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Caribbean coral reefs 'could vanish in 20 years'

Posted in Science on 2nd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Healthy coral reefs have declined by about 50% in the past 40 years.

Newly discovered planet is the most Earth-like yet, scientists say

Posted in Science on 1st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Astronomers said the planet orbits a red giant star thats just far enough away to reasonably support life (aka the habitable zone).

'Immediate protection' needed for Pitcairn's marine bounty

Posted in Featured, Science on 28th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

"Immediate protection" is required for the waters of the Pitcairn Islands, home to one of the world's most valuable collections of marine species.

Spacex Dragon could land on Mars with a mission under the NASA Discovery Program

Posted in Science on 21st Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

One of NASAs long standing interests has been to robotically drill deeply into Mars' subsurface environment.

NASA Test Bed for Growing Earth Life on Mars to be developed

Posted in Science on 16th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

A device for studying the survival of terrestrial life forms on the surface of Mars.