[Science] Is body found buried under parking lot a former king of England?

Is body found buried under parking lot a former king of England?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9845618/Scientists-this-is-Richard-III.html
(CNN) -- His story is already the stuff of legend: the "evil" king who ordered the killing of his own nephews in order to steal the throne of England, before dying bravely in battle in 1485.

Astronauts Will Watch Super Bowl from Space
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/02/iss-astronauts-to-watch-super-bowl-xlvii-live-from-space/
Six astronauts living in space may not have gravity, fresh food or a shower, but there is one Earth necessity they won't miss Sunday: The Super Bowl.

Is scientific genius extinct?
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2013/0202/1224329550349.html
Modern-day science has little room for the likes of Galileo, who first used the telescope to study the sky, or Charles Darwin, who put forward the theory of evolution, argues a psychologist and expert in scientific genius.

Island night lizard makes SoCal comeback, may shed 'threatened' status
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/02/03/12363/island-night-lizard-makes-socal-comeback-may-shed-/
Wildlife officials say a unique, slow-growing, long-living lizard found only on the Channel Islands may get a change in status under the Endangered Species Act.

Russia-launched satellite, rocket plunges into Pacific Ocean [Video]
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/02/russia-launched-satellite-rocket-plunges-into-pacific-ocean-video/
It was not a good day for a Russia-launched satellite that eventually ended up plunging into the Pacific Ocean. A commercial Sea Launch AG Zenit-3SL rocket lasted just forty seconds after liftoff, before plunging into the ocean and destroying an Intelsat IS-27 ...

Dude Walking His Pooch On Beach Finds Lump Of Valuable Whale Vomit
http://thesop.org/story/20130202/dude-walking-his-pooch-on-beach-finds-lump-of-valuable-whale-vomit.html
"A British man said he was walking his dog on the beach when the canine discovered a lump of whale vomit -- also known as ambergris -- worth some $158,550.

NASA Planes Fly Over Bay Area to Measure Air Pollution Level
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NASA-Aircraft-to-Hover-Bay-Area-Skies-189256141.html
(Photo : Credit: NASA Langley/Sean Smith) Technicians at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., prepare a B200 aircraft for the DISCOVER-AQ air pollution measurement mission in California.

Nokia shares $1.35bn EU graphene research grant
http://www.mining.com/nokia-scores-1-35bn-26679/
The EU has awarded a €1bn ($1.35bn) grant to the Graphene Flagship consortium in a ten-year project bringing academics and industrialists together to commercialize graphene, and hopefully spur economic growth.

NASA Videos Solar Eruption Aimed at Earth
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/4723/20130202/nasa-captures-massive-coronal-mass-ejection-images.htm
The Coronal Mass Ejection will shower earth with high speed solar particles in a few days. NASA has announced that they have detected a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun directed towards earth, an event in which millions of tons of solar material ...

Asteroid 2012 DA14 to Fly By Earth in 'Record Setting' Close Shave
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/11124/20130202/asteroid-2012-da14-fly-by-earth-record-setting-close-shave.htm
Half the size of a football field, asteroid 2012 DA14 will give the Earth a "record-setting" close shave, passing closer to our planet than many satellites when it buzzes by later this month, NASA scientists announced.

Scientists Come Close to Creating Life With Almost-Living Crystals
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/scientists-come-close-to-creating-life-with-almost-living-crystals/
Man-made life is a thing of fiction, relegated to things like Frankenstein. But scientists are coming close to something almost like it.

Mercury's finest hour
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Mercury-in-February-2013-189234341.html
You can do something the Hubble telescope can't: Observe Mercury. And February is the best time this year to do it. The first planet will make its best appearance of 2013 about 30 minutes after sunset between Feb. 12 and 20 as it positions itself at least 10 ...

Largest solar sail ever to take flight in 2014
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Largest-ever-space-sail-for-2014---its-the-Sunjammer!/106221
Most spacecraft are limited in their range and capabilities by consumables. What usually happens is that spacecraft need fuel to go places and turn into very useless (and very expensive) asteroids as soon as they've exhaused their propellant.

Print Me a Condo on the Moon!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21293258
There have been many plans - some good, some bad, some silly - to build the first manned base on the moon, but many have two key drawbacks: cost and weight.

Is Xi Jinping a Reformer? Wrong Question.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/01/is-xi-jinping-a-reformer-wrong-question/
Much has been said and written on the prospects for reform in China since the 18th Communist Party Congress last November, but few analyses offer anything that is truly original or illuminating.

Maine's Chickadee Check-off program at risk
http://www.pressherald.com/news/venerable-chickadee-check-off-flits-with-extinction_2013-02-02.html
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's Chickadee Check-off program is in danger of disappearing from state income tax forms. The tax form check-off has been around for 30 years, allowing Mainers to make charitable contributions on their tax forms in support of ...

Wetlands: Freshwater “Species” of the Week
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/01/wetlands-freshwater-species-of-the-week/
In case you weren't aware, every February 2 is not just Groundhog Day. It is also World Wetlands Day. Pantanal caiman in wetland.