A lack of WMDs and one more science story

The New Scientist is reporting that there are two studies coming out both stating that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction at the time that war was declared. It states that, "An unprecedently intrusive and well-funded search by the US since the fall of Baghdad has found little more than UN inspectors did before the war. The Carnegie report says continued "coercive" UN inspections, a tactic it has long advocated, would have eventually verified this without war." I think this speaks for itself.

I apparently missed this story the first time through -- looks like scientists have now mapped possible hotbeds for life in our galaxy. Using a system that includes ensuring that there are enough dense minerals around and a relatively supernova-free area, researchers at the University of New South Wales have discovered about 20 billion star systems that could theoretically harbour life. Interesting stuff...