[Science] Russian meteorite blast sparks treasure hunt

Russian meteorite blast sparks treasure hunt
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/19/russian_meteorite_blast_sparks_treasure_hunt.html
A researcher at the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, inspects a fragment of the meteorite that blew up over central Russia last week.

NASA Loses, Fixes Comms With ISS
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/space-station-back-air-nasa-article-1.1267939
NASA lost communications with the International Space Station for several hours on Tuesday before fixing the issue around midday, according to news reports.

How Nicolaus Copernicus moved the Earth
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/0219/How-Nicolaus-Copernicus-moved-the-Earth
It's astonishing to think that anatomically modern humans walked on this planet for nearly two hundred millennia before they realized that it was moving.

NASA Releases Video of Asteroid Flyby (VIDEO)
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/12525/20130219/nasa-releases-video-asteroid-flyby.htm
Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. President Barack Obama will outline a revamped space policy on Thursday aimed at speeding development of a new heavy-lift ...

New scorpion discovery near metropolitan Tucson, Arizona
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/02/19/new.scorpion.discovery.near.metropolitan.tucson.arizona
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 ...

Arctic Ice Melt Is Accelerating - Even In Fall And Winter
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/17/arctic-ice-melt-is-accelerating-even-in-fall-and-winter/
New research shows that over the past decade, the volume of Arctic ice has declined, even during the winter. In the past decade, Arctic sea ice volumes have declined 36% during autumn and 9% during the winter, according to findings to be published in ...