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8 Incredible Martian Landscapes

As 40,000 fans say goodbye to the now-retired Mars Phoenix Lander on Twitter and Facebook, its discovery of water on the Red Planet may strengthen scientists' position that Mars is the ideal location for future human colonization. But with the first manned space mission nearly 20 years away, even a visit seems like a pipe dream. So in lieu of the real deal, we found these eight Blue Planet locales that can give you an idea of what a view from your Martian home might look like.

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Resource War of The Future: The Scramble For The Arctic

By Spencer Kimball. The great irony of the world’s current climate predicament is that instead of encouraging creative alternatives to fossil-fuel consumption, global warming may in fact lead to a renewed drive for untapped sources of petroleum. Image via United States Department of Energy As the planet continues to [...]

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Ice – Not Just Cold Stuff

Polar bears have a hard time of it in regards to climate change, firstly there is the concern that the reduction of sea ice would lead to them not being able to hunt sufficiently to survive. Now another issue has been raised,

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