EARTH - Antarctic expedition scientists trapped in ice
Icebreaker ships go to help MV Akademik Shokalskiy after captain issues distress callA team of scientists and members of the public who have been retracing the footsteps of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911 have become trapped in heavy ice a few miles from the coast of Antarctica.Passengers aboard the ship, the MV Akademik Shokalskiy, were informed on Christmas morning that the captain had issued a distress call to the Maritime ...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/25/antarctic-exped
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EDUCATION - People Are Coming Together to Reclaim the Promise of Public Education
With budgets being slashed, schools being closed, and much needed student services being eliminated, there's plenty of bad news about what's happening in our public schools. Earlier this month thousands of Americans stood up and decided to take a stand and reclaim the promise of public education .. ...
http://www.good.is/posts/people-are-coming-together-to-recla
ENVIRONMENT - Met Office to forecast space weather
The Met Office is to start daily forecasts about the weather in space, to predict solar storms that disrupt satellite communication and power grids
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25517466#sa-ns
MOVIES - This was a fitting end to the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who
In many ways, "Time of the Doctor" doesn't justconclude the story that's been running since Matt Smith's first episode ofDoctor Who — it also sums up Smith's tenure as the ageless Time Lord. The goodparts as well as the bad parts. Spoilers ahead...
http://io9.com/this-was-a-fitting-end-to-the-matt-smith-era-
PEOPLE - Queen reflects on new royal birth
The Queen talks about the need to pause for reflection as she looks back on a memorable year, in her Christmas broadcast .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25509306#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&
PEOPLE - VIDEO: The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2013
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II delivers her annual Christmas message to the peoples of the Commonwealth .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25492508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&
SCIENCE - How to Round Numbers (Part 2)
Scientific American presents Math Dude by Quick & Dirty Tips . Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-to-roun
SCIENCE - In pictures: Science news highlights of 2013
The year's science and environment stories in picture .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-25429725#sa-ns_mchanne
SPACE - Astronauts complete rare Christmas Eve spacewalk
Space station astronauts repaired a crippled cooling system during a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, braving a "mini blizzard" of noxious ammonia as they popped in a new pump .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-12-astronauts-rare-christmas-eve-s
URBAN - Tiny Norwegian Prefab Bathhouse is Clad in Sustainable Kebony Wood
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http://inhabitat.com/tiny-norwegian-prefab-bathhouse-is-clad
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