Quoted: A blow-by-blow look at the Phoenix lander's planned May 25, 2008 arrival on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL

Cool video. I sure hope it works!

Quoted:Corruption is still a big problem in most Eastern European countries, even after they joined the EU. The biggest failure, on the EU side, was to take for granted that once these countries adopt the EU legislation, their judicial systems will function exactly like in Western Europe. But in a Communist regime, the judiciary is a mere political tool. And by keeping all those judges and prosecutors who were trained in Communist times and have a distorted view of the rule of law, these countries cannot function properly.

Quoted: Surprise! Conventional Agriculture Can Be Easier on the Planet

Quoted: Farmers and consumers in poor countries are now paying the price now for decisions made by well-fed Westerners, as reported by my colleagues Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin in their front-page article on cutbacks in financing for agricultural research. They explain how the Green Revolution faltered after Western governments and agencies slashed funds for agricultural research, partly to shift money to other areas, like environmental projects, and partly because of opposition to high-yield agriculture from advocacy groups.

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Quoted: Originally built in 1901, this walkway now serves as an aproach to makinodromo, the famous climbing sector of El Chorro.

Quoted: Justin Webb discovers that despite the fact there are more than 200 million guns in circulation, there is a certain tranquility and civility about life in the US.

Astronauts used duct tape to repair the lunar lander.