Biofuels are more environment-friendly than fossil fuel, sure, but is it worth the price? According to a leaked report, Biofuel production has forced global food prices up by as much as 75%. When you use food to create gas instead of eating it, a tug-of-war was inevitable. Read more about it in the full article.

The fate of the world is in the stars. Literally. Scientists believe galactic motion of the Milky Way is the cause of the rise and fall of species in the Earth. Darwin needs to rework his theory. Details in the full article.

On the fourth of July, there will be more than just fireworks in the night sky. On July 4 and the following days after that, Saturn, Mars, and our very own Moon will be doing the cha-cha in the West sky, with the constellation of Leo providing the dancefloor. Details and sky maps in the full article.

A hundred years ago, a meteor exploded several thousand feet above the Earth with the force of 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. This is the Tunguska Event, where the sky was split in half with the meteor's descent, and the surrounding trees were stripped of their bark and smashed flat with the force of the explosion. To find out more, see the full article.

Welcome to our first edition of the Science Weekend Warrior! This is the place where we talk about the cutting edge of science, from the latest technological advancements, to the latest discoveries on Mars. Though sometimes we just like to talk about something interesting, like how Mars (the chocolate company, not the planet) wants to decode the DNA of chocolate. Basically, stuff to geek over.

If "when hell freezes over" means a firm "no," then "when the North Pole melts away" should mean "yes," yes? Am I mixing metaphors or something? Anyway, it seems that the North Pole is in danger of being bare of ice this year. Santa and his elves are reported to have moved to Hawaii.

QuickJump QuickPeek finally gets a make-over! After a full year of weekly updates, we're now turning over a new leaf and allowing this QJ.NET mainstay to branch out by introducing the Weekend Warriors. Sorry, the Weekend Whattssitts? Hmm, just think of it as the Planeteers summoning Captain Planet. ...Or something - some other equally bad analogy like that at least. Ha! Nonetheless, it's going to be quite interesting from here on out. Here's to yet another year of some crazy weekly updates! And with that, we open the floor for the Weekend Warriors!

What are the chances of humankind migrating to Mars? Well, the prospects are looking good. Analysis of Martian soil have revealed that it's actually good enough to grow asparagus in. Story in the full article.

There used to be water on Mars, we know as much. Just last week, NASA's Phoenix Spacecraft discovered of ice underground. This week, a group of UC Berkeley researchers posited that Mars' atmosphere can be likened to deserts we have here on Earth, and that it even rained in the red planet. How was this possible? Learn more after the jump.

I usually disapprove of genetic manipulation, especially when I heard about the glow-in-the-dark cats last year, but I'm actually not against this new project from Mars (the chocolate company, not the planet). Mars wants to decode the genetic structure of the cacao tree. That is, the plant where chocolate comes from. Story in the full article.