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  • Her research led Central Michigan University geologist Kathleen Benison to predict that salt would eventually be detected on the surface of Mars. The journal Science reported this week that a research team made that discovery, with the help of NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The team discovered evidence of salt deposits, which scientists believe were formed approximately 3.5 to 3.9 billion years ago. Does this remarkable finding unlock the mystery of life on the red planet? Read the Story

  • Winter is the season for holidays, resolutions, big games and other traditions. Several Central Michigan University faculty and staff experts are available to comment on a variety of seasonal topics. Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Martin Baxterassistant professor of meteorology989-774-2055baxte1ma@cmich.eduThey say that when it rains, it pours. When it comes to catastrophic weather, this old adage still applies. People across America have been inundated by a recent onslaught of severe weather, which has run the... Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Nancy Seefeltassistant professor of biology989-774-2560seefe1ne@cmich.eduThe sweltering summer of 2007 is providing people in Michigan with ample opportunities to enjoy seasonal activities like swimming, sailing and fishing. It has not, however, been as kind to local vegetation. Lawns are brown and... Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Donald G. Uzarskiassistant professor of biology989-774-2504uzars1dg@cmich.eduLake Superior has remained the largest, deepest freshwater lake in North America since the Ice Age. Its massive size dwarfs the other Great Lakes. In fact, the combined water of all the other Great Lakes... Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Rachel Caspariassociate professor of anthropologyHome: 734-475-3291Cell: 734-255-4806caspa1r@cmich.eduA recent discovery of the skull of a female Homo erectus has many people questioning human evolution as we know, and some scientists actually believe it proves that two different species of early man... Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Christopher Tycnerprofessor of physics989-774-3487c.tycner@cmich.eduThe Perseid meteor shower gives those in the northern hemisphere a magnificent light show during the summer months. It occurs around the same time each year - from mid-July until its peak in mid-August.A Central Michigan University... Read the Story

  • SOURCE:Martin A. Baxterassistant professor of meteorology989-774-2055baxte1ma@cmich.eduMichigan is witnessing one of the driest summers in recent memory. Mid-Michigan has received 2.81 inches of rain in June and July, well below the 30-year average of 6.16 inches. Many parts of the United... Read the Story

  • Pluto has plummeted. Read the Story

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