[Science] Dung Beetles Navigate Via the Milky Way, First Known in Animal Kingdom

Dung Beetles Navigate Via the Milky Way, First Known in Animal Kingdom
http://pressoffice.mg.co.za/witsuniversity/PressRelease.php?StoryID=236495
Talk about star powerâ€"a new study shows that dung beetles navigate via the Milky Way, the first known species to do so in the animal kingdom.

NASA to Chamber A: Goodbye Apollo, hello James Webb
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/01/nasa-to-chamber-a-goodbye-apollo-hello-james-webb/
NASA's famous “Chamber A” thermal vacuum testing chamber has been upgraded and remodeled to assist with testing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), according to a space agency news release.

Spinning star with two personalities baffles astronomers
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/01/spinning-star-with-two-personalities-baffles-astronomers/
New observations of a highly variable pulsar using a satellite X-ray telescope combined with Earth-based radio telescopes are puzzling astronomers.

Scientists Discover Method to Store Data on DNA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21145163
Storage density achieved results in single gram of DNA being able to hold nearly half a million DVDs of data. Scientists have developed a method to store data on DNA and expects it to become an adequate alternative to hard discs within a decade.

Study shows higher Oregon radon levels
http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/psu-prof-finds-high-radon-levels-in-portland-area/
PORTLAND - A new study has found high levels or radon - a potentially deadly gas - in unexpected areas across Oregon. Portland State University geology professor Scott Burns and a team of students examined radon tests from 19,000 Oregon homes ...