Half of Great Barrier Reef has vanished, study finds
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/call-to-cull-coral-predator-20121002-26xg8.html
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem - the world's largest coral reef ecosystem - chock-full of diverse marine life.
How the search for aliens can help sustain life on Earth
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/02/deep-space-station-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-could-be-nasas-next-big-project-report/
Editor's note: Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology.
Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasions
http://online.wsj.com/article/APdce3c431c6bb4320829706ce59f7c6a0.html
AP TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The US Environmental Protection Agency is distributing $8 million to universities and nonprofit groups for scientific research to prevent exotic species invasions in the Great Lakes region.
Robot with Honeybee Brain To Advance Artifical Intelligence
http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2012/10/robot-honeybee-brain-advance-artifical-intelligence
Scientists at the Universities of Sheffieldand Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honeybee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), and how animals think.
Indonesian islanders eat beached whales
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/indonesia/9581537/Indonesian-islanders-eat-beached-whales.html
A total of 44 pilot whales beached themselves late Monday on the island of Savu in East Nusa Tenggara province, where there is a culture of whale hunting for consumption.
The cold atmospheric layers of Venus
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/66548-the-cold-atmospheric-layers-of-venus
The European Space Agency's Venus Express spacecraft has spotted a surprisingly cold region high in the planet's atmosphere that may be frigid enough for carbon dioxide to freeze out as ice or snow.
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