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Faraway moon mimics Earth tectonics

Faraway moon mimics Earth tectonics: study - Jupiter's icy moon Europa may have active tectonic plates similar to those that shape the Earth, which had long been thought unique in this respect, scientists said Sunday. They used images captured by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, which orbited Jupiter and its moons from 1995 to 2003, to study the criss-cross of ridges and fractures on Europa's ice shell. The moon, slightly smaller than the one orbiting Earth, has one of the youngest surfaces in...

Elevator Prank Sparks Terror Among Unsuspecting Passengers

Elevator Prank Sparks Terror Among Unsuspecting Passengers - Many pranks are just light-hearted attempts to poke fun at someone and maybe elicit a few laughs. But some of them are meant to be terrifying. One recent gag performed on the Brazilian hidden-camera show "Programa Silvio Santos" definitely falls into the scary category. The clip, called "Ghost in the Elevator," shows unsuspecting people boarding an elevator. The lights start to flicker and then go off altogether. In the darkness, a...

Brothers Rely on Cooler to Survive Boat Capsizing

Brothers Rely on Cooler to Survive Boat Capsizing - A pair of Florida boaters are alive today after clinging to parts of a cooler for nearly seven hours when their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Miami. George Verdecia, 29, and his older brother, who was not named, left for a fishing trip late Monday night but only made it about three miles off the shores of Key Biscayne, Fla., before their 12-foot vessel capsized at around 2:30 a.m., according to Coast Guard authorities. Choppy...

Beach Turns Blood Red, Swimmers Flee

Beach Turns Blood Red, Swimmers Flee - Sydney's famous beaches, popular with surfers, looked more like a scene out of a horror movie today when the waters were stained blood red from an algae bloom. Bondi Beach, as well as nearby Clovelly Beach and Gordon's Bay, were closed while authorities tested the water. The beaches reopened in the late afternoon after the red algae, which was identified as Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, begin to fade, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Algae...

Atom Smasher Creates New Kind of Matter

Atom Smasher Creates New Kind of Matter - Collisions between particles inside the Large Hadron Collider atom smasher have created what looks like a new form of matter. The new kind of matter is called color-glass condensate, and is a liquidlike wave of gluons, which are elementary particles related to the strong force that sticks quarks together inside protons and neutrons (hence they are like "glue"). A proton collides with a lead nucleus, sending a shower of particles through the CMS...

Ancient Microbes Found in Buried Antarctic Lake

Ancient Microbes Found in Buried Antarctic Lake - Beneath the icy surface of a buried Antarctic lake, in super-salty water devoid of light and oxygen that is also cold enough to freeze seawater, researchers have now discovered that a diverse community of bacteria has survived for millennia. The findings shed light on the extreme limits at which life can live not just on Earth, but possibly alien worlds, scientists added. Researchers analyzed Lake Vida, which lies encapsulated within ice at...

$1,000 Reward For Lost Kangaroo

$1,000 Reward For Lost Kangaroo - An Oklahoma family has lost its pet kangaroo and they're hoping a $1,000 reward will ensure the safe return of their beloved Lucy Sparkles. On Thanksgiving night, the Shayla and Larry Menhusen were hosting family at their Shawnee, Okla., home and for a while, Lucy was the life of the party, delighting the seven young children in attendance, including the Menhusen's three young daughters. $1,000 Reward For Lost Kangaroo "But I think Lucy...