[Science] 3000-year-old temple and sacred vessels unearthed near Jerusalem

3000-year-old temple and sacred vessels unearthed near Jerusalem
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4325041,00.html
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- A temple and sacred vessels from the First Temple period were discovered near Jerusalem. The nearly 3,000-year-old temple was unearthed by the Israel Antiquities Authority during excavations at the Tel Motza archaeological site west ...

Saber Toothed Cats Didn't Starve Into Extinction
http://scienceblog.com/58771/58771/
The fearsome felines of the Ice Age in California don't show signs of starving immediately before their extinction. Teeth of saber-toothed cats and the American lions didn't have wear marks that would have suggested the cats were gnawing on bones in hunger ...

FourSquare Ties Up With NASA To Let Curiosity Rover 'check-in' On Mars
http://www.rttnews.com/2029689/foursquare-ties-up-with-nasa-to-let-curiosity-rover-check-in-on-mars.aspx?type=tech
NASA's Mars Rover is now the 'Foursquare mayor' of two areas on Mars, Gale Crater and Rocknest. The information was posted from the account of NASA's rover on Twitter and is the result of a collaboration between NASA and Foursquare.

More sea turtles flown from New England to Florida
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/12/28/turtles-rescues-continue-record-page/9IhulIf6SXf7AwxpAwX76O/story.html
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - More cold-stressed sea turtles have been flown from New England to recover in balmy Florida. SeaWorld officials say four loggerhead sea turtles arrived Sunday in Orlando aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Oldest Earth-observing satellite to retire
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-brief/68365-oldest-earth-observing-satellite-to-retire
The US Geological Survey is to decomission Landsat 5 - the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission ever. The satellite's had a good run, outlasting its original three-year life by a quarter of a century.

Sex! Center for Biological Diversity is Distributing Condoms, Attempting to Curb ...
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2012/12/27/uas-center-for-biological-diversity-is-distributing-condoms-attempting-to-curb-human-biological-diversity
Well, they're not REALLY attempting to curb human biological diversity (we think)â€"they're just attempting to draw awareness to "the effects of rapid human population growth on rare plants and animals," according to a press release.