here is some fun news. hydrocarbon volcano's and extinct fish coming back by transplanting them to a better location.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_japan_extinct_fish_found
The black kokanee, or "kunimasu" in Japanese, was thought to have died out in 1940, when a hydroelectric project made its native lake in northern Akita Prefecture more acidic.
Before then, 100,000 eggs were reportedly transported to Lake Saiko but the species was still thought to have died off.
But Tetsuji Nakabo, a professor at Kyoto University, said his team of researchers found the species in Lake Saiko, about 310 miles (500 kilometers) south of the native lake.
"I was really surprised. This is a very interesting fish — it's a treasure. We have to protect it and not let it disappear again," he said.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20101214/D9K3R5D80.html
Possible ice volcano spied on giant Saturn moon
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists say they have found the best evidence yet of an ice volcano on Saturn's giant moon Titan.
During a flyby, the international Cassini spacecraft spied two peaks over 3,000 feet tall and what looked like volcanic flows on Titan.
Results were presented Tuesday at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
There's been ongoing debate about whether volcanoes exist on ice-rich moons in the outer solar system. A previous sighting of a possible ice volcano on Titan turned out to be wrong. Such a volcano may spew ice and hydrocarbons instead of lava.
on Titan turned out to be wrong. Such a volcano may spew ice and hydrocarbons instead of lava.