Subterranean Inferno Feeds Earlier Life On Earth
Australian rock formations may contain 3.2 billion year old fossils of single celled organisms suggesting life began in sulfur rich, sunless ocean depths. Birger Rasmussen reports in Nature that deep sea hot springs offered energy from chemicals rather than sunlight, pushing back fossil evidence by 2.7 billion years. Harvard's Andrew Knoll adds cautious support amid ongoing debate.
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Map of 100000 Galaxies Reveals Cosmic Structures
Australian led project using the Anglo Australian Telescope maps 100000 galaxies, four times the prior count, spanning 4 billion light years and covering 1/20th of the sky. The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey marks a milestone toward a 250000 galaxy goal by 2001, showing clusters like continents and hinting at limits to super cluster growth.
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FBI probes bid rigging on eBay in art auction case
The FBI is investigating possible bid rigging on eBay after attorney Kenneth Walton tried to auction a painting bidders believed to be by Rich Diebenkorn. eBay and FBI spokesmen declined to comment beyond confirming the probe, which followed reports of users bidding on each other’s items and praising them.
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