2015年4月28日 星期二

2015-04-29 U.S. Science


National Monitor
   
Scientists finally understand why 'blood' is gushing from famous glacier   
National Monitor
For the very first time scientists have traced the water underneath Taylor Glacier in Antarctica to learn more about the mysterious Blood Falls. According to an April 28 LiveScience news report, for the first time, scientists on Antarctica have have traced the water ...

Antarctica's Blood Falls Could Hold Secrets To Alien Life   Tech Times
UT researcher leads team to find life beneath Antarctica   Knoxville News Sentinel
Waterways found under Antarctica's Dry Valleys: Research   Uncover California
Gizmodo   
ABC Science Online   
Live Science   
all 42 news articles »   


Science Times
   
Extremely Hot Days—Why One Study Is Saying that Global Warming is to Blame   
Science Times
Climate change is already causing heat waves and other extreme weather events around the world. Now, a new study has confirmed that these types of extreme events will only get worse and as much as 75 percent of the planet's "moderate daily hot ...

Science measures humanity's mark on extreme weather   The Nation
Global Warming to Blame for 75 Percent of Extreme Heat Cases   Highlight Press
The future looks a lot hotter and wetter, says science   Grist
CBS Local   
Biotech Wired   
all 310 news articles »   


National Monitor
   
Hot vents on seafloor could produce chemical to replace oil   
National Monitor
Researchers have found that hot beds on the seabed could have spontaneously produced organic molecules to produce life. UCL chemists have studies that show hot the minerals coming from these hot beds have similar chemical properties to enzymes.
Life could have arisen spontaneously in deep-sea hydrothermal vents   Science Recorder
Origin of life: Chemistry of seabed's hot vents could explain emergence of life   Science Daily
Hot Vents on the Seafloor May Hold the Origins of Life   Science World Report
Nature World News   
Space Daily   
all 13 news articles »   


CBS Local
   
Lick Observatory Astronomers Discover 'Supersized Earths' Surrounding ...   
CBS Local
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Astronomers at the Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton have discovered three planets described as “supersized Earths” orbiting a star 54 light years away. Researchers from the University of California, University of Hawaii, the ...

Ground-based telescopes find planetary system 54 light years from Earth   The Space Reporter
Robotically discovering Earth's nearest neighbors: 54 light-years away   Science Daily
Recent discovery made by robotic telescope is 'game-changer in astronomy'   National Monitor
Headlines & Global News   
Yibada (English Edition)   
Daily Mail   
all 19 news articles »   


The Space Reporter
   
Water was abundant only a billion years after Big Bang   
The Space Reporter
The formation of water vapor after the Big Bang was constrained by the lack of oxygen; it and other elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were created only later on, in the death throes of the first generation of massive stars. Oxygen created by the ...

When Did the Universe Flood With Water?   Discovery News
Water present in early days of universe's existence, scientists say   Biotech Wired
Water May Have Been Flowing Through The Universe Much Earlier Than We ...   Headlines & Global News
Science Daily   
KC Register   
Science /AAAS   
all 14 news articles »   


Spaceflight Now
   
Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter   
Spaceflight Now
The Progress M-27M cargo craft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0709 GMT (3:09 a.m. EDT). Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now. Russian ground controllers decided Tuesday to delay the docking of a Progress supply freighter to ...

Russian space cargo ship spins out of control after launch   Sydney Morning Herald
Cargo for Space Station at Risk   New York Times
Lost in space: Russia tries to contact Progress spacecraft on ISS mission   The Guardian
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty   
Mashable   
NBCNews.com   
all 228 news articles »   


CNET
   
New spectroscopic images of Mercury are a rainbow of colour   
CNET
Images taken by NASA's Messenger spacecraft and released in the probe's final days use colour to reveal the mineral composition of Mercury's surface. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; April 28, 2015 7:46 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
MESSENGER probe faces imminent impact   The Space Reporter
MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into Mercury on Thursday   National Monitor
Spacecraft Snaps Dramatic Images Of Mercury Before A Smashing End   Tech Times
ABC Science Online   
NOLA.com   
USA TODAY   
all 48 news articles »   


Tampabay.com
   
'Food and sex' are to blame for overwhelming Burmese python invasion in Florida   
National Monitor
Many Floridians want to get rid of the Burmese python. The snakes are destroying the wildlife in the Everglades for simple reasons. “It has to do with food and sex,” said U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Kristen Hart. Hart led a study into why the ...

Habitat Range Of Burmese Pythons In Florida Is 'All About Food And Sex'   Tech Times
Python's home range about 8.5 square miles   WTSP 10 News
How do you find a Burmese python in the Everglades?   CBS News
Phys.Org   
Chron.com   
all 28 news articles »   


Morning Ledger
   
Dandelions may hold the key to growing biosynthetic rubber   
National Monitor
Those pesky yellow flowers in your front lawn may have a better use than originally believed. Dandelions are plentiful, easy to grow, and may actually be able to make rubber. The magic ingredient is a protein named polyisoprene, a main component of rubber ...

2 Key Protein Components In Dandelions Used For Rubber Production Found ...   Yibada (English Edition)
Rubber from dandelions: Key components in formation of rubber identified   Science Daily
Dandelions Tell Us the Secrets of Natural Rubber   Nature World News
Nanowerk   
all 10 news articles »   


The Space Reporter
   
Astrophysicists create most complete 3-D map of the universe   
The Space Reporter
The most comprehensive map of the universe completed to date covers nearly two billion light-years of space. facebook · twitter · google_plus · reddit · pinterest · linkedin · mail. A team of scientists has created a detailed map of our cosmic “neighborhood” ...

Waterloo astrophysicists help create detailed 3D map of nearby Universe   Hamilton Spectator
Astrophysicists build 3-D map of the universe   UPI.com
Astrophysicists draw most comprehensive map of the universe   Science Daily
Discovery News   
Science World Report   
TechRadar   
all 38 news articles »   

沒有留言:

張貼留言