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By: 2009 . . . The Year We Make Contact (Sorta . . . Maybe . . . We’ll See)

2009 . . . The Year We Make Contact (Sorta . . . Maybe . . . We’ll See) — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:32:25 +0000

[...] HERE'S A GOOD LIVE-BLOGGING SUMMARY OF IT. [...]

By: Liv på mars? « Diverse grubbel

Liv på mars? « Diverse grubbel — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:37:04 +0000

[...] Live Blogging The Mars Methane Mystery: Aliens At Last? | The Loom | Discover Magazine [...]

By: Atheist Ireland :: Welcome to Atheist Ireland :: January :: 2009

Atheist Ireland :: Welcome to Atheist Ireland :: January :: 2009 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:29:44 +0000

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By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:20:33 +0000

Something smells in here? Maybe, it’s all the methane being expelled from all the verbal flatulence on display here.

[Carl: Glenn, not only is that a cheap shot at my readers, but it's a lousy metaphor. Methane is odorless.]

By: Bad Astronomy on Bad Mars Reporting (Or Just Bad Mars Headlines)? | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:18:50 +0000

[...] at Bad Astronomy, Phil Plait reveals some of the astonishingly bad coverage last week about methane on Mars, giving people the impression that we’ve got proof-positive of life on the Red Planet. But I [...]

By: Mars methane media mess | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Mars methane media mess | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:35 +0000

[...] Society blog has an excellent article as well. My fellow Hive Overmind blogger Carl Zimmer live blogged the press conference and produced an excellent [...]

By: A month of Mondays « It’s Alive!!

A month of Mondays « It’s Alive!! — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:01:52 +0000

[...] yes there’s been a lack of postings since NYE. Someone told me I missed out on life on mars, but that isn’t showing up until February according to Channel Ten, and its only a US remake [...]

By: Diego

Diego — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:53:22 +0000

“RE: JUAN – “I’ve always thought the “Why haven’t they tried to contact us” question is like an ant colony in a Belizian jungle asking the same question about us.”

Nice. Well put”

I’m not so sure that analogy is working: the ants may not be asking the question ‘why haven’t they tried to contact us’, but we’re certainly very interested in them. Check ‘The Soul of the White Ant’ by Eugene Marais, or ask any entomologist.

By: Edna Gardener

Edna Gardener — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:02:46 +0000

According to Wikipedia:

“Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate or methane ice, is a solid form of water that contains a large amount of methane within its crystal structure (a clathrate hydrate). Originally thought to occur only in the outer regions of the Solar System where temperatures are low and water ice is common, significant deposits of methane clathrate have been found under sediments on the ocean floors of Earth. [1]”

The release of methane could indicate a continuation of the Martian warming trend that has caused the former flows of water to sink subsurface. As the deepest soil warms, the methane hydrates melt, releasing methane into the atmosphere.

Scientists predict that sufficient global warming on Earth could melt the deep sea methane hydrates, releasing catastrophic amounts of additional greenhouse gasses into Earth’s atmosphere.

By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Evolution, Methane, Jobs, Food and More

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:40:21 +0000

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