[Science] Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper ...

Study finds significant microorganism populations in middle and upper ...
http://www.sciencecodex.com/study_finds_significant_microorganism_populations_in_middle_and_upper_troposphere-105818
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms - principally bacteria - in the middle and upper troposphere, that section of the atmosphere ...

Flights grounded amid thick smog in Beijing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/china-air-pollution-danger
Extremely high pollution levels shrouded eastern China for the second time in two weeks today, forcing airlines in Beijing and elsewhere to cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting government warnings for residents to stay indoors.

Draft UN climate report shows 20 years of overestimated global warming ...
http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/india-embraces-climate-change/article21540.html
A preliminary draft of a report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was leaked to the public this month, and climate skeptics say it contains fresh evidence of 20 years of overstated global warming.

Bird, Plane, Bacteria? Microbes Thrive In Storm Clouds
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/29/170459317/bird-plane-bacteria-microbes-thrive-in-storm-clouds
Microbes are known to be able to thrive in extreme environments, from inside fiery volcanoes to down on the bottom of the ocean. Now scientists have found a surprising number of them living in storm clouds tens of thousands of feet above the Earth.

2 Science Projects to Receive Award of 1 Billion Euros
http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/2-science-projects-win-up-to-1-3-billion-each-4228308.php
BRUSSELS - Projects to imitate the brain and to develop new materials for information technology have won awards of about 1 billion euros each that will be announced Monday by the European Commission.