The Mysteries of the Universe Still In Question

Studies question Mars water assumptions - Space.com - MSNBC.com

"The apparent discovery of ancient salty bodies of water on Mars by NASA's Opportunity rover last year is viewed as one of the most significant developments in planetary science.

But two new studies take a different view of the data.

Rather than abundant surface water over significant stretches of planet's history, as has been widely reported, Opportunity's observations might represent the results of a meteor impact or volcanic activity on an otherwise very dry world."

This is why science is such a waste of time and money. I'm speaking of all areas of science, by the way. It never seems to fail that after every "study" where some incredible results are announced by a research team, those results are then completely contradicted by another team researching the same thing. I think when a new study is started there must always be two groups assigned to it: the "Point" team and the "Counterpoint" team. It makes you wonder why we're even bothering at all. I propose that we end all scientific research immediately. Let's just take all that money we're wasting and feed the hungry or something. Then again, there would probably just be some group to come along with a theory as to why the starving don't really need food and we'd be back at square one.