[Science] SpaceX's Reusable Grasshopper Rocket Has A Successful Test

SpaceX's Reusable Grasshopper Rocket Has A Successful Test
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/12/26/spacexs-reusable-grasshopper-rocket-has-a-successful-test/
SpaceX's planned reusable first-stage rocket, dubbed “Grasshopper”, successfully flew 12 stories in a test earlier this week.

Vermont birders welcome to join Christmas count
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1215136-christmas-bird-count-go-thursday
BRATTLEBORO -- This holiday season, while many Vermonters are gathering with friends and family to share in a feast or exchange gifts, Vermont's birders will be out in the woods looking for their favorite species.

Jupiter, Moon Align in Christmas Night Sky; Jupiter's Red Spot Visible to North ...
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/8636/20121226/jupiter-moon-align-christmas-night-sky-jupiters.htm
(Photo : Reuters) A crescent moon (R) is seen next to the planet Jupiter in the sky over Amman Februray 25, 2012. On Tuesday night, in the east-southeast sky, Jupiter and a nearly full moon will align for a couple of hours, replacing Santa and his sleigh full of ...

Erratic Environment May Be Key to Human Evolution
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1215134-developments-human-lineage-may-be-linked-environmental-variations
At Olduvai Gorge, where excavations helped to confirm Africa was the cradle of humanity, scientists now find the landscape once fluctuated rapidly, likely guiding early human evolution.

SC Aquarium to release 100th turtle from hospital
http://www.wltx.com/news/watercooler/article/214025/363/SC-Sea-Turtle-Program-Releasing-Its-100th-Turtle
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- One special turtle got a second chance this Christmas and it came as a gift of freedom. Gumby, a 40-pound juvenile loggerhead turtle, has been given a clean bill of health after a year and a half at the South Carolina Aquarium's ...

Razorbill sightings have bird watchers crowing
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/288810/4/Razorbill-sightings-thrill-Florida-bird-watchers
Razorbills, a type of northern sea bird, began showing up off the coast of Palm Beach County earlier this month. Although razorbills have been found off the coast of Florida before, they are not normally found south of Viginia.