2015年9月17日 星期四

2015-09-18 Namibia Science


RT
   
'Scientific bonanza': New NASA images reveal Pluto's giant ice mountains, hazy ...   
RT
The latest images from Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show amazing new details about the dwarf planet's atmosphere, weather patterns and streams of frozen nitrogen. NASA is calling it “a scientific bonanza.” A stunning panoramic image of ...

NASA releases eerie new photos of Pluto at sunset   Sydney Morning Herald
Beautiful new photos of Pluto show terrain, atmosphere   CNET
Pluto at Dusk: Spectacular, and Spookily Earthlike   National Geographic
Pierce Pioneer   
Orlando Sentinel   
The Market Business   
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Yahoo News
   
Studies on kissing, the word 'huh?' among Ig Nobel award winners   
Yahoo News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers who studied the consequences of intense kissing, the global use of the word "huh?" and how badly bee stings hurt on different parts of the body were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific ...


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Mashable
   
Ultrathin 'Invisibility Cloak' Can Match Any Background   
Yahoo News UK
In the movie "Predator," an alien uses a cloaking device to hide in plain sight, but the effect is far from perfect: The alien's attempt to conceal itself is thwarted by distortions of light bending around it. Now, researchers have built an ultrathin ...
The Real-Life Invisibility Cloak is Finally Here!   Latinos Post
Now you see it, now you don't: invisibility cloak nears reality   Channel News Asia
Researchers Create New Ultra-thin Invisibility Cloak   TV Newsroom

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Newsweek
   
GMO Butterflies, Made Naturally by Parasitic Wasps   
Newsweek
There are tens of thousands of wasp species that make their living by parasitizing other insects, like butterflies and moths. In a typical scenario, a parasitoid wasp stings a caterpillar, injecting eggs or larvae (depending on the species) into the ...
Scientists Learn How Genes Can Jump Between Species   Wall Street Journal
How Wasps Use Viruses to Genetically Engineer Caterpillars   The Atlantic
Butterflies steal DNA of zombie wasps in natural genetic modification   Telegraph.co.uk
Science /AAAS   
Phys.Org   
The Scientist   
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The Independent
   
First woman in space reveals what crucial piece of kit was missing on her 1963 ...   
The Independent
To send a woman into space for the first time in the 1960s, the Russians spent months perfecting the design of the craft and selecting the right candidate out of hundreds of applicants. They forgot to pack one vital piece of kit though: a toothbrush ...
First woman in space recalls mission's teething troubles   The Guardian
Russia's first lady of space launches London exhibition   Reuters
The Crown Jewels of the Soviet Space Age   Motherboard
Telegraph.co.uk   
New Scientist   
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New Vision
   
S. Africa's new human ancestor sparks racial row   
New Vision
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphos (2ndL) kisses a replica of the skull of a Homo Naledi, a newly discovered human ancestor during the unveiling of the discovery on September 10, 2015 in Maropeng. AFP PHOTO/STEFAN HEUNIS. Tweet ...

What Can We Learn From Homo naledi's Skull?   National Geographic
Don't auto play   New Zealand Herald

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CBS Local
   
Astronaut Hits Halfway Point Of Yearlong Spaceflight   
CBS Local
US astronaut Scott Kelly gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS), late on March 27, 2015. The international crew of US astronaut Scott Kelly and ...
What Happens When You Get Your Period In Space?   KPBS
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 September 2015   Space Ref (press release)

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Science Recorder
   
Three million annual deaths from air pollution may double by 2050   
Science Recorder
Researchers report that particulate matter in the atmosphere is the main pollutant leading to premature mortality. 11. SHARES. ShareTweetSubscribe. GoogleWhatsappDiggLinkedinRedditStumbleuponDeliciousTumblrBufferMail. Sign up to receive our ...

Millions of Premature Deaths Linked To Air Pollution   Times Gazette
Air pollution deaths point to a need for climate change legislation   The Denver Post (blog)
Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double by year 2050   WFXL FOX 31
Forbes   
MyTechBits   
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Pulse Headlines
   
Burn All the Coal, Oil – May Cause 200 Feet Rise In The Sea Level   
The Market Business
Keep it in the ground. That's the rallying cry of environmentalists who warn that burning the world's remaining fossil fuel reserves would unleash catastrophic climate change. That's good advice, according to scientists who in a new study found that ...
Burning Of Fossil Fuels Reserve Could Melt Antarctica   MyTechBits
Burning All Of Earth's Fossil Fuel Reserves At Once Would Melt Antarctica And ...   Headlines & Global News
Study Reveals Antarctic Ice Would Completely Melt if All Global Fossil-Fuel   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Radio New Zealand   
Texas Insider   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus hides a global ocean   
Sydney Morning Herald
Since NASA's Cassini spacecraft spotted plumes of water spewing out of cracks in Enceladus' surface roughly a decade ago, Saturn's icy moon has captured the imaginations of scientists and layfolk alike who wondered whether liquid water — and how much ...

PHOTOS: Here's How NASA Found an Ocean on Saturn's Moon   PC Magazine
Proposed NASA mission to Saturn moon: If there's life, we'll find it   Christian Science Monitor
Saturn's moon Enceladus has global ocean   WDIV Detroit
Scientific American (blog)   
Hamilton Spectator   
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