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Buried ocean microbes exist at limit between life and death

Microbes deep beneath the Pacific ocean consider inactivity to new heights. They are so slow on the uptake of nutrients from their environment that they barely classify as alive. Their extremely existence could aid define the limit amongst life and death. Paradoxically, however...

Could fungi break down plastic and stop a very modern scourge?

The normally synthetic material, which is most generally made from petrochemicals, degrades really gradually because it's complex chemical bonds make it resistant to all-natural processes of decomposition. Since the 1950s, one billion tons of plastic are believed to have been d...

NASA to land Astronauts on asteroid and stay for a month

The space agency Nasa is coaching a group of astronauts to land on asteroids after a three million mile journey - dwarfing the mere 239,000 miles travelled to the moon. The mission, planned for the next decade, would land on an asteroid travelling at much more than 50,000 miles... 1

Easter Island archaeology project digs up island's secrets

The first methodical investigation of the statues at Rapa Nui, which numerous think of as straightforward heads, reveals the total figures buried over centuries by natural forces.Easter Island Statue Project / Jo Anne Van Tilburg New pictures reveal what lies beneath the surfac...

SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last minute

The countdown reached all the way to virtually zero Saturday morning for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The engine ignition sequence started up, but there was an automatic shutdown by on-board computer systems. So as an alternative of blasting off on a delivery mission to the space stat...