Tuesday, December 25, 2012

[Science] Man The Lifeboats! Global Warming Has Oceans Rising At Alarming Rate! (Or ...

Man The Lifeboats! Global Warming Has Oceans Rising At Alarming Rate! (Or ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/12/25/man-the-lifeboats-global-warming-has-oceans-rising-at-alarming-rate-or-maybe-not/
Whew! We made it through that Mayan end of the world apocalypse thing. But don't even begin to imagine that our doomsday problems are nearly over.

Science toys safer, more fun, but do kids learn?
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/25/safer-science-toys-leave-some-nostalgic-for-old-days/py1FKKkozy33efdFgteWVM/story.html
Ask scientists of a certain age about their childhood memories, and odds are they'll start yarning about the stink bombs and gunpowder they concocted with their chemistry sets.

The Hottest Climate Change Stories of 2012
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1215124-john-kerry-expected-boost-efforts-against-global-warming-secretary-state
Perhaps the most unavoidable climate story of 2012 was the warmth that gripped much of the United States, and to a lesser degree, the planet, throughout the entire year.

Phew! Asteroid to miss Earth in 2040, NASA says
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/jQkIiJ3EjpFnLSPlnwzcPN/NASA-to-turn-asteroid-into-space-station-to-orbit-the-Moon.html
(CNN) -- On a day when global doomsday predictions failed to pan out, NASA had more good news for the Earth: An asteroid feared to be on a collision course with our planet no longer poses a threat.

"Jewel In The Night", The First Christmas Carol From Space
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/25/jewel-in-the-night-the-first-christmas-carol-from-space/
The first ever musical recording in space (that we know of anyway) was performed just a few days ago on the International Space Station by Col.

More sea turtles arrive for care at SeaWorld
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/12/24/more_new_england_sea.html
More sea turtles arrive for care at SeaWorld. seaworld-sea-turtle-rescue-1224. (VIDEO STILL/SeaWorld) Four loggerheads were flown in and picked up by the amusement park's Animal Rescue Team.

Decorah Eagle offspring makes its way home after jaunt to Canada
http://thegazette.com/2012/12/24/decorah-eagle-home-for-the-holidays/
DECORAH, Iowa (AP) - An offspring of the famous Decorah eagles is back in the northeast Iowa community after wandering as far away northern Canada.

Chinese medicine gets a second look from science
http://zeenews.india.com/ayurveda/story1307.html
A study conducted at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has revealed the science behind the ancient Chinese medicine Chang Shan.

Thousands of birds make annual trek to southern NJ
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/12/winter_weather_brings_thousand.html
WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - Every winter rural South Jersey is visited by dozens of species of bird not native to the area. Taking a season-long vacation from northern climes, where frosty weather has made food sources scarce, these migrants and vagrants take ...

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