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Headline is overstated
December 11, 2007
by Fred Bortz,
1 year 50 weeks ago
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It didn't find signs of life but rather signs of possible conditions that support microbial life on Earth.
It's very interesting news, but it leaves a big question mark about whether life actually thrived there at one time.
For the same reason I included a question mark in the title of my book for young readers Martian Fossils on Earth? The Story of Meteorite ALH84001, I think you need a better headline here. Scientific articles deserve more care and less sensationalism than is implied by the headline.
(Readers, please note two of my other titles are for sale in the gift list to the left.)
Fred Bortz -- Science and technology books for young readers (www.fredbortz.com) and Science book reviews (www.scienceshelf.com)