2014年12月15日 星期一

2014-12-16 U.S. Science


Los Angeles Times
   
Greenland ice loss more 'local' than thought, climate study says   
Los Angeles Times
When it comes to melting ice on Greenland, climate change experts got everything right but the present. That means Greenland's contribution to sea level rise this century remains roughly the same – three inches – but where it comes from and how it gets to ...

Greenland's future ice sheet loss may be underestimated   FanIQ
Greenland's Ice Sheet Shifts Could Speed Melt   Climate Central
Bad News for Florida: Models of Greenland ice melting could be way off   First Coast News
The Independent   
NDTV   
Bio & Tech Insights   
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Pioneer News
   
New Study Makes Startling Discovery About The Domestication of Horses   
Pioneer News
A new, extensive, study from an international team have sequenced the genomes of both modern and ancient horses to find that at least 125 genes may have been involved in the entire 5,500-year process of equine domestication. “We provide the most ...

Horse domestication genes identified by international research team   Bio & Tech Insights
Researchers reveal genetics of horse domestication   GlobalPost
Reshaping the horse through millennia   (e) Science News
Yahoo News UK   
Daily Mail   
Reuters   
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The Indian Express
   
Four takeaways from the UN climate deal in Lima   
Quartz
Protesters on the streets of Lima were hoping to make an impression.(Reuters/Guadalupe Pardo). SHARE. Written by. Hanna Kozlowska@hannakozlowska. December 15, 2014. Negotiators entered this month's United Nations climate conference with ...

COP20: Rounding the Turn on the Road to Paris   Huffington Post
Lima deal leaves ominous climate questions   Politico
What do Lima climate talks have in common with 'Stone Soup'? (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
The Guardian   
Irish Independent   
Irish Examiner   
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BBC News
   
Denmark challenges Russia and Canada over North Pole   
BBC News
Denmark has presented a claim to the UN, arguing that the area surrounding the North Pole is connected to the continental shelf of Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory. Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said it was a "historic and important milestone" ...

Denmark: A Claim to the North Pole   New York Times
A new cold war: Denmark gets aggressive, stakes huge claim in Race for the Arctic   National Post
Denmark Claims the North Pole   Daily Beast
Gizmodo   
RT   
The Times (subscription)   
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Universe Today
   
Help NASA Spacecraft Name Mercury's Craters   
Discovery News
On March 18, 2011, MESSENGER became the first human-made spacecraft to enter orbit around Mercury. Now, after almost four years, eight billion miles, and over 260,000 images later, MESSENGER is nearing the end of its operational life. PHOTOS: ...

Want to Name a Crater on Mercury? Enter This Contest   NBCNews.com
Name a Crater on Mercury   WLTX.com
NASA calls for help naming Mercury craters   Bio & Tech Insights
UPI.com   
Washington Post   
The Week Magazine   
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CBS News
   
Global warming 56 million years ago holds lessons for climate change today   
CBS News
Last Updated Dec 15, 2014 8:28 PM EST. There may be hope for the planet after all. A new study has found that atmospheric conditions on Earth about 56 million years ago were similar in many ways to increasing warming that is seen today. The good news ...

Greenhouse emissions similar to today's may have triggered massive ...   Science AAAS
Ancient climate change event could offer insight into modern day global warming   Examiner.com
Today's Global Warming Is Nothing Special   Science 2.0
R & D Magazine   
Science Codex   
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Fox News
   
Biologists finds birds, turtles, and multiple mammalian lineages had teeth   
Inferse
Summary: Scientists have wondered for years how and when birds might have lost their teeth along the timeline of their existence, and now that mystery has been solved. inShare0. Biologists finds birds, turtles, and multiple mammalian lineages had teeth.
Study shows that Birds lost their teeth in evolution   Geek Infinite
Fossil genes research finds Birds used to have teeth about 116 million years ago   The Westside Story
How and when birds lost their teeth   Fox News
Wall Street Hedge   
University Herald   
Nature World News   
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Computerworld
   
Atom smasher preps for renewed hunt for dark matter, God particle   
Computerworld
The Large Hadron Collider, the atom smasher that has hunted for antimatter and the elusive Higgs boson, shut down in February 2013 for an overhaul and upgrade. Now, scientists are getting ready to fire up the collider, which has been called "one of the ...

LHC Revs-Up for Most Powerful Particle Collisions Ever   Discovery News
Progress report from CERN   The Guardian

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The Westside Story
   
Audubon's Christmas Bird Count underway   
Great Bend Tribune
The public is invited to take part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which started Sunday and continues through the first week of January. To participate in the count at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, come to the Quivira Visitor Center in ...

Audubon's Christmas Bird Count uses volunteers to 'check the pulse of our ...   Syracuse.com
Birdwatchers flock to East Bay for annual bird count   San Francisco Chronicle
State groups begin Christmas Bird Count   Boston Globe
ShorelinePlus.com   
The Ledger   
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NPR
   
Hanukkah: 17 great recipes for latkes   
Los Angeles Times
Hanukkah is simply not complete without latkes. And though you can find all kinds of variations on this simple potato pancake -- do I grate by hand or by machine? Add onion? Matzo meal, flour or simply potato starch to bind? -- nothing beats a perfectly made ...

At Hanukkah, the sizzling delight of a potato latke   The State
How To Make Latkes 2014: Best Hanukkah Recipe For Potato Pancakes   International Business Times
'Top your own' party gives latkes a lift   Sun Sentinel
Press Herald   
Asbury Park Press   
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