For Monday, July 28, 2008

Basking shark image licensed under Creative Commons by kernosweb

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_go_ot/salmonella_lobbying

Food industry bitten by its lobbying success


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7520868.stm

Rare fossils in India threatened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7524557.stm

Shark-spotters wanted in Cornwall

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=90

Cetorhinus maximus - FishBase


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_on_re_as/china_pandas;_ylt=AgKv9On5UsSiuGXiECL18dCs0NUE

4 panda cubs born at Chinese breeding center

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080726/sc_livescience/thesurprisinghistoryofamericaswildhorses;_ylt=Av4Of_v3hokLY3oLbA6KVz0PLBIF

The Surprising History of America's Wild Horses

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080724/sc_afp/spaingeologyhistoryscience;_ylt=AhW96ZW_0oUP.hqXMu5QpZwPLBIF

Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7526871.stm

Rare seahorses born at aquarium

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1801

Hippocampus hippocampus - FishBase

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080727224101.htm

Francisella Tularensis: Stopping A Biological Weapon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisella_tularensis

Francisella tularensis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080727224059.htm

Bacteria Reveal Secret Of Adaptation At Evolution Canyon

For Monday, July 7, 2008

Elk photo licensed under Creative Commons by digitalART2

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_panda;_ylt=AllCZY3.75yDo_m931g_7jKs0NUE

Panda moved after China quake gives birth to twins - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080706/sc_afp/australiaclimatedrought;_ylt=AmFyoHFBDcoq40TM1owc5SMPLBIF

Australian climate report like 'disaster novel': minister - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/elk_threat;_ylt=Au6X6gZNdwfhLjCraHqZvd8DW7oF

Focus on elk as disease persists near Yellowstone - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis

Brucellosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by unforth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_sc/sci_dinosaur_find

Utah announces 'major dinosaur fossil discovery' - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_pandas;_ylt=Aknj0aWoPpTTdaeXpSUeo_6s0NUE

Panda habitat damaged by China quake - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_re_us/sci_reversible_vasectomy;_ylt=Aop2X4jo60TNC050bdBivTys0NUE

Zoo performs first reverse vasectomy on horse - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_on_sc/sci_there_there_now;_ylt=AsihAw2wG5UsHDEaMrABBQWs0NUE

Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080617/sc_livescience/likehumansotherapesplanahead;_ylt=ApRA0efjHdMnDKKcfHJSaU8PLBIF

Like Humans, Other Apes Plan Ahead - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7458415.stm

BBC NEWS Health Egg-freezing technique 'is safe'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7458155.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7459472.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Space cameras to monitor forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613111131.htm

Uncovering The Truth Behind The Largest Marsupial To Walk The Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprotodon

Diprotodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613165830.htm

Decision-Making, Risk-Taking Similar In Bees And Humans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611135020.htm

Bee Species Outnumber Mammals And Birds Combined

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612095527.htm

Chemists Get Scoop On Crude 'Oil' From Pig Manure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613101121.htm

Lizards Pull A Wheelie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_basilisk

Basiliscus basiliscus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613092514.htm

Life's Raw Materials May Have Come From The Stars, Scientists Confirm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchison_meteorite

Murchison meteorite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080615142247.htm

Sea's Ebb And Flow Drive World's Big Extinction Events, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612150144.htm

Humor Shown To Be Fundamental To Our Success As A Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611144021.htm

Fossils Found In Tibet Revise History Of Elevation, Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080611161038.htm

Woolly Mammoth Gene Study Changes Extinction Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612144558.htm

Mysterious Mountain Dinosaur May Be New Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613111410.htm

Australian Dinosaur Found To Have South American Heritage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaraptor

Megaraptor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25197251/

Eight great extinct species - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Seal

Monachus tropicalis

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25200135/

'White stuff' mystifies Mars researchers - Mars- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25082279

Another hand-raised zoo baby: It's a sloth! - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/16/dinosaur.mummy.ap/index.html

Dinosaur mummy holds many secrets - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/12/endangered.lions.ap/index.html

Alarm raised for Kenya's Amboseli lions - CNN.com

For Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by glenfinlas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7422299.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature No road skill makes hog road kill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog

Erinaceinae

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7421259.stm

BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Cat puts Japan rail firm on track

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7421807.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife Zoo sends aid to pandas in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7422932.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Swans fight against bird flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7423035.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Cumbria Squirrel hunters set 1,000 traps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7419183.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West Beavers to return after 400 years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Beaver

Castor fiber

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527201814.htm

Giant Flying Reptiles Preferred To Walk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azhdarchidae

Azhdarchidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527091910.htm

Nanotechnology Risks: How Buckyballs Hurt Cells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene#Buckminsterfullerene

Fullerene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523201046.htm


Melting Glaciers May Release DDT And Contaminate Antarctic Environment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527101003.htm

Organic Free Grazing Cows Are Cream Of The Crop

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521114919.htm

Saltwater Sleuths: Seeking Clues To Help Determine Ages Of Fish And Shellfish Populations

http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527105742.htm

Fundamental Building Block In Flowering Plants Evolved Independently, Yet Almost Identically In Ancient Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523064620.htm

Miracle Leaves That May Help Protect Against Liver Damage

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HIRH80

PLANTS Profile for Hippophae rhamnoides (seaberry) USDA PLANTS

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080526153329.htm

Rice In Your Gas Tank: Boosting Biofuel Production From Rice Straw


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24846610/

Female albatrosses shack up - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/od_nm/vietnam_ufo_dc;_ylt=AtDr6RWUXyofzRfUN6U7zmas0NUE

Vietnam reports "UFO" explosion - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_fe_st/australia_giant_squid;_ylt=Al2K9kyHsiTv7MIVtB01QK8PLBIF

Australian fishermen net 500-pound squid - Yahoo! News

For Friday, May 23, 2008

Amur tiger cub photo licensed under Creative Commons by ucumari

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7408808.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Methane rise points to wetlands

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522145204.htm

New Family Of Gecko Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522145222.htm

Foot-dragging Mars Rover Finds Yellowstone-like Hot Spring Deposits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090524.htm

Some Like It Hot! Structure Of Receptor For Hot Chili Pepper And Pain Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090608.htm

Reproductive Plasticity Revealed: Neotropical Treefrog Can Choose To Lay Eggs In Water Or On Land

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521184129.htm

To Block The Carcinogens, Add A Touch Of Rosemary When Grilling Meats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522072339.htm

Oregano Oil Works As Well As Synthetic Insecticides To Tackle Common Beetle Pest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano

Origanum vulgare

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521183417.htm

Common Foodborne Pathogen In Poultry Finds Resistance To Antibiotic Used By Humans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campylobacter_jejuni

Campylobacter jejuni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521154206.htm

Relocation Of Endangered Chinese Turtle May Save Species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_giant_softshell_turtle

Rafetus swinhoei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521105251.htm

Ocean Acidification: Another Undesired Side Effect Of Fossil Fuel-burning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification

Ocean acidification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24791681/

Shaken pandas go to Beijing for the Olympics - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolong_National_Nature_Reserve

Wolong National Nature Reserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777084/

Step-by-step guide to Mars landing - Mars- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24778468/

Extreme life found at record seafloor depth - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24774922/

Endangered tiger becomes proud mama of five! - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger

Panthera tigris altaica

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777088/

Male songbirds' sly tricks can get them girls - LiveScience- msnbc.com


http://www.newsnet5.com/health/16363548/detail.html

IUCN Red List for birds 2008 - CNN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/neglected_refuges;_ylt=AmleeVIpYb5oNmTKyIIzTSUDW7oF

Report says nation's wildlife refuges underfunded - Yahoo! News

For Monday, May 19, 2008

Tasmanian Devil photo licensed under Creative Commons by Drew Ott

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_sc/antarctica_tiny_starfish;_ylt=AojC448GU.dYhhDh0e4F4Ves0NUE

Millions of tiny starfish inhabit undersea volcano - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080518/ap_on_hi_te/smart_avatars;_ylt=AuZNHQDBRazwWwvXlyeed2as0NUE

Researchers teach 'Second Life' avatar to think - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/wl_asia_afp/australiaanimalenvironmentdevil;_ylt=AooFpTpDL9.ELfexyOdiRK0PLBIF

Tasmanian devil to get endangered species listing - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080519/sc_afp/australiaanimalkangaroopeople;_ylt=Avoi24eCJqjVlptfKpF0RE4PLBIF

Kangaroo cull begins in Australia: animal welfare group - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo

Kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080518/sc_afp/chinaquakeanimalpanda;_ylt=Av5ifj4Uo0GdOCPRus8LsdMPLBIF

Three pandas missing in China quake: state media - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080518/sc_nm/huntingtons_monkeys_dc;_ylt=AoAxLwBEkFGVk.sfJKCuxWQPLBIF

Monkeys genetically modified to have Huntington's - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080518/sc_afp/irelandeubritainspainfishoceansconservation;_ylt=AulsH6U8MTbefNZCuopKxGcPLBIF

Ireland to hunt nightmare fishing nets in north Atlantic - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080518/sc_livescience/causesofmorningsicknessrevealed;_ylt=AupAteZ9l5Dh7nzpW09I2MsPLBIF

Causes of Morning Sickness Revealed - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7408021.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Cornwall Lifeguard dog banned from beach








http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7406832.stm

BBC NEWS Health New drug 'can kill MRSA superbug'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7407050.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Orangutan escapes pen at US zoo

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516121650.htm

Climate Changes Creating Green And Flowering Mountains


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515145348.htm

Why Nations Fail To Act In The Face Of Genocide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide

Genocide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514171807.htm

Restoring Fish Populations Leads To Tough Choice For Great Lakes Gulls

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080519095526.htm

Ancient Deep-sea Coral Reefs Off Southeastern US Serve As Underwater 'Islands' In The Gulf Stream

For Monday, May 12, 2008

http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/UFO-39spotted39-in-Derry.4068021.jp

UFO 'spotted' in Derry

Right Whale photo licensed under Creative Commons by yeimaya

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/skorea_bird_flu;_ylt=AjwJ8eo0Dnj0lkRToZdTKmoDW7oF

All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080512/od_afp/australiaanimalshark_080512024609

Australian pokes great white shark in eye - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7392072.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7385906.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Amazon's future in delicate balance

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7395356.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Cannibal theory for locust swarms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust

Locust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Moambique-Moments

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7394608.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife Giant panda hope for Scottish zoo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7394384.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Pelican 'bombs' bather in Florida

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican

Pelican - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080511190843.htm

Female Concave-eared Frogs Draw Mates With Ultrasonic Calls

http://zipcodezoo.com/key/odorrana_genus.asp

Odorrana (Genus)

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Odorrana&where-species=tormota

AmphibiaWeb - Odorrana tormota

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080511205328.htm

Human Aging Gene Found In Flies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508135223.htm

Bread Mold May Unlock Secret To Eliminating Disease-causing Genes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508222429.htm

Tomato Stands Firm In Face Of Fungus


http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/16224878/detail.html

Rare Photos Of Rarest Whale Giving Birth Released - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Right_Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eubalaena_glacialis.html

ADW: Eubalaena glacialis: Information



Photo licensed under Creative Commons by 126 Club

For Friday, May 2, 2008

King Penguin photo licensed under Creative Commons by Yukon White Light

Today we explore: a fur seal that seems to prefer sex with a King Penguin (!) - pictured at right - , elephant killings in the Congo, Martian life and fossils, a project to DNA Barcode trees, the rediscovery of the cloud rat, a rare parasitic plant from Mexico, the endangered Asian vulture, how spiders communicate sexual intent through UVB rays, a very nasty and dangerous germ (Clostridium difficile - you don't want this thing), Paranthropus bosei, parachuting dogs, the death of Ling Ling, the mysterious die-off of hundreds of Mallards, the mortality of caribou calves, a carcinogen in human milk, and how the Sun might actually create extinctions through its movement and interaction with comets. Please browse on, click and enjoy. We've also added a new link list: Floralinks. Also added today (finally): Dodolinks. Our newest links are listed on the top right hand side of the page.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_sc/tree_dna;_ylt=Ao5znBchb6gplxar_4xdJRqs0NUE

Scientists to capture DNA of trees worldwide for database - Yahoo! News





http://www.livescience.com/animals/080501-cloud-rat.html

Cloud Rat Rediscovered after 112 Years LiveScience

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpomys_melanurus

Carpomys melanurus

Carpomys melanurus (Zipcode zoo)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080430/sc_afp/scienceanimalsbirdsoffbeat;_ylt=AuKuByVOGPEsPcoRROOnM24PLBIF

Where am I? Chemical compass helps bird brains - Yahoo! News

http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/category/colossal-squid/

Colossal squid « Te Papa’s Blog

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080501-am-mars-life-iron.html

SPACE.com -- What Mars Fossils Might Look Like








http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_sc/rare_plant;_ylt=AqV_hdQXuQnB8EZv77U0DvMPLBIF

Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985 - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopholis

Conopholis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7379554.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature 'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Fur_Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7378196.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Study sheds light on spider sex

http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Phintella_vittata.asp

Phintella vittata (No common name)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7379775.stm

BBC NEWS World Africa Fears over Congo elephant killing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7373381.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature 'Decade to save Asian vultures'

http://www.wwfpak.org/sc_vulture.php

Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps benegalensis) and Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus)




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24407803/

A bad germ gets worse - Health care- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile

Clostridium difficile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24388112/

Nutcracker Man strangely preferred fruits - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranthropus_boisei

Paranthropus boisei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24386579/

Bats can put on the loudest rock concert — ever - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24405578/

Parachuting dog helped win WWII - LiveScience- msnbc.com



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24386784/

Ling Ling, Japan's oldest giant panda, dies - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/01/canada.ducks.ap/index.html

Canada probes deaths of hundreds of ducks - CNN.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080501180253.htm

Global Warming Linked To Caribou-calf Mortality

http://zipcodezoo.com/animals/r/rangifer_tarandus_tarandus.asp

Rangifer tarandus tarandus (Caribou, Eurasian Tundra Reindeer)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428203702.htm

Life-Probing Instrument Preparing For Mission To Mars

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/pia09174.html

NASA - Urey: Mars Organic and Oxidant Detector

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080502092145.htm

Sun's Movement Through Milky Way Regularly Sends Comets Hurtling, Coinciding With Mass Life Extinctions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun

Sol