Monday, April 15, 2013

[Science] Officials battle giant, rat-sized snails in Florida [video]

Officials battle giant, rat-sized snails in Florida [video]
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57579615/giant-snails-attack-florida/
Florida has a snail problem. And it's a big one. The southern part of the state is being invaded by the giant African land snail, a species of snail that can grow up to 8.5 inches in length and that snacks on stucco, car tires and 500 types of plants.

US Air Force says Space Fence program safe for now
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/feeds/thomson-reuters/us-air-force-says-space-fence-program-safe-for-now/article11252173/?cmpid=rss1
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Monday said it took steps to fully fund the first increment of a new ground-based radar to track satellites and other objects in space in its fiscal 2104 budget proposal, but there was no funding for a ...

Cutting CO2 too difficult? Try these 4 simple tricks instead
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/want-to-slow-sea-level-rise-curb-these-4-pollutants
Climate researchers - including one working for Wendy Schmidt, the campaigning wife of Google overlord Eric - have published research suggesting that there are other things apart from cutting CO2 emissions which would help to avoid disastrous rises in sea ...

Teens Compete in International Robotics Competition
http://mauinow.com/2013/04/15/baldwin-robotics-wins-hawaii-regional-heads-for-world-championship/
High school students around the world have designed and built robots for a competition hosted by "FIRST," an organization formally known as "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

NASA update: Orion on track for 2014 test
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_04_15_2013_p30-567914.xml
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana talks to reporters in front of the Orion space capsule being prepared for its first test flight in 2014.

Puerto Rico Leatherback Turtles Protected Under New Law, Northeast ...
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/16653/20130415/puerto-rico-leatherback-turtles-protected-under-new-law-northeast-ecological.htm
Local volunteers take measurements and check for injuries on a giant leatherback turtle as she lays her eggs in Plaplaya, Honduras in this April 10, 2002 file photo.

Researchers say Pittsburgh apparently has its 1st bald eagle chick in 200-plus ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3d7558a1916d42ed801ea600476e3668/PA--Bald-Eagles-Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - Researchers say the presumed birth of a bald eagle chick in southeastern Pittsburgh would be the first in more than 200 years in the western Pennsylvania city.



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