[Science] In a First, Experiment Links Brains of Two Rats

In a First, Experiment Links Brains of Two Rats
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/28/telepathy-closer-to-becoming-reality-after-rats-brains-linked-across-continents/
In an experiment that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, a Duke neuroscientist has connected the brains of two rats in such a way that when one moves to press a lever, the other one does, too - most of the time.

NASA probes spots temporary third Van Allen radiation belt
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/02/28/science-van-allen-belt.html
For over fifty years schoolbooks have been teaching about the Van Allen belts, two torus-shaped zones of charged particles that encircle the Earth.

SpaceX supply rocket to launch
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9901732/SpaceX-supply-rocket-to-launch.html
Lift-off of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule from the company's leased launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, just south of NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, was set for 10:10 local time (3.10pm GMT).

Farmers' lack of bees might be solved by going wild
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/28/173167125/wild-bees-are-good-for-crops-but-crops-are-bad-for-bees
Farmers who have watched helplessly as a mysterious disease wiped out millions of domesticated bees needed to pollinate their almonds, apples and other crops may have an easy solution: make their crops more accessible to wild insects that do the job for ...

Scientists capture birth of a giant planet
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/scientists-capture-birth-of-a-giant-planet/article4465335.ece
Artist's impression of a gas giant planet forming in the disc around the young star HD 100546. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada. London, March 1: Astronomers have captured the first direct images of a forming planet still embedded in a thick disc of gas and dust ...

Pollution Expected on China's Congress Agenda
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pollution-expected-chinas-congress-agenda-18615310
Air quality worsened in China's capital and surrounding regions on Thursday, as the country's new leaders geared up for a major congress where public anger has likely pushed pollution onto the agenda.

Honeymoon on Mars, anyone?
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/03/01/honeymoon-on-mars-anyone
Fri Mar 01 09:54:50 SAST 2013. Honeymoon on Mars, anyone? Home · The Times · Article. Honeymoon on Mars, anyone? Reuters, Sapa-AP | 2013-03-01 00:36:15.0.

Meteor blast resonated around Earth
http://rt.com/news/russian-meteorite-lake-craters-537/
(CNN) -- The meteor that exploded over the steppes of southwestern Russia sent a low-frequency rumble bouncing through the Earth, giving scientists new clues about the biggest cosmic intruder in a century.