Midnight has come and gone on December 21 and the world is still intact. At least where we are.
The world is ending right now! Unless you believe the Mayans were operating on Daylight Savings Time, in which case the clock is ticking on both Earth's final hours and the race for the stupidest ways to get ready.
Discovered: Deer ticks are hosts to even more pathogens than we thought; Brazil wants to un-endanger species by cloning them; satellites aren't beyond the reach of climate change; how Mayans grew maize.
The New York Times on Maya civilization and climate change, Wired on environmental legislation, TreeHugger on Siemens' The Crystal, Scientific American on the extinction of freshwater fish, The Hollywood Reporter on Matt Damon's documentary.
Discovered: A gene that makes teens easily persuadable; the evolution of fireflies; NASA announces new Mars mission; the Mayans may have brought on their own demise.
Discovered: Get ready for the world to end this year, a new kind of old tomato, why some people kick in their sleep, and animals on earth earlier than expected.
Archeologists have unearthed what they say is the oldest known version of the Mayan calendar and one that doesn't "end" with the Earth's destruction later this year. Yeah, you're welcome.
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