[Science] Earth Day Skeptic Says Get Positive

Earth Day Skeptic Says Get Positive
http://agwired.com/2013/04/16/earth-day-skeptic-says-get-positive/
Earth Day 2013 My “Face of Climate Change” says, “Why all the hysteria?” At least that's what I would be thinking if you took a picture of me after mentioning the theme of this year's Earth Day.

Bald eagle chick first born in Pittsburgh in more than 200 years, experts say
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/bald-eagle-chick-first-born-pittsburgh-more-200-ye/nXMNr/
A bald eagle chick hatched in a nest in Hays, making it the first one born in Pittsburgh in more than 200 years, bird experts said Sunday.

Recent Antarctic climate, glacier changes at the 'upper bound' of normal
http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/04/14/recent-antarctic-climate-glacier-changes-at-the-upper-bound-of-normal/
In the last few decades, glaciers at the edge of the icy continent of Antarctica have been thinning, and research has shown the rate of thinning has accelerated and contributed significantly to sea level rise.

Russian cargo craft departs International Space Station
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/70967-russian-cargo-craft-departs-international-space-station
An unpiloted Russian Progress cargo ship departed the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday, clearing the way for Moscow's next space freighter.

For tens of thousands of people, race to Mars already has begun
http://www.itworld.com/hardware/352641/tens-thousands-people-race-mars-already-has-begun
The actual expeditions are years away, but already tens of thousands of people have applied to be among the first humans to travel to Mars -- even though they know they may never return to Earth.

Nano-Suit Protects Bugs From Space-Like Vacuums
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/nano-suit-vacuum/
A healthy, nano-suited northern house mosquito larva wiggles in a scanning electron microscope vacuum. Image: Yasuharu Takaku et al.