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An orbiting spacecraft has found minerals on Mars that suggest the planet was once mild and wet enough to support life, according to scientists.
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter detected a carbonate mineral in 3.6 billion-year-old rock outcrops in Nili.
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A special award for hypocrisy and phony outrage has to go to the Anti-Defamation League. The organization exists ostensibly to combat anti-Semitism, but is now nothing...
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The Anti-Defamation League is one of the most phony organizations in the world. Ostensibly committed to fighting bigotry, it has become a bigoted organization. Its sole...
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Arlington Cemetery is the closest thing to holy ground in America. A national monument it is the nation’s most important military burial ground.
A new book - On...
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Nasa is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, but doesn’t have enough money to
complete the task, according to a new report.
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