News Briefs 10-11-2009

Mercury, torture and monster volcanos. There's a film in that somehow.

• Messenger probe reveals new clues about Mercury.
• The Martian torture chamber.
• Mill's prescription for health and happiness.
• The egyptologist, the Sphinx and the cover-up.
• Plan to pierce heart of urban monster volcano.
• Teens' artificial trees will store CO2.
• Frigid Antarctica loaded with viruses.
• Is this the legendary lost Persian army?
• Dawn approaches the asteroid belt.
• Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked.
• Tapeworm link with epilepsy far higher than thought.
• Genetic breakthroughs in medicine are often nothing of the sort.

Thanks Greg

Quote of the Day:

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.

Joseph Heller