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TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Oct 4, 2007 @ 8:24am neoform

MSNBC -- Astronomers have spotted evidence of a second Earth being built around a distant star 424 light-years away. Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a huge belt of warm dust swirling around a young star called HD 113766 that is ju.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue May 15, 2007 @ 2:09pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- With an eye toward bolstering its own new branding effort and the health of the planet, the mighty Web presence introduces another environmental initiative Yahoo! executives are turning green—and not because they're enviously eyeing market-share gain.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Apr 26, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Swiss scientist Michel Mayor, who heads the European team that announced the discovery of a new potentially habitable planet, has his sights set on an even bigger target, detecting signs of extraterrestrial life. Mayor predicts that top researchers are.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 11:06pm neoform

Yahoo News -- Crazy-sounding ideas for saving the planet are getting a serious look from top scientists, a sign of their fears about global warming and the desire for an insurance policy in case things get worse. How crazy? There's the man-made "volcano" that sho.. Read More