Looking for life in a piece of heaven

A exclusive meteorite that could hold clues to the birth of our solar system may now be considered as reached London, the Natural History Museum (NHM). The Ivuna meteorite, which until now was part of a private collection of an American, has the same chemical makeup than the solar system formed about 4,500 million years.

Ivuna landed in Tanzania in 1938 and was a rock of 750 grams which was then divided into several samples.

Life in the deep sea

The seabed of our planet is teeming with life forms unknown, according to an article in the journal Nature. Bacteria on the seabed could be older than life on the planet's surface.

Scientists suggest that between 60% and 70% of all bacteria live deep in the seabed of the Earth, away from sunlight. Some of the new bacteria identified are about 16 million years and survived some 400 meters deep.

Europe creationism discussion

Creationism rejects the evolution of species through natural selection. The Council of Europe, which is responsible for ensuring respect for human rights in the Old Continent, began to discuss a report that warns of the dangers of teaching creationist theories in schools.

Creationism challenges the commonly accepted theory of evolution of species and holds that the earth is no more than 10,000 years old and