[Science] US Proposes to Protect Wolverines

US Proposes to Protect Wolverines
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/on-our-radar-a-reprieve-for-the-wolverine/
The federal Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Friday to give Endangered Species Act protections to the wolverine, one of the largest and hardiest members of the weasel family, largely because climate change is whittling away its wintry habitat in the ...

NASA Videos Solar Eruption Aimed at Earth
http://www.space.com/19577-sun-eruption-dragon-tail-video.html
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 ...

A No-Go for Sea Launch
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iusnS9UuSrE3NwBwvcNMK0W8PTfw?docId=CNG.bf7138e37d4cb14dba220e58be70d6a9.2e1
On Friday, Switzerland-based and Russian-owned ocean-faring rocket launcher Sea Launch AG confirmed that its latest launch attempt was a bust.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu resigning
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/01/170853404/energy-secretary-steven-chu-will-resign-once-replacement-is-confirmed
... @ jackshafer : RT @ebertchicago: Buster Keaton died on this day in 1966. The greatest of the Silent Clowns. Not Charlie.

How Owls Turn Heads
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/what-a-hoot-how-owls-rotate-their-heads/story-e6frfkui-1226567356957
A mystery of the animal kingdom: how do owls turn their heads 270 degrees without damaging their blood vessels? At last an answer, published this week in Science.

Science, Technology and Innovation Laureates Surprised, Humbled
http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/1914391_obama-awards-national-medals-to-scientists.html
By Amy Slanchik - When Dr. Gholam Peyman discovered via email he was to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, he thought it was a prank.

Columbia tragedy remembered 10 years later
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57567184/nasa-marks-10th-anniversary-of-columbias-final-flight/
A NASA official says the crew's deaths were not in vain. Shuttle Columbia remembrance. A day of remembrance was held Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at Kennedy Space Center Space Mirror Memorial for the the 10th anniversary of the Columbia tragedy.

The Unsung Heroes of the Space Program
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/31/the-unsung-heroes-of-the-space-program/
Reports of Iran successfully launching a grey rhesus monkey into space this week has been making a splash online, but it's only the latest in a long line of unwitting participants in humankind's exploration of outer space.

First footage of a thought's formation is of the ever-intelligent fish
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50655896/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Have you ever thought about what a fish thinks? Did you even know a fish had thoughts? You do now. It turns out that first footage ever taken of a thought - yes, a thought!

Don't Worry, Astronauts on the ISS Will Get to Watch the Super Bowl Too
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/how-do-astronauts-wash-their-hands-in-space-2013022/
Don't Worry, Astronauts on the ISS Will Get to Watch the Super Bowl There are plenty of things you don't get to have when you're in space.

ESA May Print 3D Lunar Base out of Moon's Soil
http://www.dailytech.com/ESA+May+Print+3D+Lunar+Base+out+of+Moons+Soil/article29806.htm
The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking to build a lunar base with 3D printing using local materials on the moon. The idea behind this project is to offer settlement for astronauts on the moon while using less of Earth's resources to do so.

'Double Planet' Optical Illusion for the Eyes
http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1315784-double-planet-optical-illusion-eyes
Exciting news of `double planet' illusion at dusk is making rounds for sky lovers. To see Earth beneath our feet would be an innovative way of looking at the news.

MUST SEE: NASA capture incredible images of massive storm on Saturn ...
http://thespacereporter.com/2013/02/must-see-nasa-capture-incredible-images-of-massive-storm-on-saturn-devouring-itself/
NASA's Cassini probe observed the mysterious event on our solar system's second largest planet. Like a massive stormy Ouroboros, the mythological serpent that eats its own tail, the gigantic storm circled about Saturn's surface until it encountered itself and ...