The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
--Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
--Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
--Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)
Water Claimed in Evaporating Planet HD 209458b
Illustration Credit: European Space Agency, Alfred Vidal-Madjar (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS), NASA
Magnetic force fields surrounding futuristic space ships are no longer the sole prerogative of Captain Kirk and the starship Enterprise. Space scientists are genuinely developing Star Trek-style shields to protect astronauts on a potential manned mission to Mars. The force fields will mimic those that protectively surround our planet, fending off deadly radiation. And, of course, any aggressive Kingons they should encounter on their way.
We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal.
--Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983)
Business is booming for a Berlin entrepreneur's unique service -- delivering break-up messages for a fee. 
A gelatin-based nanoparticle developed in Boston can deliver therapeutic genes to breast cancer tumors that shut off the tumor's blood supply. 
Danes are the happiest people in Europe, a survey suggests. But what is the secret of their contentedness? 
They may not have learnt to use a razor or ask for a pint, but it seems chimpanzees have evolved more than humans since the two species split from our common ancestor 7 million years ago. It had long been assumed that unique human attributes like walking upright are the product of greater pressure on humans to adapt, but new findings suggest the contrary. Jianzhi Jang, who led the investigation, said, " In sharp contrast to common belief, there were more adaptive genetic changes during chimp evolution than during human evolution."
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