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Genetic sleuths unmask secrets of big tomatoes 11 May 08, 13:47 ET Reuters - The secret behind growing large tomatoes lies not in the fertilizer or the perfect soil conditions, but in just a few genetic changes that over time have resulted in tomatoes 1,000 times bigger than their wild ancestors, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. 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 Dutch study unlocks key to firm tomatoes 8 May 08, 19:14 ET Reuters - Dutch scientists said on Friday they have identified a key gene that protects tomatoes against a common fungus that causes the plants to wilt. more Study confirms ancient Chile settlement is 14,000 years old 8 May 08, 16:53 ET AFP - Scientists have confirmed that the famed Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile is about 14,000 years old, making it the earliest known human settlement in the Americas, the journal Science reported Thursday. more Sugarcane biofuel becomes Brazil's second energy source 8 May 08, 16:51 ET AFP - Biofuel and other derivatives from sugarcane have for the first time overtaken hydroelectric power as an energy source in Brazil, according to an annual official study released Thursday. more Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas 8 May 08, 16:11 ET AP - Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas. more

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