2015年1月19日 星期一

2015-01-20 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
NASA Spacecraft Get a Closer Look at Dwarf Planets Pluto and Ceres   
New York Times
It is small. It is round. It was once a planet, but is now cast off as too diminutive. In March, a NASA spacecraft will arrive there to begin the first close-up examination of a dwarf planet. It is not Pluto. It is instead Ceres, 600 miles wide, the largest of the asteroids ...

NASA's Dawn gets its best glimpse yet of dwarf planet Ceres   CNET
Ceres in sight: NASA's Dawn spacecraft eyes mysterious dwarf planet   Los Angeles Times
NASA's Dawn Mission Status: Probe Closes In On Dwarf Planet Ceres   International Business Times
ABC News   
SMN Weekly   
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The Inquisitr
   
Astro-boffins tune in to weird real-time cosmic radio burst   
The Register
The Parkes radio telescope – under a cloud due to budget cuts in Australia – has delivered its first science headline for 2015, giving astronomers their only real-time view so far of the unexplained phenomenon known as the Fast Radio Burst (FRB). FRBs were ...

Cosmic Radio Burst Caught from Outside Our Galaxy   Science Times
The discovery of this strange cosmic phenomenon has scientists baffled. Source ...   NEWS.com.au
Scientists Observe 'Fast Radio Burst' In Real Time, One Of The Great Mysteries ...   International Business Times
UPI.com   
PBS NewsHour   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Predatory snail uses weaponized insulin to trap its prey   
National Monitor
Researchers hope the discovery will allow for advancements in the use of insulin for people. Gallery · The 14 hottest stars in Hollywood · Gallery · 18 jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions · The 10 richest rappers of all time · 8 fantastic health benefits of alcohol ...

Snail Uses Unique Form Of Insulin To Stun Unsuspecting Prey   Headlines & Global News
Lifesaving insulin used by Fish-Eating Snails as venom   The Hoops News
Predatory sea snails produce weaponized insulin   (e) Science News
The Verge   
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Science Times
   
Marine Mammals Can Suffer from Irregular Heartbeats When Diving Deep   
Science Times
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz have found that marine mammals like seals and dolphins can suffer from irregular heartbeats when they dive deep in the search for food. According to researchers, who believed they have evidence of ...

Marine Mammals suffer Irregular Heartbeats while they dive deeper   West Texas News
Marine mammals may get arrhythmia from deep dives, study says   SMN Weekly
Do Deep Dives Cause Arrhythmia In Aquatic Mammals?   Pioneer News
National Column   
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NDTV
   
Humans are Nearly Halfway to Wrecking the Planet   
Discovery News
Humans are nearly halfway to damaging the environment so gravely that the Earth will cease to be a “safe operating space” for our species, reports a just-published article in the journal Science. The paper, which is the work of an international team of 18 ...

Humanity Is In The Existential Danger Zone, Study Confirms   io9
Wanton use of phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers could destroy Earth   The Westside Story
Civilization has crossed 4 out of 9 planetary boundaries   World Tech Today
Capital OTC   
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Mashable
   
The Reason It Smells After a Rainfall Was 'Unknown' Until MIT Researchers ...   
TheBlaze.com
It's something that everyone has noticed when stepping outside after the first rainfall: a distinct smell. Scientists refer to it as “petrichor” or “a smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.” “Australian scientists were first ...

MIT scientists use high-speed film to explain the smell left behind by rain   FOX CT
Study answers why it smells so good after it rains   KSDK
Petrichor Explained   WMDT

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Kansas City Star
   
Pope-Climate Change-Conservatives   
San Angelo Standard Times
NEW YORK — Conservative distrust of Pope Francis, which has been building in the U.S. throughout his pontificate, is reaching a boiling point over his plan to urge action on climate change — and to do so through a document traditionally used for the most ...

Pope's climate-change stand deepens conservatives' distrust   Salt Lake Tribune

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Boston Globe
   
How a chemical like one in diapers can help scientists doing microscopic research   
Washington Post
This idea is not just figuratively in its infancy, it's literally in diapers. A new trick for revealing tiny details under a microscope draws on a technology that helps make disposable diapers so absorbent. It all began when Edward Boyden and colleagues at MIT ...

Sodium Polyacrylate is the Milestone For Improving Nanoscale Tech or Cheap ...   Full-Time Whistle
Researchers Improved Nanoscale Imaging with a Compound Used in Diapers   Daily Science Journal
MIT Researchers Enlarge Brain Samples for Better Imaging using Diaper ...   Headlines & Global News
BioOptics World   
America Herald   
Viral Global News   
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WPTV.com
   
Landing a rocket on a barge is no piece of cake, even for SpaceX   
Science Recorder
Trying to land a rocket on a floating barge is like trying to balance a broomstick on your hand while standing still, physicists say. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. Everyone had ...

SpaceX launches for NASA, no luck with rocket landing at sea   San Antonio Express-News
Why Is It So Difficult to Land a Rocket?   Wired
Photos of the Day: SpaceX Rocket Crash-Lands on Ocean Barge   Product Design & Development
ABC Action News   
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SMN Weekly
   
Use of Phosphorous and Nitrogen Fertilizers Proved Lethal to Earth   
SMN Weekly
In a latest study experts have warned man kind that the Earth is getting closer day by day to a point of no return or if not like that, humans are, at least, bringing the planet earth to a point of irreversible change. The study points out that mankind is getting closer ...

Experts say Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fertilizers compromised Earth's stability   The Hoops News

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