Daily dose of science on the Web

* The Australian: NASA turns thumbs down on ‘2012,’ thumbs up on ‘Gattaca’ * Discovery: NASA wants space taxis to be 10 times safer than shuttles * New York Times: What makes birds such fabulous flying machines * LiveScience: Is rainmaking in Abu Dhabi a success or a scam?

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