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Spot A Space Warp - Astronomers Ask For Help!

08/05/2013 17:20
8 May, 2013 MessageToEagle.com - Online volunteers are being asked to search for 'space warps', very rare massive galaxies that bend light around them so that they act rather like giant lenses in space. By looking through data that has never been seen by human eyes, citizen scientists can help...

Will Our First Encounter With Aliens Be Like In Star Trek?

08/05/2013 17:18
8 May, 2013 MessageToEagle.com - The latest Star Trek movie, opening tomorrow, raises an eternal question: why are the Klingons (or Cylons or Daleks) always at roughly our technological level? For any sense of drama, interplanetary protagonists have to be evenly matched. Usually, the aliens have...

Older Adults' Memory Lapses Linked to Problems Processing Everyday Events

08/05/2013 15:27
May 7, 2013 — Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. [Read more] ...

Under Pressure: How the Density of Exoplanets' Atmospheres Weighs on the Odds for Alien Life

08/05/2013 15:22
At this early stage in the search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system and beyond, the emphasis is on liquid water. Where it can exist on a planet’s or moon's surface, so the thinking goes, life as we know it has a chance. Much of the observational and theoretical work in astrobiology...

It’s Time to Get Serious About Going to Mars

08/05/2013 15:19
Source Space.com If NASA is to land humans on Mars by the 2030s, as President Barack Obama has directed, there's not much time to settle on a plan and develop the technologies required, agency officials said Monday, May 6. [Read more] ...

Bioteeth From Stemcells Will Regrow Complete Tooth, Superior to Implants

08/05/2013 15:16
First Posted: Mar 12, 2013 01:14 PM EDT Replacing missing teeth with new bioengineered teeth, grown from stem cells generated from a person's own gum cells, is a new method that will be vastly superior to the currently used implant technology. [Read more] ...

50-Year-Old Fluoride Mystery Closer to Being Solved

08/05/2013 15:10
Charles Q. Choi, MyHealthNewsDaily Contributor Date: 08 May 2013 Time: 10:31 AM ET The more than 50-year-old mystery of how fluoride battles tooth decay may be one step closer to being solved, researchers say. The study suggests that fluoride works by reducing the ability of bacteria...

How Your Brain Tracks Moving Objects

08/05/2013 15:07
Denise Chow, LiveScience Staff Writer Date: 08 May 2013 Time: 12:24 PM ET In a new study, they discovered how the brain can predict the path of a moving object, even one traveling so fast humans can barely see it. [Read more] ...  

Farming on Mars: NASA Ponders Food Supply for 2030s Mission

08/05/2013 14:58
by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor Date: 08 May 2013 Time: 12:04 PM ET WASHINGTON —The first humans to live on Mars might not identify as astronauts, but farmers. To establish a sustainable settlement on Earth's solar system neighbor, space travelers will have to...

Buzz Aldrin Says Humanity's Future Is On Mars (Exclusive Video)

08/05/2013 14:55
by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor Date: 07 May 2013 Time: 05:09 PM ET NEW YORK — The moon is not enough for Buzz Aldrin, the second man ever to walk on the lunar surface. If humanity is to truly realize its space travel potential, there is only one place it will find it: Mars...
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