[Science] Mayan Descendents Pray New Year, New Prosperity

Mayan Descendents Pray New Year, New Prosperity
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/article/225503/3/Mayan-Descendents-Pray-New-Year-New-Prosperity
(GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala) NBC - Indigenous Mayans are marking the end of the Mayan Calendar not by hiding in a "Doomsday" bunker, but with traditional rituals to welcome the beginning of the next calendar.

California Sutter's Mill meteorite entered Earth's atmosphere at 64000 mph
http://www.slashgear.com/california-sutters-mill-meteorite-entered-earths-atmosphere-at-64000-mph-21261928/
Back in April of this year, a meteorite entered the atmosphere of Earth creating a bright fireball in the daytime sky on April 22 over Northern California.

Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms?
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1215085-can-ground-mealworms-replace-chicken-burger
The wriggly beetle larvae known as mealworms could one day dominate supermarket shelves as a more sustainable alternative to chicken, beef, pork and milk, researchers in the Netherlands say.

MIT boffins demonstrate NEW form of magnetism
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/15692655/scientists-discover-new-form-of-magnetism/
A state of magnetism predicted in 1987 has been observed for the first time at MIT, with researchers saying that it might one day find applications in storage and communications technologies.

Drought, icemelt, superstorms ... a review of 2012's environmental news
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/21/drought-icemelt-superstorm-environment-review-2012
Suzanne Goldenberg. Guardian Open Weekend: Suzanne Goldenberg. Superstorm Sandy. The storm on 29 October killed more than 125 people after making landfall in America, paralysing the lower half of Manhattan, and obliterating entire neighbourhoods ...

Higgs boson discovery biggest scientific breakthrough of 2012
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/higgs-boson-discovery-biggest-scientific-breakthrough-of-2012/article4225629.ece
Scientists had been chasing the Higgs boson, nicknamed the 'God particle' for more than four decades. Curiosity rover's Landing System was also an achievement for the scientific world as mission engineers at the American space agency NASA safely and ...

Dead right whale found on Florida beach
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Scientists-Investigating-Endangered-Whale-That-Washed-Up-on-Northeast-Florida-Coast-184156601.html
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A 26-foot North Atlantic right whale believed to be about a year old was found dead on a Florida beach this week.

Climate Change Draft Undermines UN's Claims
http://donnalaframboise.mensnewsdaily.com/2012/12/this-is-called-cheating-part-1/
Climate Change: The United Nations' global warming panel is writing up a report from its most recent meeting. Are we doomed? Hardly.

NY agency stocks herring into Lake Ontario
http://www.chron.com/news/science/article/NY-agency-stocks-herring-into-Lake-Ontario-4137020.php
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (AP) - State wildlife biologists are stocking native herring in Lake Ontario near Rochester this week to provide nutritious prey for trout and salmon.

Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's Space Tourism Company
http://www.crazyengineers.com/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-completes-first-glide-in-powered-flight/
Virgin Galactic is a company that aims to offer suborbital flights into space to paying customers by 2015. It is run by Richard Branson, a British aerospace and music entrepreneur.

Alberta scientist finds giant fossil freshwater lizard in Hungary
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/20/alberta-scientist-finds-massive-crocodile-like-fossil-in-hungarian-lake/
EDMONTON - It grew up to six metres long and its toothy mouth and crocodile-like body was the terror of ancient rivers and shorelines many millions of years ago.