en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/life/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/vents_on_mars_could_have_support/ Scientists have found signs that water may once have gurgled up through the Martian soil in hydrothermal vents similar to those in Yellowstone National Park. The site of these proposed vents could possibly contain preserved traces of ancient Martian li news science 2008-05-23 08:22:55 http://www.newsique.com/science/vents_on_mars_could_have_support/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24779377/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/vents_on_mars_could_have_support/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/antarctic_lake_may_hold_life_clu/ An Edinburgh scientist's study of a 15 million-year-old lake buried under the ice of Antarctica could yield clues on climate change and the origins of life. Edinburgh University researcher Neil Ross is part of a four-man team camped on an Antarctic ice news science 2008-01-18 08:36:36 http://www.newsique.com/science/antarctic_lake_may_hold_life_clu/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7191687.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/antarctic_lake_may_hold_life_clu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_work_on_encyclopedia_/ The effort, called the Encyclopedia of Life, will include species descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. Its first pages of information will be shown Wednesday in Wash news science 2007-05-09 09:37:59 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_work_on_encyclopedia_/ Physorg http://www.physorg.com/news97867782.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/physorg/ 91 Amazing [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_work_on_encyclopedia_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/newly_found_planet_could_support/ A rocky planet not much larger than Earth has been detected orbiting a star close to our own neighborhood in the Milky Way, and the European astronomers who found it say it lies within the star's "habitable zone," where life could exist -- possibly in oce news science 2007-04-25 08:17:40 http://www.newsique.com/science/newly_found_planet_could_support/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/111815045/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [7] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/newly_found_planet_could_support/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/hibernation_saves_japanese_man/ A Japanese man has survived for 24 days in cold weather and without food and water by falling into a state of "hibernation", his doctor has said. news science 2006-12-20 17:58:31 http://www.newsique.com/science/hibernation_saves_japanese_man/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6197339.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/hibernation_saves_japanese_man/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/does_water_still_flow_on_mars/ Striking new images of the Red Planet have raised hopes life could be found on Mars after all. news science 2006-12-06 13:45:52 http://www.newsique.com/science/does_water_still_flow_on_mars/ Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=420833&in_page_id=1770 http://www.newsique.com/sources/daily_mail/ 91 Interesting [7] 60 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/science/does_water_still_flow_on_mars/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/space_likely_helped_shape_life_o/ Nobody knows how life on Earth began, but the primordial soup likely got a lot of its ingredients from space. Scientists have discovered concentrations of amino acids in two meteorites that are more than 10 times higher than levels previously measured news science 2008-03-14 08:22:26 http://www.newsique.com/science/space_likely_helped_shape_life_o/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23614229/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/space_likely_helped_shape_life_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/warming_risks_antarctic_sea_life/ Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn. Crabs are poised to return to the Antarctic shallows, threatening creatures such as giant sea spiders a news science 2008-02-18 08:24:14 http://www.newsique.com/science/warming_risks_antarctic_sea_life/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7248025.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/warming_risks_antarctic_sea_life/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/synthetic_life_advance_reported/ An important step has been taken in the quest to create a synthetic lifeform. A US team reports in Science magazine how it built the entire DNA code of a common bacterium in the laboratory using blocks of genetic material. The group hopes eventually news science 2008-01-25 08:18:56 http://www.newsique.com/science/synthetic_life_advance_reported/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7203186.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/synthetic_life_advance_reported/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/big_climate_impact_on_uk_coasts/ Climate change is having a major impact on Britain's coast, the seas around the coast, and the life in those seas, a government-sponsored report concludes. The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) says seas are becoming more violent, causi news science 2008-01-16 08:18:03 http://www.newsique.com/science/big_climate_impact_on_uk_coasts/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7191196.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/big_climate_impact_on_uk_coasts/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/marine_protection_plan_unveiled/ Public consultation has begun on proposals to extend protection for marine life around Britain. Seven areas, totalling 10,000sq km (4,000sq miles) of sea, have been earmarked as sites for the UK's first offshore Special Areas of Conservation. They i news science 2007-12-21 08:20:52 http://www.newsique.com/science/marine_protection_plan_unveiled/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7152722.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/marine_protection_plan_unveiled/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/food_supply_link_to_animal_agein/ Animals may age faster depending on how much competition there is for food in their early life, according to a study. The Edinburgh and Cambridge university research reveals that animals born when competition for food is intense tend to age more quickl news science 2007-12-10 08:21:03 http://www.newsique.com/science/food_supply_link_to_animal_agein/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7134312.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/food_supply_link_to_animal_agein/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_ideas_on_sex_re-exami/ Physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich, best known for his claims of a cosmic life force associated with sexual orgasm, died in federal prison, and the government burned tons of his books and other publications and destroyed his equipment. But half a centur news science 2007-11-07 08:20:32 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_ideas_on_sex_re-exami/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21652738/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_ideas_on_sex_re-exami/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/archaeologists_find_major_pre-co/ U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits. The archaeologists bel news science 2007-10-29 08:18:01 http://www.newsique.com/science/archaeologists_find_major_pre-co/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21518528/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/archaeologists_find_major_pre-co/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/life_from_mars_theory_put_to_tes/ A rock quarried on Orkney was blasted into space to find out if meteorites could carry primitive life from one planet to another. One theory being tested is whether life could have arrived on Earth from Mars. University of Aberdeen experts had the r news science 2007-10-24 08:24:08 http://www.newsique.com/science/life_from_mars_theory_put_to_tes/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7056686.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/life_from_mars_theory_put_to_tes/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/ The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen the finished array will have 350 6m antennas and will be one of the world's largest. The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) wi news science 2007-10-12 08:19:27 http://www.newsique.com/science/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7041183.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/new_effort_to_conserve_bug_life/ A strategy on how to better conserve Scotland's bugs and insects is to be drawn up for the first time. Conservation trust Bug Life and entomologists will meet near Perth to discuss the issues affecting everything from bees to snails. Craig Macadam o news science 2007-10-10 08:18:16 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_effort_to_conserve_bug_life/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7035860.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/new_effort_to_conserve_bug_life/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/did_life_begin_in_space_new_evid/ Recent probes inside comets show it is overwhelmingly likely that life began in space, according to a new paper by Cardiff University scientists. Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and colleagues at the University's Centre for Astrobiology have long argu news science 2007-08-14 14:29:32 http://www.newsique.com/science/did_life_begin_in_space_new_evid/ Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070814093819.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/sciencedaily/ 91 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/did_life_begin_in_space_new_evid/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/ancient_rome_brought_back_to_lif/ Ancient Rome has been brought back to life through a unique digital reconstruction project, said to be the world's biggest computer simulation. An international team of architects, archaeologists and experts spent 10 years working on a real-time 3D mod news science 2007-06-13 12:54:29 http://www.newsique.com/science/ancient_rome_brought_back_to_lif/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/6743991.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/ancient_rome_brought_back_to_lif/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/patent_sought_on_synthetic_life/ Scientists working to build a life form from scratch have applied to patent the broad method they plan to use to create their "synthetic organism". Dr Craig Venter, the man who led the private sector effort to sequence the human genome, has been workin news science 2007-06-08 11:00:27 http://www.newsique.com/science/patent_sought_on_synthetic_life/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6733797.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/patent_sought_on_synthetic_life/#comments