2015年5月29日 星期五

2015-05-30 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease   
New York Times
The saiga, a critically endangered Asian antelope species, has been decimated by a mysterious, fast-moving disease. In the past two weeks, more than third of all saigas have been killed, conservationists have found. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, ...

Conservation program turned sour when 120000 of endangered Kazakhstan ...   Empire State Tribune
Mass deaths of endangered antelope stumps scientists   Toronto Star
Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease - New York Times   Gazette Herald
Daily Mail   
Washington Post (blog)   
Digital Journal   
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Brisbane Times
   
Greg Hunt, Steven Miles delighted by UNESCO Great Barrier Reef status   
Brisbane Times
The World Heritage Committee's draft decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger' is the "strongest possible endorsement of what Queensland and Australia are doing", the Federal Environment Minister said. Speaking in Brisbane on Saturday, ...

UNESCO heritage experts decide not to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'   Sydney Morning Herald
UPDATE 2-Great Barrier Reef kept off UNESCO 'danger' list for now   Reuters
Ministers say Great Barrier Reef on the mend   Sky News Australia
Economic Times   
NEWS.com.au   
AsiaOne   
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Financial Express
   
Modern humans migrated out of Africa from Egypt unlike previously believed   
Zee News
Washington: It turns out that modern human populations took the route out of Africa from Egypt, finds a new study. New genomic analyses of people currently living in Ethiopia and Egypt indicate that migration followed a northern rather than a southern route.
Out of Africa: How Ancient Humans Migrated into Europe   Science World Report
First Modern Humans Came Out of Egypt, Not Ethiopia, New Study Suggests   University Herald
Out of Africa, By Way of Egypt: New Genetic Data Points to Egyptian Route for ...   Science Times
Nature World Report   
ValueWalk   
Clapway   
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PerfScience
   
Scientists create robotic cheetah   
PerfScience
A mechanical cheetah has been created by scientists; it is a robot that can both see and jump over hurdles. This is a new step towards development of robots. According to researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), their creation is first ...

Watch MIT's robo-cheetah leap walls in a hunt for Sarah Connor   The Register
Robo-Cheetah Jumps Over Hurdles In A Single Bound - Maybe This Robotic ...   Tech Times
MIT's Robot Cheetah Can See and Jump Over Obstacles   Geek Snack
Boston.com   
WTVD-TV   
Ubergizmo (blog)   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Study Using Gay Canvassers Erred in Methods, Not Results, Author Says   
New York Times
The graduate student at the center of a scandal over a newly retracted study that has shaken trust in the conduct of social science apologized for lying about aspects of the study, including who paid for it and its methodology, but he said Friday in his first ...

Researcher accused of fraud in gay marriage study responds to critics   Los Angeles Times
Graduate student responsible for retracted gay marriage study issues 23-page ...   The Verge
Mike LaCour responds to Fabrication Claims against Same-Sex Marriage Study ...   iMediaEthics
Gazette Herald   
CBS News   
The Independent   
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NBCNews.com
   
APNewsBreak: Some telescope protesters' charges to be tossed   
LancasterOnline
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii County's top prosecutor said Friday he will dismiss charges against about 10 of the 31 protesters who were arrested while blocking construction of a giant telescope on a mountain held sacred by Native Hawaiians. The Thirty Meter ...

VIDEO: Update On Mauna Kea At Hale o Kukia'imauna   Big Island Video News

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CBC.ca
   
MIT's self-destructing origami robot could one day heal you from the inside   
CBC.ca
Weighing just one third of a gram, MIT's newest self-folding origami robot looks rather cute zipping around the surface of an arm, swimming through a tiny pool, or pushing tiny pink blocks toward tiny pink targets. Don't be fooled by its size, however.
Robots That Heal and Then Self-Destruct   Guardian Liberty Voice
Tiny Origami Robot Can Fold Itself and Self-Destruct   NBCNews.com
Meet An Origami Robot That Can Build Itself, Run Around, And Then Dissolve   TechCrunch
VR-Zone   
Weatherford Democrat   
Popular Science   
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Gazette Herald
   
Hubble telescope captured black holes shooting galactic 9 balls using space ...   
Gazette Herald
Because of the vastness of the universe, what we see on earth typically occurs on a galactic scale, too. Such is the case with a black gap seemingly enjoying billiards. This discovery was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as a string of pictures that ...

Collision on the black hole superhighway   CNET
Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope: The Tools Astronauts Used   Space.com
US: The Hubble Captures a Collision within the Galaxy   Clapway
Los Angeles Times   
Daily Mail   
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CNET
   
Uh-oh! Bill Nye's solar spacecraft needs a reboot   
CNET
The experimental LightSail spacecraft has lost communication with Earth due to a software glitch. So far, attempts to initiate a reboot have been unsuccessful. by Anthony Domanico · @ajdomanico; 29 May 2015 10:45 pm BST. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Solar sail silenced by software problem - The Space Reporter   Gazette Herald
Solar sail silenced by software problem   The Space Reporter
LightSail Hit By 'Software Glitch', Falls Silent To Radio Comms   Gizmodo Australia
Tech Times   
GeekWire   
The Planetary Society (blog)   
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The Hindu
   
Volcano erupts in Japan, residents flee by boat   
DAWN.com
TOKYO: A volcano erupted on a remote Japanese island on Friday, blasting black smoke thousands of metres into the sky and forcing residents to flee by boat and an airline to re-route flights. A pyroclastic flow of super-heated gas and rock rolled down the ...

Japan issues evacuation order after Mount Shindake erupts   The Star Online
Scary Beautiful Video Captures Japan Volcano's Violent Explosion   National Geographic
Residents flee as volcano erupts on Japanese island   CNN
Huffington Post   
Reuters   
The Guardian   
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