Richard III: The mystery of the king and the car parking lot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/03/richard-3-skeleton-remains-leicester
Leicester, England (CNN) -- The line snakes around the block, hundreds of people wrapped up against the early autumn chill. The crowd waits patiently as a sensibly-dressed, middle-aged woman wanders along the queue, handing out flyers and apologizing ...
APNewsBreak: Government says warming climate threatens survival of snow ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130203_Climate_change_seen_as_threat_to_U_S__wolverines.html
BILLINGS, Mont. - The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the “mountain devil,†could soon join the list of species threatened by climate change - a dubious distinction putting it in the ranks of the polar bear and several other ...
Video: 7th Grade Girl Sends Hello Kitty To The Edge Of Space
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/girl-launches-kitty-space-science-article-1.1253964
A seventh-grade girl sent a Hello Kitty doll on a trip to the stratosphere for a school assignment. Propelled by a weather balloon, Hello Kitty took a ride almost 18 miles above the surface of the earth stationed in a rocket.
Wood Stork's Endangered Status Is Up In The Air
http://www.npr.org/2013/02/03/170993762/wood-storks-endangered-status-is-up-in-the-air
The last few years have been especially tough in South Florida for wading birds such as egrets, herons, ibises and wood storks that feed and nest in the region's wetlands.
Mysterious gel brings death to the sea birds of Jurassic Coast
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/9844404/Mysterious-gel-brings-death-to-the-sea-birds-of-Jurassic-Coast.html
The Razorbill did not stand a chance. Its wings were coated in a thick gloopy gel, which solidified in the cold. Its feathers lost their use as insulation, leaving the bird's body exposed to the sub-zero temperatures and biting winds.
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