[Science] Astronauts begin spacewalk to fix space station cooling system

Astronauts begin spacewalk to fix space station cooling system
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/11/01/spacewalk-nasa-leak.html
Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is pictured during a spacewalk on Sept. 5, 2012. During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame) fixed a critical station power unit and installed a camera oNASA ...

Bulgarian archaeologist says team has unearthed Europe's oldest town
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europes-oldest-prehistoric-town-site-found-in-bulgaria/article4789399/
Looters strip Bulgaria of ancient treasures. On the banks of the Danube, in the northwest corner of Bulgaria, lie the remnants of an ancient Roman settlement called Ratiaria, host to a priceless cultural heritage.

'Deep concern' as deal to protect Antarctic seas fails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20168508
Governments meeting in Australia have failed to reach agreement on new marine protected areas for the Antarctic ocean. They have deferred a decision until July 2013 when all the relevant science will be considered.

A Little Robot Survives A Battle With Hurricane Sandy
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/robotics/industrial-robots/a-little-robot-survives-a-battle-with-hurricane-sandy
Back in August, a Wave Glider robot named Alex, from Liquid Robotics, headed out into the Caribbean on a mission to measure ocean temperatures and improve hurricane forecasting.

Exhaustive family tree for birds shows recent, rapid diversification
http://news.yale.edu/2012/10/31/exhaustive-family-tree-birds-shows-recent-rapid-diversification
A Yale-led scientific team has produced the most comprehensive family tree for birds to date, connecting all living bird species - nearly 10,000 in total - and revealing surprising new details about their evolutionary history and its geographic context.

GOODMAN: Climate change not on radar in presidential race
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/158710-goodman-climate-change-not-on-radar-in-presidential-race
U.S. President Barack Obama embraces Donna Vanzant on Wednesday during a tour of a New Jersey neighbourhood affected by superstorm Sandy.