2015年3月26日 星期四

2015-03-27 Namibia Science


Bangkok Post
   
Antarctic icepack has thinned by almost 20 percent   
Bangkok Post
WASHINGTON - The ice floating around Antarctica has thinned by nearly 20 percent, according to research, depleting the bulwark that prevents the permanent collapse of glaciers covering the southern continent. Penguins are seen gathering on a floating ...

West Antarctic ice losses have surged by 70% in the last decade   Mashable
Record warmth reported in Antarctica as Melbourne shivers   Sydney Morning Herald
Antarctic ice shelf decline speeding up, study finds   Irish Times
Hamilton Spectator   
Daily Mail   
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The Hindu
   
BSES urges consumers to 'switch off' for Earth Hour   
The Hindu
Supporting the symbolic initiative to conserve energy that would be observed across several countries on Saturday, power distribution company BSES on Thursday urged its 34 lakh consumers to “switch off” during Earth Hour - 8:30 p.m. to 9: 30 p.m. on that ...

Tri-Cities to participate in Earth Hour on March 28   Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
Chester MP to take part in Earth Hour switch off   So Cheshire
Observe Earth Hour by Switching Off Lights for One Hour Tomorrow   The New Indian Express
ITV News   
Campbell River Mirror   
Times of India   
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NBCNews.com
   
Crashing Galaxies Shed New Light on Dark Matter Mystery   
NBCNews.com
Dark matter may not be part of a "dark sector" of particles that mirrors regular matter, as some theories suggest, according to scientists studying collisions of galaxy clusters. When clusters of galaxies collide, the hot gas that fills the space between the stars in ...

Periscope: First Look at Twitter?s Live-Stream App 2:25   NEWS.com.au
What is dark matter made of? Galaxy cluster collisions offer clues.   Christian Science Monitor
Dark Matter Is Darker And More Mysterious Than We Previously Thought   Tech Times
Headlines & Global News   
Sci-News.com   
BBC News   
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Financial Express
   
India to witness total lunar eclipse on Apr 4   
Financial Express
lunar eclipse, lunar eclipse 2015, total lunar eclipse, lunar eclipse in india, Lunar Eclipse will occur from 3.45 pm to 7.15 pm and the north-eastern states and the Andaman Islands in particular would be the best places to witness the celestial phenomenon.
Short 'blood moon' visible from Australia   The Australian (blog)
City to get partial view of April 4 lunar eclipse   The Hindu
India to witness total lunar eclipse on April 4   Economic Times
Grant Tribune Sentinel   
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Irish Examiner
   
To boulder go on mission to Mars   
Irish Examiner
A Nasa robot ship will pluck a large boulder off an asteroid and sling it around the moon, becoming an ad hoc destination to prepare for future human missions to Mars, the US space agency said. The so-called Asteroid Redirect Mission is estimated to cost ...

Huge Asteroid About to Fly By Earth   Tucson News Now
NASA wants to pluck a boulder from an asteroid. But which asteroid?   Christian Science Monitor
Massive asteroid 2014-YB35 to fly past Earth today   Zee News
Times Gazette   
PerfScience   
Tech Times   
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Wake, Wind and Surf
   
Record Earth Hour celebration to send collective call for climate action   
Wake, Wind and Surf
On Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. local time, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks around the world will switch off their lights for one hour to focus attention on climate change. Since originating in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour, a global event ...

Earth Hour on Saturday will bring symbolic 'lights out' for climate change ...   MinnPost
Earth Hour comes March 28 at 8:30 pm   Prague Post
St. Paul landmarks will dim lights for 'Earth Hour'   TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Toronto Star   
Times LIVE   
Independent Online   
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Yibada (English Edition)
   
Saturn Found To Have Shorter Days Than Previously Thought   
Yibada (English Edition)
Scientists used a new method to measure Saturn's days and found out that it is actually shorter than previously recorded. Saturn was a challenge for researchers to measure the planet's rotation speed as different parts of it rotate in different velocities. Like Us ...

The Length of a Day on Saturn Seems To Have Been Finally Determined   Mirror Daily
Israeli Scientists Accurately Determine The Length Of A Day On Saturn   Shalom Life
Saturn Day Is Shorter Than Measurements By Space Probes, New Method Shows   STGIST
The Express Tribune   
SFGate   
Pioneer News   
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Metro
   
Black hole spotted 'blowing out' the stars in its own galaxy   
Metro
At the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole – an object with a mass millions of times that of our Sun. Our black hole is relatively peaceful – but the Herschel space observatory captured the horrifying destructive power of a similar ...

Supermassive Black Holes the Source of Galactic Outbursts   Nature World News
Suzaku, Herschel link a black-hole “wind” to a galactic gush of star-forming gas   Astronomy Magazine
Experts Link Black Hole 'Wind' To Star-Forming Gas   SpaceCoastDaily.com
Headlines & Global News   
eNews Park Forest   
Tech Fragments   
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Popular Science
   
Folding Wings Help Drones Bounce Back After A Crash   
Popular Science
Airplane wings are rigid structures. They're great for wide open skies, but one bad collision with a wall or a tree branch and suddenly the flying machine has trouble staying airborne. Helicopter rotors also fare poorly when colliding with structures. But a new ...

Birds' Foldable Wings Could Inspire Nimble Drones   Live Science
Novel wing design may revolutionise flying bots   Mumbai Mirror
Drone with bird-bat-like wings can recover from mid-air collision   Market Business News
ExtremeTech   
E&T magazine   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Adorable and rare Ili pika photographed in China for first time two decades   
Shanghaiist
The impossibly cute critter above is an Ili pika, a tiny and incredibly rare rabbit-like mammal which can only be spotted in China. The Ili pika was first discovered in the Tian Shan Mountains of Xinjiang in 1983 and has hardly ever been seen since. Researcher ...

China's Ili Pika: The 'magic bunny' goes viral   BBC News
Adorable Ili pika photographed for the first time in 20 years   RocketNews24
Endangered “Magic Rabbit” caught on camera in China after 20 years   SlashGear
Scientific American (blog)   
The Inquisitr   
ABC News   
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