[Science] Shark-Tooth Sword Reveals Extinct Shark Species in Central Pacific

Shark-Tooth Sword Reveals Extinct Shark Species in Central Pacific
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4702/20130403/shark-tooth-sword-reveals-extinct-species-central-pacific.htm
Shark-tooth weapons once used for warfare in the Central Pacific suggest that two extinct shark species used to populate the area, a new study says.

Curiosity's Parachute Flaps in the Martian Wind
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/nasa-martian-wind-is-causing-curiositys-supersonic-parachute-to-shift/
When NASA's rover Curiosity entered the Martian atmosphere to begin its famous “7 minutes of terror,” one component of its entry, descent and landing (EDL) included the deployment of a huge parachute to capture the thin Mars air to aid its rapid deceleration ...

Low, thin clouds triggered record melting of Greenland
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0403/Clouds-blamed-for-record-ice-melt-in-Greenland
A new study finds the largest ice melt in Greenland - a country covered by a large ice sheet - that took place in summer 2012 may have been due to low, thin clouds.

Archeologists discover legendary 'gate to Hell'
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/archeologists-find-legendary-gate-to-hell-in-turkey/
Italian scientists have announced the discovery in Pumakkale, Turkey, of the ruins of what was known in ancient times as Pluto's Gate, or Plutonium, in Latin.

Rare Fla. panther released into the wild
http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/4/3/rare_florida_panther
An endangered Florida panther rescued as a kitten and raised in captivity has made a rare run back into the wild. The state's wildlife agency released the panther into a wildlife management area in the Florida Everglades.

Newly discovered P. rajaei tarantula
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/home-garden/new-species-of-venemous-spider-as-big-as-your-face-discovered-in-sri-lanka/story-fneuz6rh-1226612298790
Named after the local police officer who helped scientists identify it, the Poecilotheria rajaei of Sri Lanka can reach a legspan of up to 8 inches across.

Supermassive black hole wakes to feast on giant planet as astronomers watch
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/sleeping-black-hole-wakes-up-to-eat-planet-sized-mass-for-breakfast/story-fn5fsgyc-1226611826366
Astronomers at the European Space Agency have watched a hitherto-dormant black hole wake and gorge upon a nearby substellar object the size of a “super Jupiter”, a months-long feasting that consumed a tenth of its mass.