2015年2月18日 星期三

2015-02-19 South Africa Science


Yahoo News UK
   
Runners claim a world record after crossing 500km of Namib Desert   
Yahoo News UK
A doctor and a former Royal Marine have run more than 500km across the Namib Desert and claimed it as a world first. The desert along Namibia's coast has the world's highest sand dunes, but that didn't stop the two Scots, Dr Andrew Murray and personal ...

UK Athletes Complete Epic Namib Desert Run   AllAfrica.com

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Tech Gen Mag
   
Rosetta space probe transmits detailed images of Comet 67P   
Tech Gen Mag
Last year, after traveling for more than ten years, the European Space Agency's Rosetta space probe made contact with comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta reached the comet on August 6, 2014, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit a comet.
Rosetta captures some of the first 67P comet close-ups   euronews
Rosetta snaps incredible high res images of comet's surface   IGN Africa
Probe takes sharp images of comet   Citizens Voice
Space Daily   
The Denver Channel   
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BBC News
   
Limpet teeth 'beat spider silk' in strength test   
BBC News
Engineers in the UK have found that limpets' teeth consist of the strongest biological material ever tested. Limpets use a tongue bristling with tiny teeth to scrape food off rocks and into their mouths, often swallowing particles of rock in the process. The teeth ...

Step aside, Spider-Man! World's Strongest Material is Not Your Silk   Full-Time Whistle
Scientists have discovered nature's newest strongest material   Washington Post
Mighty mollusc: Limpet teeth have super strength   News24
Telegraph.co.uk   
Mashable   
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CNET
   
Transient star grazing our solar system 'just left,' cosmically speaking   
CNET
The nearest star beyond our own sun is 4 light-years away, but not long ago (in terms of cosmic time) a small binary star system buzzed the edge of our solar system, coming five times closer to Earth. by Eric Mack · @ericcmack; 18 February 2015 10:41 pm ...

Close brush between our solar system and a star reported   Los Angeles Times
Alien Star Buzzed Our Solar System 70000 Years Ago, New Research Shows   Huffington Post
Alien star system buzzed the Sun   BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Irish Independent   
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CNN
   
Meet candidates for one-way trip to Mars   
CNN
The Mars One organizers narrowed the field of people going on a one-way mission to Mars to 100, including 39 Americans. CNN's Jason Carroll reports. Stories worth watching (12). dnt send flowers on valentines day after dying_00000212.jpg. <img alt="dnt ...

Sorry, but those Mars volunteers are never getting off the ground   Quartz
Mission reveals 100 finalists for one-way manned journey to Mars in 2025 ...   Nigerian Tribune
Mars One selects 1 'alien' and 99 human finalists to die on Mars   CNET
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Register   
PC Magazine   
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ABC Online
   
Fireball meteor brighter than the full moon spotted over US: NASA   
ABC Online
A bright meteor lit up skies over the American states of New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania this week, burning up in the atmosphere in a flare brighter than the full moon. A space rock about 60cm in diameter and weighing over 200kg entered Earth's ...

Great Ball of Fire! Meteor Streaks Across Western Pennsylvania   NBCNews.com
The 500-Pound Fireball Over Pittsburgh   The Atlantic
​500 lbs meteor spotted over Pennsylvania (VIDEO)   RT
Space.com   
Daily Mail   
Science Recorder   
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American Live Wire
   
Ocean Acidification Seen From Space Calls For Attention   
American Live Wire
Ocean acidification has been mapped from space, in a new map that could help chart damage in water around the world. Shutterstock. Innovative techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionize the way that scientists study ...

Earth's ocean acidification mapped by satellites   The Space Reporter
Global Ocean Acidity Revealed in New Maps   Live Science
Watch Ocean Acidification in Real Time   Scientific American
Daily Mail   
FIS   
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Techie News
   
Ceres' images getting sharper, thanks to Dawn   
Techie News
NASA's Dawn is on its way towards Ceres and every time it sends back images of the dwarf planet, they keep getting better and better. The latest set of images reveal a lot of craters and mysterious bright spots. “As we slowly approach the stage, our eyes ...

New, Better Images Of Dwarf Planet Ceres Taken By Dawn   Tech Times
Sharper images of dwarf-planet Ceres show strange bright spots   CNET
Even better images of Ceres as NASA's Dawn approaches   Washington Post
National Geographic   
Discovery News   
iAfrica.com   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Dealing with climate change   
Arab News
Europe has a strong tradition as a leader in the fight against climate change. Lately, however, the continent has reached an ideological impasse over how to address the problem, with environmental sustainability and growth often portrayed as being mutually ...

Is geoengineering a bad idea?   gulfnews.com
The term that actually makes climate change less political   Washington Post
Study: Climate Change Efforts Backfire in Brazil's Steel Industry   UVM News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences   
The Guardian   
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Newsweek
   
Kent Bush: Mars One is more reality television than rocket launch   
Shawnee News Star
The great thing about a 10-year plan is that there are so few things that are truly impossible. email · print. Comment. By Kent Bush. The Shawnee News-Star. By Kent Bush. Posted Feb. 18, 2015 at 7:10 PM. By Kent Bush Posted Feb. 18, 2015 at 7:10 PM.
Mars is nothing like my favorite place: Home   Florida Times-Union
Mysterious Martian haze baffles planetary scientists   Columbia Daily Tribune
Strange 'double blob' atop Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists   CNET
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
National Geographic   
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