDT

      Phoenix Samples Martian Dirt

      (Newser) - The Phoenix Mars Lander grabbed a small sample of the fine soil of the planet's polar region yesterday. It was only a test "dig and dump"—using the spacecraft's 8-foot-long robotic arm—but paves the way for retrieving and analyzing samples of Martian soil later this week, reports the Arizona Republic . More »

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      NASA  • Mars  • Phoenix Mars Lander  • life  • robotic arm  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory  • University of Arizona  • TEGA

  • May 2008
  • March 2008

    • Living Life While Facing Death

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 31, 08 7:32 PM CDT

      Living Life While Facing Death

      (Newser) - Professor Randy Pausch may be dying of pancreatic cancer, but a video of his “last lecture” continues to inspire millions around the world, the Independent reports. Pausch delivered his speech, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” to laughter and tears at Carnegie Mellon in September. Picked up by the Wall Street Journal , then by the likes of Oprah and Good Morning America , the talk by the 47-year-old father of three is now a certified phenomenon. More »

  • September 2007

    • When the Sun Dies, Earth Might Not

      New York Times  |  Sep 13, 07 3:32 AM CDT

      When the Sun Dies, Earth Might Not

      (Newser) - When the Sun begins to kick out in some 5 billion years, it might not take Earth with it, reports the New York Times. Scientists are more optimistic since discovering a planet that survived a similar situation. A lack of hydrogen fuel is expected to cause the Sun to expand 100-fold into a "red giant," enveloping Mercury and Venus and wiping out human life. More »

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      Earth  • planet  • solar system  • sun  • life

  • August 2007

    • Frozen DNA Survives After 8 Million Years

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 7, 07 9:15 PM CDT

      Frozen DNA Survives After 8 Million Years

      (Newser) - Scientists have nixed the notion that glaciers are lifeless blocks of ice by thawing chunks containing Antarctic organisms and watching them successfully divide on their own, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study suggests that these microorganisms, ranging from 100,000 to 8 million years old, could yield DNA and spark an entirely new phase of bacterial evolution if warming continues to melt the glaciers. More »

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      global warming  • DNA  • Mars  • evolution  • Antarctica  • bacteria  • glacier  • life  • microorganisms

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