The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel

Space Beer is Coming Your Way!

The Japanese brewery Sapporo has said it was planning the first "space beer," using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station. Researchers said the project was part of efforts to prepare for a future in which humans spend extended periods of time in space -- and might need a cold beer after dealing with rebellious AI.

Who Will Go to and Will They Return?

There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the future of human space travel; where will we go, and what will we do. Some don’t want us to go to Mars, others want us going to asteroids, and others want us going back to the Moon.

Arctic SuperPowers to Meet in Greenland -Will Global Warming Trigger a WW111?

Will the Arctic be a 21st Century Sarajevo, triggering a major war over energy resources? Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States are at odds over 1.2 million square kilometers (460,000 square miles) of Arctic seabed which could possibly hold 25% of the world's oil and gas.

Climate change, which is rendering the region increasingly accessible, has upped the ante, making the need for an international resolution of the conflicting claims in the area more pressing. Maritime security and protection of the fragile Arctic ecosystem will also be hot items on the agenda at the May 28 meeting.

"Got Organic?": New Study Finds that Organic Milk is Vastly More Nutritious

Yes, the USDA has been fibbing and it's official: Organic milk is vastly superior to conventional milk. No matter how many times the USDA and the National Dairy Council tell us that there is not a single difference between organic and conventional milk, our taste buds tell a whole different story. Yes, we already knew organic milk tastes much better than conventional, but now we have a scientific explanation for why. Scientists have found that organic milk has such higher levels of nutrients that it’s fairly shocking the dairy industry has been telling us otherwise.

Flock Eco -A Green Alternative to Firefox?

Flock Eco makes surfing the web and staying up to date on green issues a seamless experience. With Flock, information flows directly to you as soon as it breaks allowing for seamless “green” browsing, with tools optimized for green blogging.

Flock has reeived user raves for its focus on integration of social media functions into the browser itself, with  one-click access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. The Eco-Edition adds a one-stop shop for green news and blog hounds: the “Green” page that loads when the browser starts features feeds from most of the web’s top destinations for information and opinion on sustainability and environmentalism. The refresh button even features the ubiquitous recycling symbol. The best of the green web is right at your fingertips.

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Prius Tops 1 Million in Sales & 4.5 Million Tons of Co2 from Being Released

Toyota has announced that their worldwide cumulative sales of their popular Prius has exceeded, 1,000,000 units. Over 600,000 of these have been purchased in the last 3 years alone, showing a rapidly growing demand for the vehicle since its introduction in 1997. In 2007, Toyota saw an increase in 51% in sales for the hybrid versus 2006, a claim that none of the SUV-powered American manufacturers can come close to matching, in fact, their market shares of U.S. auto manufacturers are steadily declining.

Scientists Discover Network of Cracks on Arctic Ice Cap

Need more evidence that the Arctic ice cap is slowly going the way of the once lush savannas of the Sahara? BBC Environment Correspondent David Shukman traveling with a team of scientists and Canadian troops during a recent expedition on Ward Hunt, bore witness to the discovery of several major new fractures stretching for more than 10 miles (16 km).

New Extreme Deep Sea Lifeform Discovered

"There might be a on other planets that may not require the ability to harness sunlight on a planet's surface for energy."

R. John Parkes, microbiologist at Cardiff University

It is a fascinating thing when scientists delve to locations previously untouched. Now, in such a discovery, 1.6 kilometers beneath the seafloor in the North Atlantic Ocean, a new life-form has been found. This marks not only the deepest known point that an organism exists beneath the ocean bottom, but is also possibly the hottest life-form yet found in seafloor sediments.

Adios, Banana: Why Future Generations Will Likely Never Taste One of Our Favorite Fruits

It’s less sensational news than skyrocketing food and oil prices, but the beloved yellow banana may soon disappear forever. Bananas are even more heavily consumed in many parts of the world than rice or potatoes, but now a fungus called Panama Disease is turning them brick-red and inedible. Here’s the worst part: There is no cure for Panama Disease and it is spreading very quickly. Experts surmise that within the next three decades, the sweet and creamy food staple will be nonexistent.