[Science] NASA spacecraft confirms ice at shadowy north pole of Mercury, closest planet to ...

NASA spacecraft confirms ice at shadowy north pole of Mercury, closest planet to ...
http://science.time.com/2012/11/30/ice-and-maybe-organics-on-mercury/
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole - on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.

Spaun, the most realistic artificial human brain yet
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/141926-spaun-the-most-realistic-artificial-human-brain-yet
A group of neuroscientists and software engineers at the University of Waterloo in Canada are claiming to have built the world's most complex, large-scale model simulation of the human brain.

Glacial progress marks UN climate talks
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/UN-climate-boss-No-support-for-tough-climate-deal-4080203.php
In many ways, this year's UN climate talks in the Qatari capital of Doha look much like those that have gone before them in the 17 years since these vast international gatherings first started.

NASA says world won't end in 2012
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/national/nasa-says-world-wont-end-in-2012-despite-mayan-calendar
We're less than a month away from the so-called end of the world, but NASA says you don't have anything to worry about. Earlier this month, NASA posted a list of frequently asked questions about why the world won't end in 2012, like some believe the ...

Domack Named AAAS 2012 Fellow
http://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/domack-named-aaas-2012-fellow
Eugene Domack, The J.W. Johnson Family Professor of Geosciences at Hamilton, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).