[Science] Astronomers measure cosmic 'fog,' estimate space between stars

Astronomers measure cosmic 'fog,' estimate space between stars
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49645456/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Stars may burn out and die, but their light goes on forever. All the light ever produced by stars is still circulating through the universe, a phenomenon known as extragalactic background light or EBL.

Europe's oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20156681
Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have uncovered the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe. The walled fortified settlement, near the modern town of Provadia, is thought to have been an important centre for salt production.

NASA's last space shuttle heading to Florida retirement home
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9zWUUu9Pwt2QD_v8T5TBEBf9pgg?docId=0495330e0b3c4861bbdd23606e07d929
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's third and last surviving space shuttle will move to its retirement home on Friday after a 10-mile road trip from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Humans Use Avatars To Talk To Rats
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20139098
Rat following human avatar bot. In the film "Avatar," humans are linked to genetically engineered bodies so they can communicate more easily with the alien Na'vi.

We must reverse policies that drive climate change
http://insights.wri.org/news/2012/10/silence-climate-change-deafening
Thank you for Beth Daley's article on the ways in which climate change may have turned Sandy from a typical tropical storm into a fierce hurricane (“Effects of climate change increase risk of storms' impacts,” Page A6, Oct. 30).

Clinton steps in for Obama in Florida as he spearheads drive for youth vote
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/29/clinton-obama-florida-young-voters?newsfeed=true
Bill Clinton spearheaded the drive to get the crucial youth vote out for the Democrats in swing state Florida on Monday, stepping in for the president to fire up a student audience by deriding Mitt Romney over climate change, student loans and an inability to do ...

Russian Spacecraft Makes Halloween Cargo Delivery to Space Station
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/space/russian-cargo-ship-docks-with-iss-1.1415635
This story was updated at 9:40 a.m. EDT. A robotic Russian cargo spacecraft made a Halloween delivery today (Oct. 31) to the International Space Station.

First All-Carbon Solar Cell: DNews Nugget
http://www.bitsofscience.org/scientists-carbon-solar-panel-6356/
Dnews-nuggets-278x225 First All-Carbon Solar Cell: Nearly everyone is familiar with what a rooftop solar panel looks like. It's a big, rigid square panel.

Amy interviews Jeff about Sandy and climate change
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/frankenstorm-joins-lexicon-of-weird-weather-events/article4787540/
"Media have dubbed the hurricane barreling toward the mid-Atlantic and northeast a 'Frankenstorm.' But despite the hysteria surrounding Hurricane Sandy, not one major newspaper has reported the scientifically established link that carbon pollution fuels ...