2015年5月27日 星期三

2015-05-28 U.S. Science


BBC News
   
'New species' of ancient human found   
BBC News
A new species of ancient human has been unearthed in the Afar region of Ethiopia, scientists report. Researchers discovered jaw bones and teeth, which date to between 3.3m and 3.5m years old. It means this new hominin was alive at the same time as ...

Adding Branches to the Human Family Tree   New York Times
World Watch: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Scientists discover a new human ancestor that roamed with 'Lucy'   Washington Post
Boston Herald   
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Mashable
   
Approved to launch Air Force satellites, Elon Musk's SpaceX ends a monopoly   
Mashable
Elon Musk's spaceflight company SpaceX can now compete to launch national security missions for the Air Force, and that's a sea change in the world of commercial space. The authorization of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for these missions effectively opens up ...

SpaceX can Launch Spy Satellites; Government Ensures Children Don't ...   Nature World Report
Air Force certifies SpaceX to compete for military launches   Daily Democrat
SpaceX cleared for US military launches   New Zealand Herald
Defense Industry Daily   
Air Force Link   
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Live Science
   
Self-healing robots take step towards disaster relief   
ABS CBN News
PARIS, France - Scientists on Wednesday said they had created a small robot that can recover from damage, in a step towards machines that mimic the remarkable adaptive powers of humans and animals. The feat could one day lead to first-responder robots ...

Amazing new robots self-repair in minutes   State Column
Scientists Develop Robots That Adapt to Damage, Keep Working   Voice of America
Scientists create self-healing robots with 'Borg-like' ability to adapt to damage   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Gazette Herald   
Phys.Org   
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BBC News
   
Evidence of 430000-year-old human violence found   
BBC News
Human remains from a cave in northern Spain show evidence of a lethal attack 430,000 years ago, a study has shown. Researchers examined one skull from a site called the Pit of Bones, which contains the remains of at least 28 people. They concluded that ...

Spanish cave Sima de los Huesos reveals first known murder victim   The Australian (blog)
World's first murder victim? Skull is evidence of 430000-year-old crime   Los Angeles Times
430000-Year-Old Murder Mystery: Broken Skull Hints at Earliest Homicide   NBCNews.com
CBS News   
The Independent   
Smithsonian   
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Discovery News
   
NASA selects celestial Nasa toolkit ready to look for life on Jupiter's moon   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nasa, on Tuesday, said it has chosen a trove of instruments to send to Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa, as it moves ahead press forward with its search for evidence if the orb could support life. The nine gadgets - from cameras to radars to ...

Nasa selects celestial tool box for Jupiter moon   Times LIVE
Can Europa Support Life? NASA Picks Tools to Study Jupiter's Mystery Moon   NBCNews.com

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Scientists discovered 139 new species in the Greater Mekong in 2014: WWF report   
Sydney Morning Herald
Before eating its prey alive, the ampulex dementor wasp paralyses its prey not by locking up its muscles but by stealing its free will. A single sting of the wasp's venom, injected into the belly of a cockroach, blocks the receptors of the neurotransmitter involved ...

'Dementor' wasp, giant stick insect among new discoveries in Greater Mekong ...   ABC Online
Terrifying 'dementor' wasp species named for evil spirits from Harry Potter   Treehugger
Soul-sucking Dementor Wasp using unique technique to kill prey   NYC Today
Myanmar Times   
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Empire State Tribune
   
New Horizons just 80 millliom kilometer from the ice planet: The probe Brings Us ...   
Empire State Tribune
New photos of Pluto taken by NASA's horizon probe give us more insight into the former planet's unique and complex surface. These photos were taken between May and May 12, when the spacecraft was about 50 million miles, that's 80 million kilometers, ...

Pluto-bound Spacecraft Bringing Dwarf Planet into Focus (Photos)   Space.com
Spacecraft Returns Most Detailed Pictures Of Pluto Ever Seen   Popular Science
How New Horizons Is Studying Pluto - NBCNews.com   Gazette Herald
Discovery News   
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The Space Reporter
   
Photo captures 'champagne party' for young stars in nebula RCW 34   
The Space Reporter
A dramatically red-hued stellar nursery has been spotted putting on a glowing, flowing display. The nebula called RCW 34 is alight with gases bursting into space, driven by the heat of baby stars. Visible in the southern constellation called Vela (The Sails), ...

European Space Observatory photographs stunning 'Champagne' nebula   State Column
Birthing Nebula Celebrates With Flowing Jets Of Gas Resembling Champagne   Tech Times
Photo captures 'champagne party' for young stars in nebula RCW 34 - The ...   Gazette Herald
Space.com   
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Forbes
   
Sunnyvale student wins robot video contest   
Contra Costa Times
Shiloh Curtis, 16, of Sunnyvale, was one of five national winners in the DARPA Robots4Us contest. Shiloh, a senior at Beach High in Santa Cruz, won a trip to the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Pomona. The contest challenged high school students to create ...

Virginia Tech students to compete in robotics challenge - WSLS   Gazette Herald
Human-robot Teams Compete June 5 at DARPA Finals   OfficialWire
Artificial Intelligence Will Be Felt First In Robots That Can See And Learn   Forbes
Rand Daily Mail   
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CNET
   
Woman's donated leg mummified using ancient Egyptian practice   
CNET
Using two legs from a cadaver, researchers in Switzerland baked one in an oven and covered the other in a salt solution to try to re-create ancient mummification. One method was successful. by Michael Franco · @writermfranco; May 27, 2015 11:28 AM PDT.
Scientists Try Their Hand at Ancient Egyptian Mummification Techniques   TheBlaze.com
Scientists Mummify Donated Leg Using Ancient Egyptian Methods   Geek Snack
Researchers Mummify a Leg With Ancient Instructions   Newser
Live Science   
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