en-na-hotdailynews: 2015-02-17 Namibia Science

'Cloud' over Mars baffles scientists
Gulf Daily News
PARIS: Amateur astronomers have spotted two strange, cloud-like plumes high over Mars, deepening the mystery of what constitutes the Red Planet's atmosphere, a study said yesterday. The phenomenon was observed on March 12, 2012, over the ...

6 Canadians make latest cut for one-way trip to Mars   CTV News
Mars One mission: The seven Australians bidding for one-way ticket   The Australian
Vancouver grandma, Whistler teacher among candidates in running for trip to Mars   The Province
CBC.ca
seattlepi.com (blog)
Los Angeles Times
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Forbes

LHC to kick off hunt for supersymmetry particle
Times of India
A sub-atomic particle even more stunning that the Higgs boson could be discovered this year, according to scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern. The particle accelerator, which has been shut for maintenance, will restart this spring ...

Souped-up collider to reveal new universe   Times LIVE
Large Hadron Collider to restart this spring   Maine News Online
Pictures reveal bigger and better Large Hadron Collider   Telegraph.co.uk
The Monitor Daily
OregonLive.com
Smithsonian
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Penguins lost ability to taste fish
BBC News
A genetic study suggests the flightless birds lost three of the five basic tastes long ago in evolution. Taste is critical for survival in most animals, but may not matter in the penguin, which swallows fish whole, say researchers in China and the US. Many other ...

Penguins love to eat fish, but they probably can't taste them   Digital Journal
Why penguins can't taste ice-cream: new study finds penguins' taste palate may ...   News Every day
Penguins: Tastefully attired, lacking in taste, study says   NewsOK.com
ModVive
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Lauren's Science Corner: Weather As A Weapon?
CBS Local
“I got a phone call from two men who said, 'We work as consultants for the CIA, and we'd like to know if some other country was controlling our climate, would we know about it?,'” stated Rutgers University climatologist Alan Robock (one of my former ...

CIA Concerned that Foreign Power May Develop Ability to Manipulate Global ...   West Texas News
Climate Scientist Fears Secret Agencies Will Harness Destructive Weather As A ...   Tech Times
Can the CIA weaponise the weather?   The Guardian
Computerworld
RT
The Australian
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Demystifying spinning black holes
The Hindu
For those who marvelled at the awe-inspiring, if perplexing, visuals of the spinning black hole in the movie Interstellar, there is another exciting piece of news. The team responsible for the visual effects has provided new insights into the physics of such objects ...

Interstellar technology throws light on spinning black holes   Astronomy Magazine
Interstellar's fake black holes are helping actual scientific research   The Verge
Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'Interstellar' Still Baffles Several Minds   Full-Time Whistle
Business Standard
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Europe destroys last space truck to ISS
The Nation
The European Space Agency said it had destroyed its last supply ship to the International Space Station, bringing a seven-year venture to a successful close. The last of five robot delivery vessels that ESA pledged for the US-led ISS project, the Georges ...

Last Supply Ship to ISS Destroyed   Maine News
Satnews Daily   SatNews Publishers
Space mission ends with a bang for European cargo ship   CBS News
Sputnik International
RT
The Independent
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Rappler

CLIMATE CHANGE
Rappler
Food production will have to be doubled over the next 35 years to feed a global population of 9 billion in 2050, scientists said during an annual science conference. The volatility of rainfall, more droughts, and rising temperatures affect crop yields, according to ...

Geoengineering won't solve climate change   The Daily Advertiser
Can science solve climate change?   Washington Post
Bill Nye reaches out to conservatives: 'We need people on both sides' to fight ...   Raw Story
Mediaite
Tech Times
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What Puts The 'Burst' In Starburst Galaxies?
Tech Times
Starburst galaxies give birth to a vast number of stars. Now astronomers have a better idea how they do it. (Photo : Alma Observatory / B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF), et. al. ) The Sculptor Galaxy could show astronomers the process that adds the burst to starburst ...

This is why some starburst galaxies 'burst'   Business Standard
ALMA peers inside star-burst galaxies for the first time   Times of India
What Makes Starburst Galaxies 'Burst'?   World Report Now
Bharat Press
Science World Report
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