2014年10月21日 星期二

2014-10-22 Namibia Science

  Beta Wired   
Tractor beam technology isn't just a science-fiction trope any more  Beta Wired
One of the tried and true tropes in science fiction novels, movies and television shows has been the tractor beam, a piece of advanced technology that lets spaceships corral other objects in space by catching them in some sort of energy field. Well, now there's ...

Yes, Tractor Beams Are Real... And Getting Better   Forbes
Laser tractor beam moves objects further than ever before: Sci-fi becomes reality   Tech Times
Physicists create laser tractor beam that can repel and attract objects   Daily Digest
Design & Trend   
Science Times   
Headlines & Global News   
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  CNET   
Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sun.  Long Beach Press Telegram
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so. A comet as hefty as a small mountain will pass mind-bogglingly close to Mars on Sunday, approaching within 87,000 miles at a speed ...

NASA Mars orbiter Odyssey survives comet Siding Spring flyby, sends back ...   Tech Times
NASA captures images of Siding Spring from Mars   Beta Wired
Comet makes extremely rare close approach to Mars   The Space Reporter
Design & Trend   
Towleroad   
Yahoo News UK   
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  CBC.ca   
First Orca Calf Born to Endangered Pod Since 2012 Is Presumed Dead  NBCNews.com
SEATTLE - The first calf born in two years to an endangered killer whale population in the Pacific Northwest is missing and presumed dead just weeks after its birth, experts said Tuesday. The mother orca was seen for three days in a row swimming in ...

Orca calf born in Salish Sea has died, researchers believe   CBC.ca
Newborn killer whale presumed dead in Washington   News24
Orca calf likely dead, scientists say   South Whidbey Record (subscription)
The Province   
KREM.com (subscription)   
Reuters   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
White rhino subspecies is down to one breeding male  Boing Boing
Sad news from Kenya: the northern white rhino subspecies is down to one breeding male with the death of Suni this month. Only six remain. Suni was born in the Czech Republic at Dvůr Králové Zoo, then moved with the other surviving white rhinos to a ...

Which animals are nearly extinct?   The Independent
Death of one of the two white male rhino marks species extinction   Beta Wired
34-Year-Old Northern White Rhino Dies at Ol Pejeta Conservancy   Uncover Michigan
Christian Science Monitor   
Washington Post   
Tech Times   
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  CBS Local   
The @CBSDFW Storm Team Blog: When and How to see the Partial Solar ...  CBS Local
This Thursday we will be treated to a Partial Solar Eclipse across much of North America and here in North Texas. The beginning of the eclipse will be Thursday afternoon. The sun will reach its maximum partial eclipse point just before the sun goes down ...

When and how to watch the solar eclipse on Thursday   WLKY Louisville
Local college opens up observatory for eclipse viewing   KSBY San Luis Obispo News
Partial solar eclipse on Thursday will cover 80 percent of the Sun's face   The Space Reporter
Ventura County Star   
Oroville Mercury Register   
SFGate   
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  The Space Reporter   
Long-term Mars simulation begins in Hawaii dome  The Space Reporter
The third Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) began on October 15 and will last for 266 days. The six-person crew for the simulated long duration Mars mission were announced on October 14. According to the HI-SEAS website, the ...

Scientists prepare for an 8-month mission to Mars - on Earth soil   Beta Wired
Mars mission to be manned: NASA needs psych issues studied so it's off to Hawaii   Examiner.com
Should the first manned mission to Mars be all women? Research favors female ...   The Post-Standard - syracuse.com
SFGate   
Dumb-Out   
Design & Trend   
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  Daily Digest   
Europeans made cheese for 5000 years before they could even eat it, study finds  Daily Digest
Genomic research on ancient skeletons recovered from the Great Hungarian Plain indicates that lactose intolerance persisted long after early Europeans domesticated cattle and goats for their milk. Lactose intolerance is not a modern or first world problem.
Humans Stayed Lactose Intolerant Long After Dairying Began   Newser
Ancient Europeans Were Lactose Intolerant   Scientist (blog)
Ancient Europeans Remained Lactose Intolerant Long After Domesticating ...   Headlines & Global News
Tech Times   
Nature World News   
RTE.ie   
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  News24   
US, China can tip climate balance  News24
Giant machines dig for brown coal at the open-cast mining Garzweiler in front of a smoking power plant near the city of Grevenbroich in western Germany where the IPCC is currently conducting talks on climate change. (Martin Meissner, AP). Multimedia · User ...

US, China can tip balance in climate quest: Study   AsiaOne
US-China co-op could veer world back to 2 degrees   Business Spectator

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  Zee News   
Peru Env minister attends last round of negotiations prior to COP20  Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias
Bonn, Oct. 21. Peru's Environment Minister and President of the COP20, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, joined the opening session of the final round of formal negotiations before the 20th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP20) to be ...

Climate negotiators urged to lay foundations for new global deal   Thomson Reuters Foundation
Plea to overcome rifts during UN climate talks as heat busts record   Times of India
UN climate chief wants unity on new pact   Independent Online
The Guardian   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
What should we name the Rosetta comet mission's landing site?  Christian Science Monitor
Not content with calling it 'Site J,' the European Space Agency is asking the public to come up with a better name for the spot on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko where the Rosetta mission is set to touch down next month.
Rosetta and the Comet: Close-Up Photos of a Giant Space Rock   Mashable
Name Rosetta's Landing Site on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, Win Trip to ...   Sci-News.com
Image: Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko   Phys.Org
Capital Wired   
The Conversation UK   
Science Times   
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