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Primitive Alien Life May Exist, Stephen Hawking Says 21 Apr 08, 20:31 ET SPACE.com - Alien life may well exist in a primitive form somewhere in our corner of the galaxy, famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking said Monday. more Stephen Hawking: Alien but primitive life likely 21 Apr 08, 18:23 ET AP - Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been thinking a lot about the cosmic question, "Are we alone?" The answer is probably not, he says. more Mind-Reading Hat Could Prevent Brain Farts 21 Apr 08, 17:05 ET LiveScience.com - We've all goofed up and flubbed up things we've previously done time and again. more U.S. says Indonesia stalling in talks on U.S. lab 21 Apr 08, 16:23 ET Reuters - Talks between Indonesia and the United States over the future of a U.S. naval medical lab have become entangled in an international dispute over how to share crucial bird flu samples, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Monday. more Space Station Astronauts Marvel at Planet Earth 21 Apr 08, 16:16 ET SPACE.com - As Earth Day approaches, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a unique perch from which to gaze at their home planet and ponder its future. more Real 'Iron Man' Suits 21 Apr 08, 14:51 ET LiveScience.com - "Iron Man," the upcoming movie from Marvel Studios, will be on screens around the world in a few weeks. In the movie, a genius businessman invents a suit of armor with extraordinary strength. People everywhere have been looking at the previews, asking "Who will be first with a real powered-armored suit like Iron Man's?" more Scary landing tests "beginner" S.Korean astronaut 21 Apr 08, 14:49 ET Reuters - Only the cool composure of her crewmates calmed South Korea's first astronaut when she saw flames swirling around their capsule during an unusually steep descent to Earth, she said on Monday. more Animal activists offer million dollars for test-tube meat 21 Apr 08, 14:27 ET AFP - Steaks out of a test-tube? The animal rights group PETA is putting up a million dollar reward for anyone who by 2012 can grow in-vitro meat that looks and tastes like the real thing. more Culture Affects How We Read Faces 21 Apr 08, 09:25 ET LiveScience.com - How people read facial expressions of others says a lot about their cultural upbringing, a new study suggests. While Americans home in on a central figure, Japanese take in facial expressions of an entire group to gauge a person's emotional state. more How the Magna Carta Changed the World 21 Apr 08, 09:25 ET LiveScience.com - Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today. more Yi describes frightening return to Earth 21 Apr 08, 08:52 ET AP - South Korea's first astronaut said Monday she was "really scared" when the Russian space capsule she was in made an unexpectedly steep descent to Earth over the weekend. more Echo of Ancient Cosmic Explosion Seen 21 Apr 08, 06:46 ET SPACE.com - Huge explosions on Earth may be one-time deals, but their resounding echoes can give us another bang for our buck if conditions are right. more $115M stem cell research facility planned for San Diego 21 Apr 08, 06:28 ET AP - A new nonprofit institution plans to build a $115 million stem cell research facility in San Diego that would open by 2010. more

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