[Science] NASA lost communication with the ISS due to computer problems

NASA lost communication with the ISS due to computer problems
http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-lost-communication-with-the-iss-due-to-computer-problems-20270252/
NASA has announced that it briefly lost contact with the International Space Station on Tuesday. The ISS was out of contact with ground controllers after some sort of computer problem blocked communications.

New scorpion discovery near metropolitan Tucson, Arizona
http://www.sciencecodex.com/new_scorpion_discovery_near_metropolitan_tucson_arizona-107107
A new species of scorpion, Vaejovis brysoni, was found in the Santa Catalina Mountains in southern Arizona. Another scorpion of the same group also inhabits this mountain range, making this the first documented case of two vorhiesi group species ...

Don't feed the (polar) bears
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/lineinthesand/2013/02/18/should-we-save-polar-bears-from-starvation-by-feeding-them-ourselves/
Editor's note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion. He heads the section's Change the List project, which focuses on human rights and social justice.

Sea Shepherd Boats Intentionally Rammed By Japanese Ship, Anti-Whaling ...
http://www.news.com.au/national/japanese-whalers-ram-sea-shepherd-ships-steve-irwin-and-bob-barker/story-fncynjr2-1226582024810
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- An anti-whaling activist group accused a Japanese whaling vessel of intentionally ramming two of its ships Wednesday in waters near Antarctica.

Breakthrough Prize announced by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/20/breakthrough-prize-silicon-valley-entrepreneurs
The Silicon Valley aristocrats Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin and Yuri Milner have jointly established the most lucrative annual prize in the history of science to reward research into curing diseases and extending human life.

The Moon is a Natural Platform for Asteroid Mining, Detection and Deflection
http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2013/02/20/why-bother-with-tiny-asteroids-when-you-have-the-moon/
There has been much talk in the media about what to do since last week's astronomically unlikely double asteroid attack. Noble efforts to detect asteroid threats such as those of the B612 Foundation have received much deserved attention.

The cookery show with a difference - it's hosted from the International Space ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2281662/Astronaut-Chris-Hadfields-cookery-difference--hosted-International-Space-Station.html
Flick through the TV channels on a Saturday morning, and it seems almost every one is showing a cooking show of some kind. However, finally there is one with a difference - it's hosted in space.