2014年10月17日 星期五

2014-10-18 U.S. Science

  Fox News   
Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, could harbor a secret ocean  Los Angeles Times
When it comes to Saturn's moons, water-squirting Enceladus and the hydrocarbon lakes of Titan typically steal the spotlight. But now, scientists think that lesser-known Mimas may be harboring a strange secret of its own. Scientists who studied the 'Death Star' ...

That's no moon. It's a – wait, actually it is a moon. Never mind. (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Saturn's moon Mimas could reveal some interesting information   Uncover Michigan
Mimas - Is There Water Under Those Craters?   Dumb-Out
Tech Times   
Tribune-Review   
The Nation   
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  Science Times   
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE Japan's Volcanos Threaten Nuclear Reactors ...  Science Times
One volcano expert is warning that Japan's massive 2011 earthquake--which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant and caused a nuclear crisis--could cause large volcanic eruptions in the coming years, yet he could not say when people could ...

Expert on vulnerability of Japan's nuclear plants to volcanoes: 'They're not safe'   Science Recorder
Massive Eruption in Japan Shook Up Volcano, Making Nuclear Reactors Unsafe   Capital OTC
Recent seismic activity raises question about the safety of nuclear plants   Daily Digest
Washington Post   
Scientific American   
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  BBC News   
Mysterious US spaceplane returns to Earth  BBC News
A US plane on a top-secret, two-year mission to space has returned to Earth and landed in California. The aircraft, resembling a miniature space shuttle and known as the Orbital Test Vehicle or X-37B, spent 674 days in orbit around the planet. It touched down ...

Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Returns to Earth After Nearly Two Years   NBCNews.com
Space plane returns from secret mission, lands at Vandenberg   Los Angeles Times
What was the secret Air Force space plane's mission? Five theories.   Christian Science Monitor
Jalopnik   
SpaceFlight Insider   
Register   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
What's a plasma bomb? NASA probe reveals clues about the sun.  Christian Science Monitor
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph probe offers never-before-seen views of our nearest star. By Nola Taylor Redd, SPACE.com Contributor October 17, 2014. close. Ultraviolet image of an active region on the sun, showing plasma at ...

NASA discovers mini tornadoes and even hotter areas in Sun's atmosphere   The Space Reporter
IRIS Project Discovers New Information About Sun's Atmosphere   Capital OTC
NASA IRIS sheds light on Sun's 'Heat Bombs' or 'Nano flares' (+video)   The Hoops News
Nature World News   
Tech Times   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
California archaeologists uncover 90-year-old movie prop  Christian Science Monitor
Buried for more than nine decades under the sand dunes of Guadalupe, Calif., the giant plaster sphinx from "The Ten Commandments" has been rediscovered. By Laura Geggel, LiveScience Staff Writer October 17, 2014. close. Archaeologists unearth one of ...

Large 91-Year-Old Sphinx Discovered In California Sand Dunes By Archaeologists   The Inquisitr
Early 20th C. Sphinx Recovered in California   Archaeology
Giant Sphinx from 'Ten Commandments' Film Unearthed 91 Years Later   LiveScience.com
Examiner.com   
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  Science Times   
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE On Droughts and Dust Bowls—California Looks ...  Science Times
This past summer has proven to be the worst drought California has seen in our generation. Not only were water warnings strictly enforced, leading to neighbor turning on neighbors in the constant battle of lawn watering infractions, but some areas even had ...

California Drought Resembles Worst in Millennium   Discovery News
Drought of 1934 Was Worst in Thousand Years   Dumb-Out
Drought Of 1934 In North America, During The Dust Bowl, Was The Worst In ...   International Business Times
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Mother Nature Network   
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  Asbury Park Press   
Watchers along the way: Gray whale count returns to Big Sur  Monterey County Herald
Now feasting in high Arctic latitudes, the migratory cetaceans will soon turn south on their annual journey to Baja California. Posted: 10/17/2014 04:28:55 PM PDT. Updated: 10/17/2014 05:21:03 PM PDT. Click photo to enlarge. Morgan Lynn, Fisheries ...

Stunning Images of Wild Orcas Raise Concerns About Their Health   Care2.com
NOAA captures killer whale footage with drone camera   Beta Wired
Drones offer glimpse into life of orca whales   Tech Times
Discovery News   
UPI.com   
Quartz   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
A comet is about to fly past Mars. Is that a big deal?  Christian Science Monitor
Comet Siding Spring is set to whiz past Mars on Sunday, an event that scientists say happens once in a million years. By Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer October 17, 2014. close. Comet Siding Spring's flyby of Mars on Oct. 19, 2014 could shed light on ...

Look Out, Mars! Comet Siding Spring's Flyby Stirs Up a Buzz   NBCNews.com
Mars to be Buzzed by Siding Spring Comet   Dumb-Out
Super-Sized Comet To Pass Mars Sunday   WFMY News 2
WTOC   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Are we there yet? Scientists prepare for historic change of epoch  Sydney Morning Herald
Scientists from around the world met this week to decide whether to call time on the Holocene epoch after 11,700 years and begin a new geological age called the Anthropocene - to reflect humankind's deep impact on the planet. For decades, researchers ...

Scientists Mull Change Of Epoch To Reflect Human Impact On The Planet   Huffington Post
The Anthropocene age: what world will humans leave behind?   Telegraph.co.uk
With Their Mark on Earth, Humans May Name Era, Too   Sci-Tech Today

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  MarketWatch   
Can an oil and gas superpower lead on climate change?  Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day before President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations to declare the nation is "stepping up to the plate” to tackle climate change, nearly 400,000 protesters jammed New York City streets in a climate change march.
REUTERS SUMMIT-Can an oil and gas superpower lead on climate change?   Reuters Africa
The Week Ahead: International Energy and Climate Developments Take Center ...   Bloomberg BNA
Why the U.S. Military is Preparing for Climate Change   Care2.com
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Huffington Post   
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