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A second chance to save the climate - environment - 19 May 2013
The latest data on the climate suggests it will warm slightly less, and more slowly, than expected – giving us a chance to avoid the worst effectsRead more2 hours 41 minutes agoComet ISON: How to See Potential 'Comet of the Century' Online Today
The online Slooh Space Camera will provide live views of Comet ISON Sunday (May 19) at 4:45 p.m. ET (2045 GMT).Read more2 hours 45 minutes agoVery Fine Art: 6 Stunningly Beautiful Nanoscale Sculptures [Slide Show]: Scientific American
Artists and material scientists alike bend, melt and mold materials into useful and aesthetically pleasing forms. But nothing human hands have made can match the intricacy of convoluted corals or the delicate and unique geometry of a snowflake. In...Read moreon Sun May 19 9:22 AMCoolest Science Stories of the Week
Ancient water, poop in pools and the evolution of dogs and humans are in our coolest stories. Click on to see them all.Read moreon Sun May 19 9:00 AMVote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - May 19, 2013 | Space News
What was your favorite space news story of the last week?Read more
The Society of Timid Souls by Polly Morland – review | Books
| on Sun, May 19, 8:00 AM
Polly Morland's study of bravery is executed with energy, curiosity – and courageYou might think an inquiry into the nature of courage a trumped-up excuse for a book but Polly Morland loses no time in persuading you otherwise. She approaches her...Read moreon Sun May 19 7:00 AMBirdbooker Report 270 | @GrrlScientist | Science
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this week's report includes The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians; Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America; and a Photoalbum of the Birds of Uzbekistan; all of which were recently published in North...Read moreon Sun May 19 6:30 AMWired Space Photo of the Day | Wired Science
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that the sizes and patterns of dunes on Saturn's moon Titan vary as a function of altitude and latitude. The dunes in areas that are more elevated or are higher in latitude, such as ...Read more
Science promises strawberry fields forever | Environment
| on Sun, May 19, 3:00 AM
UK growers adopt specialist computer forecasting system to help improve yields of crops whatever the weatherAs Britain steels itself for the prospect of yet another washout summer, strawberry growers are finding themselves forced to come up with...Read moreon Sun May 19 2:26 AMPrince Charles puts heat on ministers over climate change
The Prince of Wales, who has warned about irreversible damage caused by global warming, holds private meeting with the Energy Secretary and climate change minister.Read more
