Friday, June 29, 2007

Mars Rover Making Crater Descent; Return Uncertain



NASA knows its rover, Opportunity, is at risk while exploring a deep Martian crater, but believes the potential rewards are worth it.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Do Stem Cells Grown From Unfertilized Eggs Have Souls?



Science butts up against religious beliefs yet again in the ever-contentious world of stem-cell politics.




Source: http://www.wired.com

London Police Scour Spycam Footage in Hunt for Car Bomber



Authorities search for the perpetrator who left a possible fuel-air explosive near Piccadilly Circus.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Name and Shame the Biggest Corporate Privacy Villains



Wired News, with help from readers, compiles and ranks the internet's worst offenders.





Source: http://www.wired.com

DNA Samples Confirm Egyptian Mummy as Queen Hatshepsut



Archeologists say they're 100 percent certain that the remains are those of a woman who was as mysterious in death as she was eccentric in life.





Source: http://www.wired.com

June 27, 1954: World's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens



Nuclear power as an energy source makes its first appearance in Obninsk, and a model Soviet science city is born.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Largest Ice Sheet Stable, but Vulnerable, Researchers Say



Its vastness protects it from the immediate effects of global warming, but the world's largest ice sheet could be damaged if things get worse.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Effects of Global Warming Overshadow Political, Economic Benefits



Countries who manage their environments better are generally more politically and economically stable, too.





Source: http://www.wired.com

Grape Expectations: Vines May Love Vivaldi



A Tuscan vineyard is testing to see whether music helps grow bigger vines in less time.





Source: http://www.wired.com