Island holds Darwin's best-kept secret

[Dretlin]

Interesting article - Island holds Darwin's best-kept secret

[Tank]

Good link, you beat me too it I read it this morning. Makes one wonder if Easter Island should be repopulated with as close an original flora and forna as we can find, it could be a valuable exercise.

[The Magic Pudding]

That is a nice story.
Wouldn't it have been nice to have spent 2 wars worth of money on something as inspirational as terra-forming Mars?

[Tank]

That is a nice story.
Wouldn't it have been nice to have spent 2 wars worth of money on something as inspirational as terra-forming Mars?

That is a nice thought. Although it may prove inappropriate terra-forming Mars as it may have its own, as yet undiscovered, biosphere. I'm not sure about the ethics of terra-forming a planet which alread has its own life.

[The Magic Pudding]

That is a nice story.
Wouldn't it have been nice to have spent 2 wars worth of money on something as inspirational as terra-forming Mars?

That is a nice thought. Although it may prove inappropriate terra-forming Mars as it may have its own, as yet undiscovered, biosphere. I'm not sure about the ethics of terra-forming a planet which alread has its own life.

Yes this had occurred to me, I had just made a post about newcomers to Australia bringing cats rabbits etc.
And I have been Star Trekking for years, Picard just wouldn't allow it.

[Dretlin]

Good link, you beat me too it I read it this morning. Makes one wonder if Easter Island should be repopulated with as close an original flora and forna as we can find, it could be a valuable exercise.

BBC news has actually been really good recently, I would not have been surprised if you had beat me the punch on that one!

[joeactor]

Thanks - very cool article!