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Evolution in Elemental Oceans A new study on the evolution of life as related to the diversity or scarceness of some chemical compounds in the oceans may shed new light on the steps to follow in the attempt to investigate the possible presence of life in the oceans of alien worlds. Life is not restricted to water, though; instead, it involves a b... 10 December 2008 10:27 GMT Asteroids Also Give Life, Not Only End It Modern vision perceives asteroids more as a threat than as anything else. Plans are being made to track the movements of near-Earth objects, to detect those that may be on collision courses with our planet and to intercept those that might prove hazardous. But it hasn't always been so, shows a recent experiment,... 9 December 2008 03:57 GMT Contamination Could Endanger Next Mars Mission The next mission on Mars is going to be the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), slated to launch in autumn next year, as a successor to the Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and to the recently ended Phoenix Lander. Among the main goals of the MSL will be to find traces of organic compounds on the Martian surface... 21 November 2008 10:02 GMT