Thursday, December 20, 2012

[Science] 5 Actual Apocalyptic Scenarios

5 Actual Apocalyptic Scenarios
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/forget-mayan-prophecies-actual-apocalyptic-scenarios/story?id=17821537
It's pretty clear that the world will not end on December 21, 2012. At least not based on so-called Mayan prophecies. A thousand years ago, the ancient Mayans predicted that on this date, the sun, the earth, and the center of the Milky Way will be perfectly ...

Earth-like Planet Discovered 12 Light-Years Away
http://thefutureofthings.com/news/11537/earth-like-planet-discovered-12-light-years-away.html
A recent discovery might have located a nearby solar system with up to five planets, one of them could be in just the right distance from its star to hold liquid water which is considered essential to life as we now them.

Postcard from the dark side: NASA captures rare image of Saturn
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/postcard-from-the-dark-side-of-saturn-nasa-captures-rare-image-of-saturn/
NASA has released a stunning photo that shows Saturn in a new light. Positioned deliberately within the gas giant's shadow, the spacecraft captured a rare backlit image of Saturn's dark side.

DARPA's latest footage of LS3 robodog astounds
http://www.slashgear.com/darpas-robotic-mule-can-carry-400-pounds-of-cargo-20261815/
DARPA researchers continue to add new functionality to the four-legged robot originally developed by Boston Dynamics. Christopher MacManus.

Endangered whale found dead on beach
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/43-foot-baleen-whale-found-dead-on-Texas-beach-4134467.php
Experts arrived at the scene to perform a necropsy on the whale, which had been dead for a while off shore. They had to bring in an excavator to get the 30-foot whale out of the surf and into a secure area.

2012 another record-setter, fits climate forecasts
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/2012-another-record-setter-fits-climate-forecasts-4135378.php
As 2012 began, winter in the U.S. went AWOL. Spring and summer arrived early with wildfires, blistering heat and drought. And fall hit the eastern third of the country with the ferocity of Superstorm Sandy.

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