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A crash course in true political science 9 May 08, 18:11 ET AP - Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting elected to public office. more New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye 9 May 08, 17:41 ET AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. more Sahara made slow transition from green to desert: study 9 May 08, 16:28 ET AFP - The Sahara became the world's biggest hot desert some 2,700 years ago after a very slow fade from green, according to a new study which clashes with the theory that desertification came abruptly. more Ivory Coast seeks $1 mln for three-headed coconut tree 9 May 08, 14:11 ET Reuters - Researchers in Ivory Coast are asking $1 million for a three-headed hybrid coconut tree they believe could substantially boost the tropical nut's yield. more Myanmar Flooding Seen From Space 9 May 08, 12:15 ET LiveScience.com - The devastation wrought in Myanmar by a Tropical Cyclone Nargis is revealed in new NASA satellite images. more Private Space Station Prototype Hits Orbital Milestone 9 May 08, 02:01 ET SPACE.com - A prototype module for a private space station has passed an orbital milestone after completing its 10,000th trip around the Earth. more Cat Urine Makes Mice Macho 9 May 08, 00:45 ET LiveScience.com - Tom and Jerry may never get along, but cats could help mice get lucky in love. more Scientists Revisit Mars Sample Return Plans 9 May 08, 00:45 ET SPACE.com - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - International planning is under way to reinvigorate plans for a Mars sample return mission, with researchers assessing science priorities and strategies to maximize the scientific output from such an undertaking. more Doorstep Astronomy: See the Big Dipper 9 May 08, 00:45 ET SPACE.com - As soon as darkness falls these evenings, step outside and look skyward. What is the most prominent and easiest star pattern to recognize? If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you only need to look overhead and toward the north where you will find the seven bright stars that comprise the famous Big Dipper. more

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