2015年2月12日 星期四

2015-02-13 South Africa Science


The Register
   
SpaceX HOVER-SHIP landing scuppered by MASSIVE ocean waves   
The Register
Pic+vid+updates Upstart startup rocketbiz SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying aloft NASA's sun-sniffing DSCOVR satellite – which is destined to take up position beyond Earth's orbit and warn humanity of dangerous solar storms. Sadly, extreme ...

NOAA's new deep space solar monitoring satellite launches   Government Security News
Matt Gurney: SpaceX has come this far. They'll go the last mile   National Post
Did Al Gore 'invent' DSCOVR?   SpaceFlight Insider
Mashable   
VentureBeat   
Christian Science Monitor   
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News24
   
Scholars find Thai snail slime works best   
Bangkok Post
Slime produced by three breeds of land snails found locally has a more powerful cosmetic effect than that taken from snails in cold countries, a Chulalongkorn University scientist team revealed Wednesday. The team — led by Prof Somsak Panha of the ...

Thai snail slime; the best in the world   Dalje.com

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The Mary Sue
   
Astronaut Knicknacks: Armstrong's Secret Souvenirs from Apollo 11   
The Mary Sue
So Neil Armstrong left a bag in the back of his closet containing a bunch of stuff he'd once taken to the Moon. Now we get to see what was inside. Hint: it's pretty cool. On the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong thought he'd bring back some random ...

Forgotten Camera From Moon Expedition Found in Neil Armstrong's Closet   Popular Photography Magazine
Neil Armstrong's Apollo 'Goodie Bag' Found   NBCNews.com
Apollo 11 Artifacts Found in Neil Armstrong's Closet   BizTek Mojo
CNN International   
News Tonight Africa   
The Nation   
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BBC News
   
Dogs 'can tell difference between happy and angry faces'   
BBC News
Research is now suggesting something dog-lovers have long suspected - man's best friend can tell the difference between our happy and angry faces. Scientists at the Messerli Research Institute's Clever Dog Lab in Vienna trained dogs to associate pictures ...

Dogs can read our emotions claim experts   Telegraph.co.uk
Dogs recognize the difference between angry and happy humans   The Verge
New Research Shows Some Dogs Can Tell When You're Mad   TIME
Tech Times   
ABC Science Online   
Decoded Science   
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BBC News
   
US 'at risk of mega-drought future'   
BBC News
The American Southwest and Central Plains could be on course for super-droughts the like of which they have not witnessed in over a 1,000 years. Places like California are already facing very dry conditions, but these are quite gentle compared with some ...

'Megadroughts' predicted to ravage the Southwest   SFGate
Southwest and Great Plains at risk of 21st century 'mega-drought'   Los Angeles Times
ENVIRONMENT: Multidecade 'megadroughts' called likely   Press-Enterprise
Arizona Daily Star   
San Antonio Express-News   
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CNET
   
Five years of the sun in three minutes   
CNET
To celebrate the work being done by its Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA has released a video of highlights on the fifth anniversary of its launch. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 12 February 2015, 3:58 pm AEDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Nasa's incredible time-lapse video shows five years of the Sun condensed into ...   The Independent
NASA Highlight Reel Shows Sun's Most Explosive Moments   Newsweek
NASA's 5-year timelapse of the sun is stunning   Mashable
CBS News   
Irish Examiner   
Daily Mail   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Scientists warn of 'mega-drought' in western US if climate change ignored   
Telegraph.co.uk
Long-lasting mega-droughts could occur with increasing frequency in the western United States later this century if no action is taken to rein in climate change by curbing fossil fuel use, according to researchers. Mega-drought is defined as any drought as bad ...

Scientists warn of `mega-drought` risk in western US   Bharat Press
Scientists warn of 'mega-drought' risk in western US   Prothom Alo (English)

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Radio New Zealand
   
Aust fishing boat waiting for icebreaker   
NEWS.com.au
A US icebreaker is making its way around pack ice and icebergs to rescue a damaged Australian fishing boat trapped in Antarctic ice. THE 63-metre Antarctic Chieftain, with 26 crew aboard, damaged three of its four propeller blades when it struck ice while ...

US icebreaker, Talleys ship on Antarctic rescue mission   Stuff.co.nz
Kiwis on trapped fishing boat in Antarctica 'safe'   TVNZ
Thirteen Kiwis aboard ship trapped in Antarctica   New Zealand Herald
Bangkok Post   
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BBC News
   
Scientists in US are urged to contact aliens   
BBC News
Scientists at a US conference have said it is time to try actively to contact intelligent life on other worlds. Researchers involved in the search for extra-terrestrial life are considering what the message from Earth should be. The call was made by the Search for ...

Plan to broadcast messages to alien worlds leaves cosmologists worrying   The Independent
Should we beam greetings to alien civilizations even though they might be ...   Washington Post
Scientist: 'Try To Contact Aliens'   malaysiandigest.com
Science Now   
The Times (subscription)   
Herald Scotland   
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BBC News
   
Popcorn's perfect recipe revealed   
BBC News
They found that when the popcorn reached a threshold of 180C, the outer shell burst open regardless of the size and shape of the grain. The research also revealed insights into the way that popcorn jumps as it breaks open, and the sound emitted as water ...

Study reveals the science behind popcorn 'pops'   Telegraph.co.uk
The physics of popcorn: Watch the explosion in slow motion   Los Angeles Times
Physics of food shows secrets of popcorn   Phys.Org
WCTV   
Daily Mail   
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