Scootiep's Blog – February 2009 Archive (2)

By James Morgan

Science reporter, BBC News, Chicago







Could "shadow life" be lurking in the deep ocean?

Never mind Mars, alien life may be thriving right here on Earth, a major science conference has heard.



Our planet may harbour forms of "weird life" unrelated to life as we know it, according to Professor Paul Davies, a physicist at Arizona State University.



This "shadow life" may be hidden in toxic arsenic lakes or in boiling deep sea… Continue

Texas:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7891912.stm?lss



Mysterious debris said to look like a meteor or fireball in the sky has been captured on film over Austin, Texas.



A television station was filming a marathon at the time.



The footage, also shown in slow motion, coincides with numerous sightings of falling debris in the area.



The American Strategic Command has said there is no connection with the debris from a recent collision of… Continue