[Science] Evidence shows starvation did not cause saber-tooth cat extinction

Evidence shows starvation did not cause saber-tooth cat extinction
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50313487/ns/technology_and_science-science/
In the period just before they went extinct, the American lions and saber-toothed cats that roamed North America in the late Pleistocene were living well off the fat of the land.

Tests: Beached Whale Found in NYC Was...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/whale-washed-ashore-buried-fri-article-1.1228870
Tests show a 60-foot beached whale that died in a costal enclave of New York City was malnourished but wasn't injured or killed by humans.

British Team Abandons Antarctic Drilling Mission
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/12/28/british-team-abandons-antarctic-drilling-mission
A British team exploring Antarctica's Lake Ellsworth has abandoned its plan after just a couple months of drilling through the ice covering its waters, the team announced Thursday.

Science Names Higgs Boson Discovery 'Breakthrough of the Year'
http://fox13now.com/2012/12/28/danger-meets-discovery-top-10-science-stories-of-2012/
It was a banner year for science as physicists finally isolated what many believe is the elusive Higgs boson, even as superstitious peddlers of claptrap about a Mayan apocalypse had their irrational rear ends handed to them as a new day dawned on Dec. 22.

NASA: Goldilocks Planets Are In Reach
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/12/28/10-important-scientific-discoveries-and-achievements-of-2012
NASA's Kepler Project announced on Dec. 5 that its astronomers have confirmed the first planet we know to orbit its Sun-like star in the “habitable zone.

Bird watchers prepare to document different species tomorrow
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/12/28/2218496/mid-columbia-bird-lovers-invited.html
Bird watchers in the Tri-Cities are getting ready to wake up early tomorrow to see what species of birds are flying around our area.

Earth microbes can survive on Mars, study finds
http://www.slashgear.com/earth-microbes-can-survive-on-mars-study-finds-28262497/
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the University of Florida show that the anaerobic organism Carnobacterium can survive on the Red Planet.

Washington dock resembles one from Japan found in Oregon
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gRzdNmNc4hh9wS0AmvvFSipAjUeg?docId=8bb8606b87a54911882d981b0e751cab
A scientist who examined the dock that recently washed ashore on Washington's Olympic Peninsula says it looks just like the one that came ashore on a central Oregon beach last summer, suggesting it also is a piece of tsunami debris from Japan.

Tigers Making a Comeback in Parts of Asia
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/121228-tigers-big-cats-animals-science-conservation-asia/
Tigers are making a comeback, thanks to strong government initiatives in India, Thailand, and Russia, scientists announced this week.

Space Shuttle Atlantis gets ready for display
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/12/27/new_entrance_opens_a.html
Encased in 16,000 square feet of shrink-wrap, Space Shuttle Atlantis sits in the middle of a working construction site at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

Study Shows People Will Swerve To Hit Turtles In The Road
http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Study-Shows-People-Swerve-Hit-Turtles-Road-50821.html
A student at Clemson University in South Carolina, interested in conservation projects, decided to create a class project to determine how to help turtles to get across the road safely.

Red tide levels creeping up along Collier coast
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/289136/4/Red-tide-kills-thousands-of-fish-in-Sarasota
Photo courtesy Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Distressed catfish swim near the surface in Rookery Bay possibly due to red tide which has been killing fish in the area.

Mars Express christens new space antenna with red planet pics
http://www.slashgear.com/mars-express-christens-new-space-antenna-with-red-planet-pics-28262425/
NASA's Curiosity rover may be getting us close-up to Mars, but the European Space Agency's Mars Express probe has a far more macro perspective as it beams back the first shots to be received at the new Malargüe space tracking station.

Next Year, We May Be Investing in a Mission to Mars
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/12/audacious-space-companies-2012/
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Elon Musk has a history of successful first days for IPOs. On December 14, SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY), a purveyor of solar power devices and services, saw its stock price jump 47%, from $8.00 to $11.79, on its first day of trading.

MU researcher earns National Medal of Science
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/dec/28/mu-researcher-earns-national-medal-of-science/
A Columbia researcher who wants to kill cancer with tiny nuclear bombs loaded into each diseased cell will be honored early next year at a White House ceremony celebrating the nation's top scientists and innovators.