Thursday, December 20, 2012

[Science] Mayan apocalypse: a woman's guide to the last hours on earth

Mayan apocalypse: a woman's guide to the last hours on earth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9757451/Mayan-apocalypse-a-womans-guide-to-the-last-hours-on-earth.html
This Friday, December 21, (aka tomorrow) at the stroke of solstice (11:11 am GST), the Mayan calendar will click over to read "thirteen b'aktun" for the first time in 5,125 years.

Revealed: Rudolph Really Did Have a Red Nose
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/1220/1224328044976.html
Most people know Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose - but why? Medical researchers say they've now found the answer.

Little spider makes big-spider-puppet CLONE of itself out of dirt
http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freaky/tiny-amazon-spider-observed-building-bigger-spiders-as-decoys/story-e6frflri-1226540217776
Meet the adroit arachnid that makes a decoy “spider” in its web to mislead predators - and jiggles the strands like a puppet master to make the miniature marionette move.

Ecuador: US Embassy cautions travelers about volcanic eruptions
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/ecuador-volcano-spews-lava-ash-307104
The Tungurahua volcano in central Ecuador spewed gas and ash Monday, prompting the government to issue an alert and the evacuation of villages near the volcano.

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