Sunday, March 3, 2013

[Science] SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station

SpaceX supply ship arrives at space station
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/03/03/spacex-capsule-arrives-at-space-station.html
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A privately owned Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering a ton of supplies with high-flying finesse after a shaky start to the mission.

Thailand's promise to end ivory trade cautiously welcomed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21646863
Thailand's promise to end ivory trade cautiously welcomed. Matt McGrath By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News. Elephant An elephant performs for tourists in Thailand where a legal trade in ivory is said to boost poaching in Africa.

Exhuming Richard the Lionheart
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/03/the-king-is-dead.html
Scientists are examining the embalmed heart of Richard the Lionheart, who died in 1199. Dan Jones on the remarkable truths revealed by studying a centuries-old organ.

South Jersey Skies: The odds of the asteroids
http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-voices/index.ssf/2013/03/south_jersey_skies_the_odds_of.html
It's been more than two weeks since that amazing fireball flashed across the sky in Chelyabinsk, and its larger cousin coasted past our world later the same day.

Federal court upholds polar bear status as threatened species
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/01/3261725/court-rejects-alaskas-bid-to-remove.html
SEATTLE - The federal law listing polar bears as a threatened species was upheld Friday by a federal appeals court, which rejected arguments that it is wrong to impose far-ranging and possibly costly protections for a species that remains fairly abundant in ...

Clearwater considers whether aquarium will go on public waterfront land
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/clearwater-considers-whether-aquarium-go-on-public-waterfront-land/1277221
That was the code name for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium's secret plan to build a new $160 million, 200,000-square-foot aquarium in downtown Clearwater on the site now occupied by City Hall.

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