New contracts for the next-gen space systems have landed at NASA's Michoud Facility in New Orleans which will provide a boost to the state's current economy that's still being rebuilt after hurricane Katrina ravaged the land and its people. The new contracts will bring more jobs and higher wages to New Orleans. Check out the rest of the details at the full article.

Last November, an asteroid was discovered roaring its way through space and found to be heading toward Mars. The asteroid-Mars collision, speculated to occur this coming January, may result to a crater the size of the Meteor Crater in Arizona, according to reports. More details regarding this after the jump.

Although it is a beautiful sight to behold up in Alaska and Canada, little is still known about the northern lights. But with NASA having launched the THEMIS fleet eight months ago with the sole purpose of gathering more information on this phenomena, man is slowly beginning to understand the spectacular occurrence.

More details about THEMIS' findings after the jump.

Data gathered from military and weather satellites that ice sheets over at Greenland has melted at a record rate - the most ever recorded since rate measurements began in the '70s, says a report made by climate scientist Konrad Steffen of the University of Colorado in Boulder. More details of this disheartening turn of events after the jump.

A research was presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology about a particular breed of mice now possess an animal model of autism that is believed to be human autism's most accurate counterpart. More details about how this medical break through can benefit mankind after the jump.

The fight between man and cancer may well be coming to a close. A medical breakthrough in cancer research and development has led to the creation of a "super" mouse, found to be immune to several types of cancer.

A tale of super mice, gene proteins and safe cancer cures comes your way at the full article!

 A 46 centimeter (18 inch) fossilized claw of a prehistoric scorpion was recently unearthed at a quarry site in Germany. The huge claw found once belonged to an ancient sea scorpion 8 feet in length!

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Difference in brain structures between humans may actually provide that long sought after link to understanding migraines, and in turn, finally find a cure to ultimately fight of this neurological disease.

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Ever thought of a sure fire way to pass that Geometry test with out losing one wink of sleeping studying all night? Call a friend! If you guys talk long enough, you just might ace that test with out reading one single chapter. Oscar Ybarra, psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, states that talking to someone for a minimum of 10 minutes a day can actually boost memory and intellectual performance.

Just when the world had seemingly pushed the memory of the dreaded bird flu virus into oblivion, it has once again resurfaced to possibly wreak havoc on both human and avian health. Last Sunday, government officials in the UK had recently announced a report of a bird flu outbreak in the Red Grave Farm in Suffolk, sentencing a total of 5000 birds to their death.

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