2015年1月8日 星期四

2015-01-09 Zimbabwe Science


Toronto Star
   
Orca calf's bite marks suggest older whale helped with birth   
The Globe and Mail
Scientists were fairly certain that a matron killer whale from an endangered pod off British Columbia's coast had given birth to the newest calf – then new evidence made them change that opinion. Ken Balcomb, from the Center for Whale Research in ...

Apex daughter: Killer whale born to endangered pod off Vancouver is a girl ...   National Post
Baby orca born to endangered southern resident killer whale pod is a girl   The Province
Newborn orca J50 is a girl, researchers confirm   CBC.ca

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Life on Mars? Scientist offers different take on Curiosity images   
Los Angeles Times
Was there ever life on Mars? Without a human geologist roaming the surface, hammer in hand, it's devilishly difficult to find out, and current robotic explorers aren't really built to answer that question. But in a paper published in the journal Astrobiology, ...

America is colder than Mars. Some parts of it, anyway   The Guardian
Do Mars rover photos show potential signs of ancient life?   Fox News
Are there fossils on Mars?   Christian Science Monitor
Huffington Post   
NEWS.com.au   
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Mashable
   
Night turns to day as meteorite explodes over Bucharest   
Courier Mail
SECURITY cameras have captured the dramatic moment a meteorite disintegrated, lighting up the night sky. The event, which occurred in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, shocked confused locals from their beds as the meteor streaked through the skies at ...

Exploding meteoroid brightens night sky of Romanian capital   FindItWestValley.com (satire) (press release) (registration)
Wow! Meteorite turns night into day over Romanian city   News24
Meteorite lights up Bucharest night - AOL.com   AOL News
Daily Mail   
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Capitalberg
   
3D images of superstar Eta Carinae released by NASA   
Capitalberg
Eta Carinae, a massive, unstable stellar system featuring two stars locked in a violent orbital tussle is situated about 8,000 light years from sun. It is the most luminous star system within the diameter of 10,000 light years of our solar system. NASA has captured ...

Stunning 3-D Models Reveal Bizarre Double Star Acting Up   National Geographic
NASA details mysteries of 'Stellar Monster' Eta Carinae in 3D model (+video)   Inferse
New 3D Model Of Eta Carinae Reveals The Behavior Of Its Stars   Voice Chronicle
Consolidate Times   
SMN Weekly   
io9   
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CNET
   
Robotic research project at NASA could help in exploring extraterrestrial volcanoes   
Full-Time Whistle
NASA has developed a robot capable of putting together a 3D map of a fissure, a crack that erupts magma. Fissures are the most common physical features from which magma erupts. Editor : Michael BROWN Category : SCIENCE08 January 2015 / Thursday ...

NASA to drop new robot into volcano to study eruptions   RT
NASA's robots help out in volcano research   Techie News
NASA VolcanoBot goes where no human dares to tread   CNET
Times of India   
Clapway   
The Independent   
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
   
Japanese Whalers Leave for Antarctic Mission–Without Harpoons   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Two whaling boats left Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan to conduct nonlethal surveys of minke whales and other cetaceans in the Antarctic, Japan's Fisheries Agency said Thursday. The boats, the 724-ton Yushin Maru and the 747-ton Daini Yushin ...

Japan whaling ships set for Antarctic for counting expedition   Malay Mail Online
Japan whaling ships set out for Antarctic - to count, not hunt   Zee News
Japan whaling ships set out for Antarctic - to count, after UN court orders end to ...   The Straits Times
The Daily Telegraph   
Uncover California   
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National Geographic
   
Eight Alien Planets Possibly Flush with Life   
National Monitor
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope team recently broke new ground with the discovery of eight new Earth-like exoplanets residing in the famed “Goldilocks Zone,” which is the perfect temperature for potential life to emerge.
Thousandth planet that could support life found thanks to the Kepler telescope   Capitalberg
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope finds more exoplanets in 'Goldilocks' zone   Science Recorder
Kepler Space Telescope Finds Eight Exoplanets – NASA Marks Milestone   The Utah People's Post
WAAY   
New York Daily News   
National Post   
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DAWN.com
   
Indian scientists at odds on ancient discovery claims   
DAWN.com
NEW DELHI: A series of sensational claims, including that ancient Hindu sages were the pioneers of aviation and algebra, have triggered a furious debate in Indian academic circles amid warnings that nationalist breast-beating could undermine the country's ...

Indian Scientists Divided Over Mixing Mythology With Science   Newswire (press release)
In Science, Proof Is Eternal Clincher   Free press journal
India offers maths dunces ancient shortcut   gulfnews.com

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Voice of America
   
North American Sightings of Elusive Snowy Owls Take Flight   
Voice of America
NEW YORK —. The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. Sightings of ...

Snowy Owl photos capture 'Soul of the Arctic'   Wicked Local Scituate
Outdoor ethics: The fickle nature of ethical birding   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Elusive Snowy Owl Sightings Take Flight in North America   FindItWestValley.com (satire) (press release) (registration)
News24   
The Guardian   
Toronto Sun   
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Uncover Michigan
   
Venus and Mercury at Sunset   
Santa Barbara Edhat
On Saturday, January 10, look low in the SW just after sunset to see Venus and Mercury in a bright close pairing, between about 5:15 and 6 PM. They are already quite close, and will be for days, but Saturday is closest approach. They will be less than a ...

Venus, meet Mercury: Oddities of a fabulous conjunction   Almanac Weekly
Venus Points the Way to Mercury in Night Sky This Week   Yahoo News UK
Five planets and a bright comet   The Guardian
Journal Pioneer   
Florida Today   
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