2015年11月3日 星期二

2015-11-04 Namibia Science


The Guardian
   
It sucks to swim like a jellyfish, study of animal's movement suggests   
The Guardian
The jellyfish, which creates areas of low pressure in front of it, has one of the most energy-efficient swimming motions of any animal. Photograph: Andrey Nekrasov/Getty Images/Imagebroker RF. Agence France-Presse. Tuesday 3 November 2015 21.10 EST ...

Could humans swim quicker by imitating eels and jellyfish?   Telegraph.co.uk
In swimming, jellyfish and lampreys really pull their weight   Los Angeles Times
Jellyfish Use Surprising Technique to Swim Through the Ocean   Science World Report
Science Recorder   
I4U News   
Gizmodo   
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CNN
   
NZ scientists saddle up for 350km Antarctic road trip   
New Zealand Herald
Antarctica NZ field training instructor Tom Arnold tests out a crevasse-detecting radar that will be used by a research expedition to a remote site on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf. Photo / Supplied. A bit of Kiwi ingenuity and an epic road trip will ...
No, NASA has not reversed itself on the dangerous melting of Antarctica   Mashable
Study concludes Antarctica is gaining ice, rather than losing it   Ars Technica
Melting Antarctic ice close to triggering global catastrophe   Manila Bulletin
Tech Times   
Junior College   
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BABW News
   
Scientists are having a huge fight over whether chimps have accents   
BABW News
Scientists in the UK and the U.S. are fighting with each other over a controversial subject: do chimpanzees have accents? A study in the UK initially argued that chimps can adjust their grunts to communicate with new chimps, which they supposedly ...

A chimp with a Scottish accent? You cannae be serious, says new study   The Guardian
Scientific squabble: Do chimps pick up accents?   Science Recorder
The newest scientific debate: Do chimpanzees have accents?   Nature World Report
Junior College   
Christian Science Monitor   
BBC News   
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Science World Report
   
World's New Tiniest Snail From Borneo   
Science World Report
Pictured are many of the new snails described in the paper. (Photo : Reuben Clements, Rimba). Researchers have discovered the world's tiniest land snail in Malaysian Borneo, according to a recent report. The new snail's shell comes in at just 0.50-0.60 ...
Malaysia is home to the world's tiniest snail   Nature World Report
Micro mollusk breaks record for world's tiniest snail   CBS News
World's smallest snail: A tiny mollusk with a 0.7 mm tall home   Christian Science Monitor
Pioneer News   
Northern Californian   
Seating Chair   
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Voice Chronicle
   
Scientists Reveal The Genetic Secrets of Pineapple   
Voice Chronicle
A recent study aimed to comprehend the evolutionary history of the pineapple by investigating a genome sequencing for monocot comparative genomics analyses. The research revealed how this plant was able to survive a drought by using a unique process ...

Scientists Reveal Pineapple Genetic Secrets to Create Drought Resistant Crops   MyTechBits
Pineapple's genome could lead to drought-resistant crops   Science Recorder
Scientists Reveal Pineapple's Genetic Secrets   Tribble Agency (blog)
Junior College   
Northern Californian   
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Mashable
   
New photo shows the expansive dunes of Saturn's strange, hazy moon Titan   
Mashable
Saturn's largest moon Titan is a hazy, cold and complicated world complete with lakes of liquid methane and ethane, a nitrogen-rich atmosphere and even hydrocarbon dunes. Titan's fields of dunes cover an area about the size of the United States ...
Distant moon raises hope of finding alien life   Sydney Morning Herald
The Geysers of Saturn's Enceladus — New NASA Images   Steelers Lounge (blog)
Scientists find hydrocarbon dunes on Saturn's moon Titan   ZME Science
Zee News   
Business Insider Australia   
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Discovery News
   
Spooky Comet Gets Some Radar Love   
Discovery News
On the afternoon of Oct. 31, 2015, Earth was visited by something much creepier than the typical Halloween trick-or-treater: a dark 2,000-foot (600-meter) wide asteroid that sped silently by, approaching at its closest about 1.3 times the distance to ...
Halloween asteroid offered spooky appearance   The Space Reporter
NASA captures detailed radar images of Halloween asteroid   Wakey Wakey News
Halloween asteroid that raced by Earth looks eerily like a skull   wireless goodness
Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)   
Bills Insider (blog)   
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NDTV
   
Scientist finds signs of acid fog on Red Planet   
The Hindu
Mars has acid fog which eats away rocks and is caused by volcanic eruptions on the red planet, a new study suggests. A planetary scientist has pieced together a compelling story about how acidic vapours may have eaten at the rocks in a 100-acre area on ...

Acid fog dissolved rocks on Mars: Study   Times of India
Smog on Mars? How acidic fog melted Martian rocks   Christian Science Monitor
Acid Fog Eroded Rocks On Mars? Study Suggest Red Planet Once Experienced ...   Headlines & Global News
The Space Reporter   
Voice of America   
UPI.com   
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Mashable
   
Earthlight VR is the closest you can get to outer space without leaving Earth   
Mashable
On a mission to fix a leaky valve, I'm pulling myself rung by rung along the International Space Station. The Earth is shimmering below in a way I've only seen in pictures, and if I turn my head, I can see the outer reaches of the station, and beyond ...
Dinner 250 miles up!   The Hindu
The International Space Station 15 Years Ago - Construction And Expedition 1   KDramaStars
Astronaut Scott Kelly shares out-of-this-world views from space   CBS News
Huffington Post UK   
Financial Company Voices   
Wakey Wakey News   
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The Weather Network
   
Taurid meteor shower sends fireballs shooting across the sky   
The Weather Network
Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 5:47 PM - Brilliant fireballs flashing over Poland, Thailand, the UK and the United States are signalling the start of the annual Taurid meteor shower, and it appears to be shaping up as a memorable one this year! Every year ...
List of exciting astronomical events to take place in November 2015   Northern Californian
Orion's Return, Falling Fireballs and Other Treats in November's Night Skies   Smithsonian
Science News: Taurid Meteor Shower Expected to Begin This Week   Christianity Daily
Newzy   
Nature World Report   
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