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A new look at Apollo samples supports ancient impact theory Phys.Org New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting a hypothesis of ancient cataclysmic bombardment for both worlds. Using scanning electron microscopes, ... |
Earth owes its oxygen to a cooler mantle Futurity: Research News Diminished melting in the mantle decreased the depth of melting in the Earth's crust, which in turn reduced the output of reactive, iron oxide-based volcanic gases into the atmosphere. A lower concentration of these gases?which react with and remove ... How Earth Got Its Oxygen Geochemistry: Portrait of Earth's coming of age Magma Rise Sparked Life as We Know It? |
 New York Times | Scientists find what made some whales the largest animals on Earth Los Angeles Times ... Maugh II US and Canadian researchers have discovered a grapefruit-sized organ in the chin of rorqual (baleen) whales that controls the expansion of their massive jaws during feeding and that has allowed them to become the largest animals on Earth. Key to 'lunge feeding' found |
 NorthJersey.com | Denville's Earth Day, fish and deer discussed NorthJersey.com Winners of Denville's Earth Day photo contest, Angela Frugone, Esther Chia, and Kyle D'Souza, were honored by the mayor and members of the Town Council recently. Pacconi was addressing the Earth Day Poster Contest winners at the May 15 Denville Council ... |
 E&T magazine | Rare-earth metals from used auto parts Creamer Media's Engineering News Honda Motor Company and Japan Metals & Chemicals Company have confirmed the establishment of a world-first process to extract rare-earth metals from various used parts in Honda products. The recycling process could, in the longer term, ... Honda starts recycling rare earth metals from car batteries |
Railroad Earth, other local bands return to festival on the Colorado river Summit Daily News At Rancho Del Rio and State Bridge Riverside Amphitheatre along the Colorado River, the 2012 YarmonyGrass lineup features the return of Railroad Earth, accompanied by Elephant Revival, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, members of String Cheese ... |
 msnbc.com | Mystery of Martian meteorites' organic molecules solved msnbc.com Organic molecules ? compounds that on Earth can be linked with life ? encased within Martian meteorites now reveal biological activity on the Red Planet could not have formed these materials, researchers say. Organic molecules are the carbon-based ... NASA Funded Research Shows Existence of Reduced Carbon on Mars Non-biological Organic Carbon Found to Originate on Mars |
HUFFPOST HILL - Earth Mother Wonders Why Obama Never Calls Huffington Post Dropping in tomorrow's Roll Call from Steven T. Dennis: "President Barack Obama's first Earth Day proclamation in 2009 was an urgent call to address global warming. This year? The word 'climate' didn't even get a mention. Four years ago, Obama and his ... |
 CTV.ca | Review: Sorry Will, but Earth doesn't need 'Men in Black III' Green Bay Press Gazette The original, released in 1997, was a terrifically fun sci-fi comedy, with the laconic Tommy Lee Jones and the ebullient Will Smith teaming as agents of a secret organization that keeps Earth safe from bad aliens (and ensures the good ones stay safe, ... 'Men in Black III' one sequel too many Review: 'Men in Black III' is a pleasant, entertaining surprise Men In Black III |
 WFMY News 2 | 'Intrepid' Mercury Astronaut Marks 50th Anniversary of Orbiting the Earth Space.com Today, the former NASA astronaut returned to the carrier-turned-floating-museum here for a ceremony commemorating his return to Earth during the height of the Cold War's space race. Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 Mercury Atlas rocket lifts off from Pad 14, ... Astronaut Scott Carpenter Became The Second Person To Orbit The Earth CU astronaut-alumnus Scott Carpenter looks back at 50th anniversary of Aurora ... |