Scientists Discover Planet With Earth-Like Characteristics

Monday, December 5, 2011 Scientists Discover Planet With Earth-Like Characteristics NASA announced Monday the discovery of Kepler-22b, the first planet the Kepler spacecraft has discovered in the habitable zone, an area with a distance from a star where temperatures will permit the existence of liquid water. Back-Room Negotiations Begin On Climate Deal World's Loneliest Seal Finds Refuge In Dolphinarium Biggest Black Holes Ever Discovered Towns Find Fast Solutions For Texas Water Problems Fishermen Charged For Poaching Endangered Sea Turtles BLOG POSTS William deBuys: The Age of Thirst in the American West If you live in the Southwest or just about anywhere in the American West, you or your children and grandchildren could soon enough be facing the greatest water crisis in the history of civilization. Seth Shostak: Last Chance to Be Special? Scientists connected with NASA's Kepler space telescope have announced the discovery of a planet orbiting a Sun-like star that may resemble our own world. Its name is Kepler-22b. Ellen Kanner: Cauliflower Pasta: Meatless Monday We've lost the everyday art of cooking, and worse, we've lost the ability to taste our food. We have become estranged from our own tastebuds. Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff: Is There Arsenic In My Kids' Apple Juice? Last week, the news broke that Consumer Reports had found traces of arsenic in apple juice. Naturally, I was alarmed. Although we don't keep juice in the house, my kids do drink apple juice in restaurants and friend's houses. Could I have unintentionally exposed them to poison? Paul Yeager: Entire Hurricane Season in Less Than 5 Minutes!

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