2015年2月25日 星期三

2015-02-26 Namibia Science


Mashable
   
Google AI teaches itself to destroy human opponents at 'Space Invaders'   
Mashable
Computers already have bested human champions in Jeopardy! and chess, but artificial intelligence now has mastered an entirely new level: Space Invaders. Google scientists have cooked up software that can do better than humans on dozens of Atari video ...

Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans   PBS
Man loses out to machine at classic video games   The Times (subscription)
Artificial intelligence can learn Atari games from scratch, say scientists   Christian Science Monitor
TechCrunch   
Gizmodo   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Astronomers find giant black hole in early universe   
Daily News & Analysis
A black hole 12 billion times as massive as the sun has been found in a glowing quasar that existed when the universe was just a fraction of its current age, scientists said on Wednesday. The discovery challenges currently held theories that black holes and ...

Found: a black hole 12bn times the size of the sun   The Guardian
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Black Hole As Massive As 12 Billion Suns   Gizmodo
Researchers Discover Black Hole 12 Billion Times Larger Than Sun   CBS Local
The Space Reporter   
Xinhua   
The Age   
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The Nation
   
Biologists lift lid on eyelash mystery   
The Nation
Why do humans and other mammals have eyelashes? Experts have been batting rival theories around for years. Eyelashes are dust catchers, snaring things that would otherwise drift into the eye, went one idea. Or they were sensors, acting like a cat's ...

Eyelashes Decoded: The Ideal Lash Length is Just One-Third the Width of the Eye   News Every day
Eyelashes Protect Eyes, Keep them Moist   Maine News
What's the Best Length for Eyelashes, Based on Science?   NBCNews.com
Los Angeles Times   
Daily Science Journal   
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9news.com.au
   
Here's what a sunset from Mars looks like   
9news.com.au
NASA's video 'I'm Dreaming of a Blue Sunset' shows the time-lapse images that were captured in 2012 by the agency's Mars Opportunity rover. The stunning display is created by the scattering of dust particles in the atmosphere. (NASA). The remarkable ...

Oh the engineering! Curiosity selfie allows for close inspection of rover   seattlepi.com (blog)
Mars rover Curiosity snaps cosmic selfie   Christian Science Monitor
Green Bay even colder than Mars during cold snap   Fox11online.com
Mashable   
CNET   
Discovery News   
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ABC Online
   
astronaut finds water pooling in helmet after spacewalk   
ABC Online
An American astronaut has found water pooling inside his helmet after he finished a spacewalk of over six hours at the International Space Station, raising new concerns about the safety of NASA's spacesuits. Astronaut Terry Virts was not harmed during the ...

US astronauts step out on spacewalk   The Nation
Water leaks into astronaut's helmet   Chicago Tribune
Spacewalking astronaut safe after water leaks into helmet   Jacksonville Daily Progress
Xinhua   
SMN Weekly   
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CTV News
   
Contained caffeine: Science explains why a latte is less likely to spill than a coffee   
CTV News
Ever notice how your latte or foamy beer never seems to spill and slosh all over the place, even if you're jostling your cup about in a café or bar? Researchers at Princeton University did, and decided to find out if there was a scientific explanation. Turns out ...

Latte Less Prone to Spillage than Regular Coffee   Voice Chronicle
Physics explains the secret to keeping your beer from spilling   India Today
Revealed: Why foamy beer doesn't spill over   Business Standard
Daily Mail   
Los Angeles Times   
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Allentown Morning Call
   
Scientists examine mysterious rise in East Coast sea levels   
Allentown Morning Call
Waves crash against a previously damaged pier before landfall of Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Waves crash against a previously damaged pier before landfall of Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New ...

'Unprecedented' Sea Level Rise   malaysiandigest.com
Mysterious US east coast flooding caused by 'unprecedented' surge in sea level   Sydney Morning Herald
Mysterious Northeast Floods Caused by Weird Winds   Discovery News
The Week Magazine   
Tech Times   
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NDTV
   
Tons of Sahara Desert dust crosses the Atlantic to fertilize the Amazon rainforest   
Mashable
New data from a NASA satellite reveals just how much the world's largest rainforest relies on the world's largest desert. Every year, nearly 28 million tons of dust is swept from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in South America, where it ...

28 Million Tonnes of Saharan Dust Replenish Amazonian Soils   International Business Times AU
Studys shows Amazon rainforest fertilized by massive amounts of Saharan dust   The Westside Story
How Sahara Dust Sustains the Amazon Rainforest, in 3-D   Climate Central
Headlines & Global News   
VICE News   
Tech Times   
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Firstpost
   
Activists, lawyers write to TERI, demand Pachauri's resignation over molestation ...   
Firstpost
New Delhi: Demanding RK Pachauri's resignation from TERI, lawyers and civil society activists on Wednesday questioned why he has not been suspended and raised suspicion that some material evidence were "being deleted" from the institute's computers ...

More trouble for TERI chief Pachauri as women's activists demand his suspension   Daily Mail
RK Pachauri may be booked under IT Act too   Daily News & Analysis
The Morning Wrap: Pachauri Accuser Felt 'Boken'; Sweeper Turns Surgeon   Huffington Post India
The Hindu   
Economic Times   
The Asian Age   
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The Guardian
   
Russia outlines plans to build national space station after ISS ends in 2024   
The Guardian
Russia has pledged its support for the International Space Station until 2024 while many other nations involved are yet to commit beyond 2020. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images. Ian Sample, science editor. @iansample. Wednesday 25 February 2015 19.33 ...

Russia To Leave US Space Partnership, Go Its Own Way   Daily Caller
Space diplomacy: Russia commits to the International Space Station through 2024   Quartz
Russia to Use International Space Station Till 2024   NDTV
The Moscow Times   
BBC News   
iAfrica.com   
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