Malaria-carrying mosquitoes disappearing, scientists unsure as to why |
Improved devices heat up search for alien life, mystery drop in mosquito numbers, and will the Space Station be abandoned?
• Mystery drop in mosquito numbers.
 Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are disappearing in some parts of Africa, but scientists are unsure as to why. Figures indicate controls such as anti-mosquito bed nets are having a significant impact.
 Read » [bbc.co.uk]
• Improved devices heat up search for alien life.
 Scientists are expressing confidence that questions about life on Mars, which have captured human imagination for centuries, finally may be answered, thanks in part to new life-detection tools up to 1000 times more sensitive than previous instruments.
Read » [laboratoryequipment.com]
• Will the Space Station be abandoned?
 Like the Mary Celeste, the International Space Station (ISS) could be floating empty, devoid of humans by November. However, unlike the Mary Celeste, we'll know exactly what happened to the crew.
Read » [discovery.com]
Author: Asterisk, for AZ10.com ~ 30 Aug 2011
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