http://news.discovery.com/ Lead daily science news stories from Discovery News en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://news.discovery.com/ 60 46 Sun Nov 15 2009 14:52:49 GMT Sun Nov 15 2009 14:52:49 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/animals/sponges-recycle-carbon-to-give-life-to-coral-reefs.html 63b84054-93d1-4fb9-a02c-52c3a20490f2 Jennifer Viegas Animal Behavior Marine Life Oceans Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:02:52 EST Sponges Recycle Carbon to Give Life to Coral Reefs It's hard to think of a sponge as an animal, especially if you have a dried up non-synthetic one in your bathtub. Living sponges don't have circulatory, digestive or nervous systems, and they can often regenerate themselves from small fragments. ... http://news.discovery.com/tech/mobile-power-plant.html cdba1935-11ec-4adb-bfa3-0b8be2b4413b Chris Davis Alternative Power Sources Cars Electric Cars Solar Power Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:40:01 EST Mobile Power Plant Mashing three thoughts together. 1. The idea of a paintable photovoltaic has been around for awhile; Tomeka Witherspoon reports solar ink is maybe five years from being commercially viable. 2. The third generation Prius has an optional solar roof (it ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/green-caviar-to-enter-fish-market.html aea302f8-0417-46f2-8c0c-6940998aef05 Jennifer Viegas Fish Food Marine Life Plants Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:29:53 EST "Green Caviar" to Enter Fish Market Have you ever eaten "Green Caviar?" (Image: ayustety) It's a remarkable seaweed, sometimes also called "sea grapes," "ocean grapes," or "Umibido" (in Japan), which has the texture of caviar and even looks like caviar, as evidenced here. OK, so the ... http://news.discovery.com/space/butterflies-depart-for-orbit-on-monday.html ac2367a8-928d-43a7-9672-4346c3525adb Robert Lamb Astronauts NASA Space Culture Space Station Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:16:11 EST Butterflies Depart for Orbit on Monday The 1994 "Simpsons" episode "Deep Space Homer" provided a hilarious send-up of the oft tedious and/or ridiculous realities of space exploration -- at least in the eyes of the public. There's a wonderful moment aboard the space shuttle when Homer ... http://news.discovery.com/human/cdc-swine-flu-numbers.html 04a3bd11-6080-4a22-bb3f-3d49968ccf87 CDC Flu H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:29:00 EST Swine Flu Count: 4,000 Dead, 22 Million Ill Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. http://news.discovery.com/tech/google-chrome-operating-system-due-next-week.html 3cb950fe-7acf-41b3-85dd-2e76f2fc2e6b Jonathan Strickland Computer Networking Computer Software Computers Desktop Computers Internet Open Source WiFi and Mobile Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:10 EST Google Chrome Operating System Due Next Week? TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports that Google's Chrome operating system may be available for download as early as next week. Google first announced plans for the OS this past summer. If it's anything like Google's Web browser, also called Chrome, expect ... http://news.discovery.com/tech/friday-news-feedbag-for-november-13th-2009.html 3069280e-84a1-43a2-bcf5-afa00592dd15 James Williams Biotechnology Chemistry Computers Conservation EWaste Electronics Engineering Feedblog Gadgets Molecular Electronics Nanomaterials Nanomedicine Nanorobots Nanotech Nanotoxicology Physics Polymers Robotics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:58 EST Friday News Feedbag for November 13th, 2009 If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation. Below you'll find an audio link to a weekly podcast where you can hear three of us Discovery ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/earths-magnetic-reversal-wont-kill-you.html ff2f9b74-7b54-42cb-857d-bfa86ab26224 James Williams Animal Evolution Animal Science Evolution Feedblog Geology Geophysics Natural Disasters Physics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:55:07 EST Earth's Magnetic Reversal Won't Kill You “Hi James, I appreciate your attempts to get people to think about science and geophysics in particular; but, no offense, this question you pose is ridiculous.” That’s what a well-established Earth and Planetary scientist told me when I asked him ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/age-when-dogs-understand-human-pointing-determined.html b3852bc9-969b-498d-9d48-ec127db05243 Jennifer Viegas Animal Behavior Animal Communication Dogs Pets Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:21:43 EST Age When Dogs Understand Human Pointing Determined When is it pointless to point for dogs? A new study has found that you can point all you like, but dogs under a certain age won't know what the heck you're doing. (Image: Maki) The findings, accepted for publication ... http://news.discovery.com/earth/satellite-flood-prediction.html e04cd917-8691-4e79-9031-ef635b146e06 Michael Reilly Disasters and Accidents Floods Natural Disasters Rivers Satellites Storms Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST Satellite Flood Prediction Could Save Lives A powerful new tool to help predict devastating floods may prevent the deaths of thousands. http://news.discovery.com/space/moon-water-lcross-crater.html 40c627ce-34cd-464b-ab0e-fcd67fe46203 Irene Klotz Moons The Moon Water Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST Evidence of Water Found in Moon Crater A "significant amount" of frozen water is detected inside a lunar crater. http://news.discovery.com/tech/power-the-planet-with-renewables.html 4812c5f4-324c-4c1c-b977-028d4c419a6f Tracy Staedter Alternative Power Sources Energy Energy Efficiency Solar Power Wind Power Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:08:52 EST Power the Planet with Renewables If we could tap into renewable energy, really tap into it (overcome politics and naysayers), we could reduce global power demand by 30 percent and be totally green by 2030. So say civil and environmental engineering professor Mark Jacobson of ... http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/protecting-world-historic-sites-from-the-ravages-of-climate-change.html 3b8f2895-c95b-4de5-8fa6-0739c34a09ee Rossella Lorenzi Art History Classical Antiquity Conservation Current Events History Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:39:57 EST Protecting world historic sites from the ravages of climate change As world leaders prepare for next month's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, international researchers are investigating the impact of climate change on historic architectural structures. Bringing together 30 partners from 16 nations in Europe and North Africa, the ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/black-cats-and-friday-the-13th.html 2a3cb486-2686-4482-b0cb-cd2c165249c0 Jennifer Viegas Animals Cats Current Events History Pets Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:25:52 EST Black Cats and Friday the 13th According to North Carolina's Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute, around 900 million dollars is lost each year on Friday the 13th, due to people choosing not to travel or otherwise conduct business on this day. It's estimated that some ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/rare-species-named-after-crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin.html f637c581-af36-4f9b-b82c-ef7b866330ea Jennifer Viegas Humans Insects and Arachnids Television Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:15:15 EST Rare Species Named After Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Last year we told you about a turtle named after Steve Irwin. Now yet another species, described in the following Queensland Museum release, has been named after the popular television host, wildlife expert and conservationist, who died in 2006. Queensland ... http://news.discovery.com/space/comet-chasing-spacecraft-rosetta.html 1ace4486-f04a-4bf8-9305-67509cd9c62c Comets ESA Spacecraft Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:17:00 EST Comet Chaser Makes Final Call Home A European spacecraft makes a final flyby of Earth before zooming out toward a far-flung comet. http://news.discovery.com/history/friday-thirteenth-superstitions.html 2ea4fdce-b6cf-46db-a8c1-a25b8e91c469 Disasters and Accidents Fear History Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:38:00 EST Spooked by Friday the 13th? You're Not Alone From Henry Ford to Franklin D. Roosevelt, many have altered their lives to avoid Friday the 13th doom. http://news.discovery.com/earth/boreal-forests-taiga-carbon.html 5b5bcaf0-dd18-4890-acd1-550af8349a16 Jessica Marshall Arctic Regions Climate Change Deforestation Forests Trees Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:28:00 EST Northern Forests Crucial Carbon Sink High latitude forests store more carbon than tropical rainforests, making them an underappreciated player in climate change. http://news.discovery.com/tech/solar-power-military-school.html de37799c-8f52-429b-a75f-789ebfa4d85b Consumption Energy Efficiency Environment Green Military Plants Recycling Schools Solar Power Trees Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:44:00 EST Green School Becomes a Teaching Tool Reporter Tomeka Weatherspoon visits the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo., where energy efficiency improvements are not only saving money, but becoming part of the school's curriculum. http://news.discovery.com/space/ready-for-genesis-2-the-sequel.html 6aa04fc8-899b-460b-8f20-3ad263e3ed9a Ray Villard Alien Life Astronomy Doomsday Meetings Solar System Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:56:36 EST Ready for "Genesis 2" The Sequel? Today’s opening of the special-effects-on-steroids film “2012” and accompanying news media frenzy is a reminder of our morbid fascination with end of the world predictions. Now it’s time for me to make my own prognostication. Move over Nostradamus. Rather than ...