Shark of the High Seas Actually a Homebody
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/02/shark-of-the-high-seas.html?ref=hp
Gotcha. A satellite tag on this whitetip will reveal its movements for up to 245 days. Credit: Lance Jordan/Microwave Telemetry. Expecting.
A Tablespoon of Progress for Rover
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/nasa-mars-rover-prepares-analyze-1st-rock-drill-18549789
Fresh off drilling into a rock for the first time, the Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to dissect the pulverized rock to determine what it is made of.
NASA unveils 1st radar video of asteroid flyby
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=847691
NASA has revealed the first radar video of an asteroid flyby that sent a space rock half the size of a football field buzzing by Earth last week.
Higgs Boson Particle May Spell Doom For the Universe
http://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/2013/02/20/does-god-particle-spell-end-of-the-universe/
BOSTON - A subatomic particle discovered last year that may be the long-sought Higgs boson might doom our universe to an unfortunate end, researchers say.
Researchers debate wisdom of brain-mapping initiative
http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/02/obama-brain-study-to-make-artificial-intelligence-a-reality-or-cure-disease.html
Researchers debate wisdom of brain-mapping initiative. Dan Vergano, USA TODAY8:16p.m. EST February 20, 2013. A proposed federal effort to map the human brain has drawn both applause and dismay over its ambitious scope and potential costs.
Video shows the adorable moment when a baby whale swims right up to a boat ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281961/Video-shows-adorable-moment-baby-whale-swims-right-boat-passengers-pet-back.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A Californian family got an unexpected surprise when a baby grey whale came right up to their boat and it wanted the people to pet it.
NASA Sees Monster Sunspot Growing Fast, Solar Storms Possible
http://www.space.com/19892-monster-sunspot-photo-solar-flares.html
A colossal sunspot on the surface of the sun is large enough to swallow six Earths whole, and could trigger solar flares this week, NASA scientists say.
"Vulcan" has big lead in bid to name Pluto's newly discovered moons
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/246660/shatners-choice-heads-list-new-pluto-moon
Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:04pm EST. (Reuters) - "Star Trek" star William Shatner and tens of thousands of the show's fans are leading a charge to name one of Pluto's newly discovered moons after the character Spock's home planet.
Study finds dolphins mimic calls of social group
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21507301
Dolphins mimic the distinct whistles of their closest companions as a way of tracking them, according to researchers. A team of marine biologists from the University of St Andrews studied the vocal signatures of the mammals.
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