Very large objects said to be on their way to earth.
2010-12-11
Whether this is an accurate interpretation of the data or not we don’t know, but we are going to get a reporter to follow up on this one.
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Meteor of ‘unusual brightness’ over the UK
2010-12-11
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Meteor, space junk or something else? A witness writes Unknowncountry: "It was the brightness of an arc light. The entire field was brightly lit behind our house. I thought it was landing."
Ancient DNA–What Can It Tell Us?
2010-12-10
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Researchers recently revived ancient bacteria that had been trapped for thousands of years in water droplets embedded in salt crystals. Is this a good idea? This bacteria been found inside salt crystals ranging in age from thousands to hundreds of millions years old.
Researcher J. Koji Lum says, "You have a little trapped ecosystem. Some of these guys are feeding on other ones trapped in this space. The things that aren’t alive in there, their DNA is still preserved."
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Whales are Polluted
2010-12-10
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People are polluted and whales are too. Sperm whales throughout the Pacific carry evidence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which occur in oil, coal, and tar deposits, and are produced as byproducts of fuel burning. Some of them are carcinogenic, and high levels of PAHs are found in meat cooked at high temperatures (such as grilling or barbecuing), as well as in smoked fish.
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