en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-04-02 Zimbabwe Science

CNN

Shortest total lunar eclipse of the century coming Saturday
CNN
(CNN) Sky watchers in Western North America are in for a treat: a nearly five-minute total lunar eclipse just before sunrise on Saturday. Here's how it will unfold: Starting at 3:16 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the moon will begin moving into Earth's shadow.
How to see Saturday's shortest total lunar eclipse of the century   AL.com
Total lunar eclipse April 4, 2015: Where and when to see blood moon   ABC15 Arizona
Shortest lunar eclipse of the century: How to see it this weekend   Los Angeles Times
WSBT-TV
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Tiny songbird flies over the Atlantic in autumn migration
Sydney Morning Herald
A songbird weighing the equivalent of three teaspoons of sugar can fly over the north Atlantic, scientists say. The tiny superbird is the blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata). Tipping the scale at 12 grams, the white-throated, black-capped bird migrates from ...

Not a man, not a plane. Supersongbird!   Times LIVE
Scientists Say Tiny Blackpoll Warbler Travels Thousands Miles on End   American Register
Tiny Songbird, Weighing Only Half Ounce, Makes Epic Transatlantic Nonstop ...   Tech Times
Empire State Tribune
WCAX
Engadget
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KABC-TV

JPL scientists working on getting 'flying saucer' to Mars
KABC-TV
Flying saucers are the stuff of science fiction, but NASA is turning science fiction into just plain science at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=605026" frameborder="0" ...

NASA Takes Its Flying Saucer for a Pre-Flight Spin   NBCNews.com
NASA's Flying Saucer, And Everything Else You Missed Yesterday   Gizmodo Australia
NASA tests 'flying saucer,' could lead to safe landings on Mars   abc7news.com
Geek Infinite
MicroCap Observer
The Weather Channel
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Researchers split on if land can nourish polar bears
The Detroit News
In this June 15, 2014 photo, a polar bear dries off after taking a swim in the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. A paper published Wednesday, April 1, 2015 says polar bears forced onto land because of melting ice are unlikely to find enough food to replace their diet of ...

Polar bears will not survive on land-based diet, researchers say   Science Recorder
Melting Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears' Food Supply, And Land-Based Food Isn't ...   Tech Times
Study: Polar bears can't survive on berries and bird eggs   Summit County Citizens Voice
University Herald
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TIME

Isotope Study Shows Which Urban Ants Love Junk Food
Stanly News & Press
Research from North Carolina State University finds that some – but not all – of the ant species on the streets of Manhattan have developed a taste for human food, offering insight into why certain ants are thriving in urban environments. The findings stem from ...

Urban Ants are also Junk food addicts like many of us according to in depth ...   Empire State Tribune
City-living ants have developed a taste for human food   Business Insider Australia
Sad: NYC Ants Are Now Addicted To Junk Food   Gothamist
Techie News
TIME
Business Standard
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Bionic ants could power tomorrow's industries
Times of India
Robotic ants the size of a human hand that work together could be the future of factory production systems. The developers, German technology firm Festo, say it's not just the unusual anatomy of real-world ants that inspired the bionic version — the collective ...

BionicANTs are Marching to a Workplace Near You   PSFK (blog)
A mut-ant workforce   Times LIVE
Festo's insect-inspired robots act like the real things   Engadget

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