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----- Original Message ----- From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Surfing the Wave http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1194.html A tsunami, a series of large waves caused by the disruption of seawater, is one of the many hazards of living on Earth. Bill McGuire, Director of the Benfield Hazard Research Centre, says that a mega-tsunami could cause death and destruction to both the eastern and western Atlantic coasts. Headshake to SETI Headfake http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1193.html Did the famous screensaver, [EMAIL PROTECTED], uncover the first strong evidence for an extraterrestrial signal? The SETI Institute's Seth Shostak discusses how hyperbole can misrepresent the last addition to a list of stellar candidates. Unsung Species Co-Endangered http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1192.html Extinction of a species is not just a permanent loss of biological diversity, but may have ripple effects as co-dependent species suffer from the absence of what may be linked predator-prey relatsionships. Ring of Life http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1191.html Molecular biologists have uprooted a traditional perspective on life's ancient ancestry, if their supplanted tree-of-life metaphor is modified to look more like a ring-of-life. Monday, September 13 ------------------------ For more astrobiology news, visit http://www.astrobio.net To unsubscribe, send subject UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED]