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The Mystery of Saturn's Massive Hexagon Deepens
After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole again, cameras aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon four times the size of Earth crowning the planet.
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Life on Mars?
Researchers Say Elusive Mineral Bolsters Chances A research team led by Brown University has found evidence of carbonates, a long-sought mineral that shows Mars was home to a variety of watery environments—some benign, others harsh—and that the acidic bath the planet endured left at least some regional pockets unscathed.
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Device Turns Thoughts into Speech
Scientists have successfully tested a system that translates brain waves into speech, raising the prospect that people left mute by stroke, Lou Gehrig's disease and other afflictions will one day be able to communicate by synthetic voice.
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Monkey to Be Sent to Mars
A monkey may be sent to Mars, under plans unveiled by Russian scientists. Although the ape will be looked after by a robot on the mission, the decision is expected to spark controversy with animal rights groups.
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Google Earth Reveals Sixth Sense of Cattle, Deer
German and Czech biologists have shown that cattle, along with deer, instinctively stand in a north-south direction. They appear to possess a sixth sense of magnetism.
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