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Pollutants Mucking With Food Production

news.discovery.com — Two manmade pollutants known best as threats to human health have just been charged with two more offenses: shifting rainfall patterns and mucking with food production. ANALYSIS: U.S. Pollution: Made in China Black carbon and tropospheric ozone, both of which derive from the incomplete burning of fossil fuels, may be working in cahoots with greenhouse gases to expand Earth's tropical belt (highlighted above in red).
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
Pollutants Mucking With Food Production @Discovery_News http://t.co/8IB44nR7

SpaceX Dragon Aces Orbital Driving Test

news.discovery.com — Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon capsule aced its orbital driving test Thursday, positioning the company a step closer to becoming the first private firm to reach the International Space Station. Starting at a point 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) below and behind the outpost, Dragon used GPS satellite navigation data and data from the space station itself to precisely navigate to a point 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) away.
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
Perfect. RT @Discovery_Space: #SpaceX #Dragon Aces Orbital Driving Test | @Discovery_News http://t.co/C2ebB2ZT by @Free_Space #DragonFlyby

Seal Proves Bethlehem Existed Centuries Before Jesus

news.discovery.com — Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old clay seal with the name of Bethlehem, showing that the town existed centuries before it was revered as Jesus' birthplace. Discovered during the sifting‭ ‬of‭ debris ‬removed‭ ‬from archaeological excavations near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, the coin-sized clay seal, or bulla, was imprinted with three lines in ancient Hebrew script: "in the seventh," "Bethlehem" and "to the king."
Rowan Hooper Online News Editor, New Scientist @rowhoop
Archaeologists find a 2,700-year-old clay seal with the name of Bethlehem: it existed long before Jesus http://t.co/bqSITzy4

First Terrestrial Animals Shuffled Onto Land

news.discovery.com — The transition from swimming to walking involved some awkward first steps, according to a new study that recreated how one of the first animals, which left the sea for land, moved. The study found that that the fishy four-limbed animal Ichthyostega used its front limbs like crutches, pushing its body up and forward onto land while its legs and tail trailed behind.
Jennifer Viegas Animals Correspondent, Discovery News @jenniferviegas
First Terrestrial Animals Shuffled Onto Land : Discovery News http://t.co/e7FgcYc8
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
First Terrestrial Animals Shuffled Onto Land http://t.co/LKAkYAK3 <-- you mean they didn't moonwalk??

The Case of the Contraband Corned Beef Sandwich

news.discovery.com — Gemini III launches, carrying Grissom, Young and a hidden corned beef sandwich into space (NASA). The 1960's were pioneering years for space exploration. Driven by Cold War politics, President John Kennedy put the US space agency on a 'do or die' path to put a man on the moon before Soviet Russia.
Alan Boyle Science Editor, MSNBC @b0yle
Inside joke about Gemini: http://t.co/rWK6Ptkw RT @DoctorOctothorp: @b0yle Did they include a scale model of a corned beef sandwich?

Pollution-Sniffing Robotic Fish to the Rescue

news.discovery.com — Look over there, swimming through the waves. Is it a fish? Is it a robot? No, it's ... well, yes. It is a robot: a robot shaped like a fish. And this week, it was swimming through the water off the Spanish port of Gijon, flexing its fins as it went through the motions of conducting the kind of coastal marine patrol for which it was created.
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
Pollution-Sniffing Robotic Fish to the Rescue @Discovery_News http://t.co/KrMJkCBw
Kieran Mulvaney Blogger, Discovery News @kieranmulvaney
Pollution-sniffing robot fish to the rescue. http://t.co/5jclsgiG

When Aliens Attack: Gotta-See Videos

news.discovery.com — In this chain reaction there are 60 big dominos each containing 990 dominos, and a small field of 600 dominos (which says 60,000) to bring the total up to 60,000 dominos used. It takes FlippyCat 65 hours to set it up, but only seconds to knock-em all down.
Susie Bodman Custom Projects Editor, Statesman Journal @Sciwhat
RT @Discovery_News: When #Aliens Attack what's going to happen to us? Find out in the #GottaSeeVideos http://t.co/AtiabMRr

Google Doodle Does Dr Who Theme: DNews Nuggets

news.discovery.com — Edible Stop Signs: Ever start in on a bag of chips, then look down minutes later and wonder where it all went? Researchers at Cornell University have come up with one way to halt this kind of mindless snacking -- edible stop signs.
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
Google Doodle Does Dr Who Theme: DNews Nuggets @Discovery_News http://t.co/bDOPfQyw

Bigfoot and Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious

news.discovery.com — A new university-backed project aims to investigate cryptic species such as the yeti whose existence is unproven, through genetic testing. Researchers from Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology are asking anyone with a collection of cryptozoological material to submit descriptions of it.
Tom Breen Religion and Poverty Reporter, Associated Press @TJBreen
Do you have something that might yield a Bigfoot DNA sample? Researchers in Europe would like a word with you: http://t.co/FWhgp5iy

Everest Overcrowding: Can It Be Fixed?

news.discovery.com — In the quest to explain why four climbers died on one of Mt. Everest's deadliest days ever, much attention has gone to overcrowding on the 29,035-foot peak. When the season's first good weather window opened on Friday and Saturday, about 150 climbers lined up to go for the summit.
Emily Sohn Earth Contributor, Discovery News @tidepoolsinc
Could regulation fix overcrowding on Everest? http://t.co/bjWJlQdQ

Seal Proves Bethlehem Existed Centuries Before Jesus

news.discovery.com — Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old clay seal with the name of Bethlehem, showing that the town existed centuries before it was revered as Jesus' birthplace. Discovered during the sifting‭ ‬of‭ debris ‬removed‭ ‬from archaeological excavations near the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, the coin sized clay seal, or bulla, was imprinted with three lines in ancient Hebrew script: "in the seventh," "Bethlehem," and "to the king."
Rossella Lorenzi Archaeology Correspondent, Discovery News @Archaeorama
Seal Proves Bethlehem Existed Centuries Before Jesus http://t.co/vXkpQzbW @Archaeorama @Discovery_News

Is 'Planet X 2.0' Lurking Beyond Pluto's Orbit?

news.discovery.com — Before the doomsayers hijacked "Planet X" and used it as a phantom (a.k.a. "Nibiru") to scare people into believing the 2012 doomsday hype, the hunt for Planet X was an exciting astronomical quest to find a hypothetical world in the outermost reaches of the solar system in the early 20th century.
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
Will the REAL Planet X please stand up. RT @Discovery_Space: Is 'Planet X 2.0' Lurking Beyond Pluto's Orbit? http://t.co/Kdvo1jxr

Bigfoot and Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious

news.discovery.com — A new university-backed project aims to investigate cryptic species such as the yeti whose existence is unproven, through genetic testing. Researchers from Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology are asking anyone with a collection of cryptozoological material to submit descriptions of it.
Lori Cuthbert News Director, Discovery News @lcuthbert
RT @ScienceChannel: Do have any Bigfoot evidence? Science needs your help! http://t.co/HHfTkPgo

'Twilight' Stands in For Religion for Some Teens

news.discovery.com — "Twilight" and other supernatural tales may give some non-religious teens a place to grapple with the big questions of life, according to a Danish researcher. In Denmark, where religion is not a large part of daily life, teens seem to use media -- often, American media -- to explore questions of good and evil, life after death and destiny, Line Nybro Petersen of the University of Copenhagen's film and media studies department has found.
Samantha Rollins Production Manager and Assistant Editor, TheWeek.com, The Week Magazine @SamanthaRollins
Some Twi-hards say they think or talk about the Twilight series half a day every day. http://t.co/0cOvOWW4 #cryingforhumanity

CSI: Kenya - Forensics Lab to Solve Animal Crimes

news.discovery.com — Kenyan crime fighters will soon have the tools to solve hippo whodunits, meerkat murders and other wildlife crimes. The American Museum of Natural History recently donated $178,000 to Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) for the creation of a forensic and genetic laboratory.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
RT @discovery_earth: CSI: Kenya - Forensics Lab to Solve Animal Crimes @Discovery_News http://t.co/JKMj7wdA

Chile's Vanishing Patagonian Lake

news.discovery.com — In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed. The lake's water comes from ice melting from the Colonia Glacier, located in the Northern Patagonian ice field, some 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) south of the capital, Santiago.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
RT @discovery_earth: Chile's Vanishing Patagonian Lake @Discovery_News http://t.co/Rdh5IM6O

Microbots Made of Bubbles Have Laser Engines

news.discovery.com — We're used to thinking of robots as mechanical entities, but at very small scales, it sometimes becomes easier to use existing structures (like microorganisms that respond to magnetic fields or even swarms of bacteria instead of trying to design and construct one (or lots) of teeny tiny artificial machines.
Cassie Ryan Reporter and Editor, Epoch Times @cassieryanET
Microbots Made of Bubbles Have Laser Engines http://t.co/2Xoz3tz2
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Microbots Made of Bubbles Have Laser Engines http://t.co/b8XaJTUK @Discovery_News

Man Survives Niagara Falls Plunge: DNews Nuggets

news.discovery.com — Falcon 9 Beams Up Scotty's Ashes: TheSpaceX rocket Falcon 9 that launched into orbit this morning carried some of the ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on the original "Star Trek," as well as those of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper and many others.
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
RT @discovery_news: Man Survives Niagara Falls Plunge and lives to read the DNews #Nuggets. Lucky him! http://t.co/JYxQZ4Cd
Lori Cuthbert News Director, Discovery News @lcuthbert
RT @Discovery_News: Man Survives Niagara Falls Plunge and lives to read the DNews #Nuggets. Lucky him! http://t.co/Ej6Re08C

Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine

news.discovery.com — The other night I was sitting on the patio of my favorite watering hole, sipping a Moscow Mule. It was a gorgeous and balmy night in mid-Missouri -- the perfect backdrop for friends and summer drinks. Tables were pushed together and our party was about 15 people deep.
Lori Cuthbert News Director, Discovery News @lcuthbert
RT @Disco_Tracy: Social Video Electric Eyewear set to bridge social media and augmented reality glasses. http://t.co/SCQpbMD2 @Discovery ...
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Social Video Electric Eyewear set to bridge social media and augmented reality glasses. http://t.co/SCQpbMD2 @Discovery_News

Why Do Negative Political Ads Work?

news.discovery.com — In a new political ad Mitt Romney is portrayed as a job-destroyer who is out of touch with the American working class. With the message, Barack Obama's campaign takes part in an age-old political tradition -- the attack ad.
Emily Sohn Earth Contributor, Discovery News @tidepoolsinc
Even if you hate them, negative political ads might sway you more than you think http://t.co/D5Ys0Vhl

Kids Use Kinect for Robot Competition

news.discovery.com — With all of the electronic devices and games around, being a kid is days is pretty fun. And it's particularly cool if your school decides to enter a robotics competition. Ten or 15 years ago, such competitions, if they existed, were limitedare signing up for competition and using advanced technology to win the game.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Kids Use Kinect for Robot Competition http://t.co/aktEWUeY @Discovery_News

Rome's Trevi Fountain: A History

news.discovery.com — Possibly the the most beautiful fountain in the world, Rome's Fontana di Trevi celebrates its 250the birthday.
Rossella Lorenzi Archaeology Correspondent, Discovery News @Archaeorama
Photos: Rome's Fontana di Trevi celebrates its 250th birthday today http://t.co/fIcn8cV9 @Archaeorama @Discovery_News

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Soars on 2nd Try

news.discovery.com — Space Exploration Technologies, the first company aiming to reach the International Space Station, got off to a rocking start early Tuesday with the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 178-foot tall rocket, which carried a Dragon cargo capsule, lifted off at 3:44 a.m.
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Soars on 2nd Try @Discovery_News http://t.co/8NS2yxhU
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
All launches are awesome, but this #SpaceX flight was a little bit magic: http://t.co/x6BtlzcE by @Free_Space #DragonLaunch

Visa-Free Startup Community Off California Coast

news.discovery.com — And you thought Silicon Valley was exclusive? Meet Blueseed, which, after it sets out to sea in 2013, will be the first-ever sea-based tech incubator, according to its founder. This startup community space is being built for technology's best and brightest, so long as they have their sea legs.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Visa-Free Startup Community Off California Coast http://t.co/rQh2OrIh @Discovery_News

Space Taxis: Next stop Mars?

news.discovery.com — Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies launched a test run to the International Space Station early Tuesday, but visiting the orbital outpost is just the beginning of the company's grand plan to give humanity a toehold on Mars. "Our goal is to revolutionize space transport, so we'll be doing every kind of space transport, except for suborbital.
Lindsay Claiborn Television Producer, Reuters @LindsayClaiborn
RT @ScienceChannel: Space Taxis: Next stop Mars? http://t.co/MkEPBEqR (via @Discovery_News)

Diablo 3: So You Want to Be a Demon-Slayer: Photos

news.discovery.com — With the release of the latest version of Diablo, get to know some legendary demons.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Diablo 3: So You Want to Be a Demon-Slayer: Photos http://t.co/RTvAWnFZ @Discovery_News

Leap Brings Motion Control To PCs

news.discovery.com — Creators of Leap were inspired by Microsoft Kinect to put motion-sensing technology into one teeny tiny peripheral. The USB-drive sized device creates a 3-D interactive space that is meant to replace a mouse by enabling people to use finger, arm or other hand movements to control what's going on their PC.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
Leap Brings Motion Control To PCs http://t.co/0Iftpk5O @Discovery_News

Why Italy's Earthquake Was Weird

news.discovery.com — A strong and unusually shallow earthquake struck northern Italy over the weekend, fracturing pavement, sending torrents of brick and rubble raining down from buildings, and killing seven people. The powerful shaking was a first for the region in centuries - and fairly surprising to seismologists.
Tracy Staedter Tech Producer, Discovery News @Disco_Tracy
RT @discovery_earth: Why Italy's Earthquake Was Weird @Discovery_News http://t.co/KCuQzsfj

Space Taxis: Next stop Mars?

news.discovery.com — Privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is poised to make a test run to the International Space Station early Tuesday, but visiting the orbital outpost is just the beginning of the company's grand plan to give humanity a toehold on Mars. "Our goal is to revolutionize space transport, so we'll be doing every kind of space transport, except for suborbital.
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
RT @Discovery_Space: Space Taxis: Next stop Mars? | @Discovery_News http://t.co/gOTbYOch #SpaceX #DragonLaunch

Fireballs in the Arctic As Methane Seeps Uncovered

news.discovery.com — Cows are a red herring. The most dangerous potential source for methane release lies underneath thinning permafrost and glaciers in the Arctic. Ecologists have just mapped the seeps where methane is bubbling up, and they found more than 150,000 of them. PHOTOS: The Stinkiest Places on Earth Methane is a seriously potent greenhouse gas.
Brad Panovich Chief Meteorologist, News Channel 36 WCNC-NBC TV @wxbrad
RT @ScienceChannel: Methane Fireballs are Melting the Arctic: http://t.co/svQnKFNW (via @Discovery_News) // Ice farts?

Four People Die on Mt. Everest

news.discovery.com — Four climbers from Germany, South Korea, China and Canada have died returning from the summit of Mount Everest, tour agents and officials said Monday, with one other mountaineer also missing. The 61-year-old German and the South Korean aged 44 died on the south face of the world's highest peak on Sunday, Ang Tshering Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Asian Trekking adventure agency said.
Howard Meyerson Outdoors Columnist, Grand Rapids Press @HMeyerson
Four People Die on Mt. Everest : Discovery News http://t.co/PN8rLkUG

2012 Annular Solar Eclipse Photos From Our Readers

news.discovery.com — Our readers and followers on Tumblr and Twitter took some spectacular images of Sunday's annular solar eclipse.
Ian O'Neill Space Producer, Discovery News @astroengine
These are awesome! RT @Discovery_Space: PHOTOS: 2012 Annular Solar #Eclipse Photos From Our Readers | @Discovery_News http://t.co/mKKSdUsH

Green Jeans A Party Foul in Paris? DNews Nuggets

news.discovery.com — Tajikistan Bans Mock Dictator Movie: Clearly, some people don't have a great sense of humor. The Central Asian state of Tajikistan refused to show the latest movie by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. It might have something to do with the topic -- it's called "The Dictator."
Christina Reed Earth Producer, Discovery News @seagirlreed
Green Jeans A Party Foul in Paris? #Nuggets #Duflot @Discovery_News http://t.co/4W1mC8ba

Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine

news.discovery.com — Remains of an enormous turtle, which was the size of a Smart car, have been unearthed in a Colombian coal mine. The shell alone of the 60-million-year-old turtle, Carbonemys cofrinii aka "coal turtle," is large enough to be a small swimming pool. Its skull is roughly the size of a regulation NFL football.
Scott Mayerowitz Airlines Reporter, Associated Press @GlobeTrotScott
RT @johnnyjet: Car-sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine http://t.co/57WqdJK8
Helen Bennett City Editor, New Haven Register @newsgirlct
RT @petermarteka: And here I thought snapping turtles were big. http://t.co/CVnPHRUi
Mat McDermott Business and Energy Editor, TreeHugger @matmcdermott
A Smart car not a Hummer RT @nature_org: Remains of turtle size of a car discovered in a coal mine. http://t.co/YW9HimE9
Mat McDermott Business and Energy Editor, TreeHugger @matmcdermott
RT @nature_org: Remains of a turtle the size of a car discovered in a coal mine. http://t.co/YW9HimE9 (via @Discovery_News)
Jennifer Viegas Animals Correspondent, Discovery News @jenniferviegas
Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine : Discovery News http://t.co/vQAfvqyp

Nighttime Eating May Lead to Obesity

news.discovery.com — By cramming all of your eating into a smaller number of hours, you might be able to reduce your risk of obesity and related diseases, suggests a new mouse study -- even if you continue to eat exactly the same amount of food that you were eating before.
Emily Sohn Earth Contributor, Discovery News @tidepoolsinc
Could squeezing our food consumption into fewer hours be the key to preventing obesity? http://t.co/SRsnOvVz
Bora Zivkovic Blog Editor, Scientific American @BoraZ
Nighttime Eating May Lead to Obesity http://t.co/42MLRWmo