Items tagged with Life

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One Virus to Rule them All Monday, August 11th, 2008 - 13:46:28 - Iddo Genuth One of the fundamental questions in science is "what is life?", a question particularly pertinent of late with the search for signs of life... read more

Smart Future for Swarming Robots Sunday, August 10th, 2008 - 20:09:27 - Ehud Rattner Swarms of robots could one day be exploring space or doing dangerous jobs on Earth, say researchers. Promising prototypes of co-operating robots were... read more

The Most Extreme Life-Forms in the Universe Thursday, June 26th, 2008 - 13:59:34 - Ehud Rattner While scientists find ever more planets around other stars and contemplate missions to probe the far reaches of our own solar system, researchers are... read more

How Low Can Life Go? Friday, May 23rd, 2008 - 20:54:40 - Ehud Rattner Microbes have created a home in 111-million-year-old rock buried 1.6 kilometers below the sea floor, researchers have found. The discovery beats the... read more

Intensive Farming is Fine for Birds and Bee Sunday, May 11th, 2008 - 15:13:20 - Ehud Rattner Eco-friendly plant and animal life have been thriving in intensively managed cereal farms alongside increasing crop yields, according to the first... read more

Ozone: Friend or Foe? Sunday, April 27th, 2008 - 19:07:19 - Ehud Rattner The ozone layer protects all life on Earth, but it's frustrating scientists' attempts to curb global warming. Take geoengineering: Researchers have... read more

Life Expectancy Worsening or Stagnating Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 - 14:22:49 - Ehud Rattner A new, long-term study of mortality trends in U.S. counties over the same four decades reports a troubling finding: These gains are not reaching many... read more

Life Supporting Conditions on Saturn's Moon Saturday, March 29th, 2008 - 22:12:51 - Iddo Genuth Scientists found warmth, water and organic chemicals on Saturn's small moon Enceladus which are the basic ingredients for life, media reported... read more

The Memories of a Butterfly Thursday, March 6th, 2008 - 20:21:00 - Ehud Rattner The butterfly has become a favorite cliche for a fresh start in life. Despite the drastic metamorphosis, however, scientists have disagreed about... read more

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