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2015-06-08 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
After Silences and Setbacks, the LightSail Spacecraft Is Revived, Deploying Its ...   
New York Times
After malfunctions, silences and other unexpected twists, a small experimental spacecraft testing the possibility of harnessing sunlight for propulsion finally did what it was designed to do on Sunday: It unfurled a large, shiny sheet of Mylar. “It worked,” said ...

Bill Nye's Solar-Powered Space-Sailer Has Woken Up   Gizmodo
After glitch, LightSail spacecraft finally unfurls its sails   SlashGear
June 7, 2015 in News: Satellite comes back to life, deploys solar sail on second try   Spaceflight Now
News Quench   
Space.com   
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Modern Readers
   
UK-Ireland Gold Trade Route May Have Existed in Bronze Age [Updated]   
Modern Readers
Archaeologists have discovered proof that a gold trading route existed in the early Bronze Age, with the route running from the southwest U.K. to Ireland. A research team made up of archaeologists from the University of Bristol and the University of ...

A pre-historic Klondike: Was Cornwall the scene of a gold rush 4000 years ago?   International Business Times UK
Researchers discover ancient gold trade route in Southwest Britain dated back ...   The Westside Story
Prehistoric gold trade route discovered   The Statesman (press release)

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Fox News
   
Secret cave in South Dakota could provide clues about the region's history   
National Monitor
A large cave, with thousands of years of history buried in its sediments is currently being excavated in South Dakota. In 2004, a National Park Service (NPS) worker found the entrance to a cave in South Dakota's Wind Cave National Park. Although ...

Persistence Cave Might Just get a Close Cousin!   Northern Californian
Unexplored Black Hills Cave May Shed Light On Region's History   Immortal News
Unexplored Black Hills cave may holds secrets to region's past   Science Recorder
Washington Post   
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Miami Herald
   
Sculptures crushed as artificial reef is lowered in Florida   
Miami Herald
A mishap during the lowering of a massive sculpture into the Atlantic caused the replicas of Easter Island statues to be crushed. The 150-foot-long assemblage of 15 giant heads was being installed Sunday off Deerfield Beach. The barge on which the 300-ton ...

Sculptures crushed as artificial reef is lowered in Deerfield Beach   Palm Beach Post
Lowering of artificial reef of replica Easter Island heads goes wrong; sculptures ...   The Tribune
New Rapa Nui artificial reef debuts in Deerfield Beach   WPTV.com

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GMA News
   
Robotic arm mimics master Japanese swordsman   
GMA News
In yet another step towards the robot uprising, the robotic manufacturing arm MOTOMAN-MH24 can now wield a katana with astounding precision and accuracy. During the “Yaskawa Bushido Project,” engineers captured swordmaster Isao Machii's ...

Watch This Master Swordsman Battle Against A Katana Wielding Robot [VIDEO]   DC Inno
Sword-wielding robot beats Japanese master samurai   UPI.com

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Chippewa Herald
   
Drought speeds decline of beloved California desert species   
Chippewa Herald
In this Wednesday, June 3, 2015, photo, U.C. Riverside ecologist Cameron Barrows inspects the dead, angular branches and drooping fronds of a drought-stricken Joshua Tree in the lower elevations, just outside the northwest corner of Joshua Tree National ...

California drought threatens desert plants, animals   Tribune-Review

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Clapway
   
Merlin Bird Photo ID Will Make Birding Even More Accessible   
Clapway
Birding enthusiasts young and old will get their use out of this one: Merlin Bird Photo ID is an app and program that will be able to help them identify 400 of the most frequently occurring birds of North America — with just a picture.
Merlin Bird Photo ID Will Make Birding Even More Accessible - Clapway   Vocal Republic
This Website Can Identify the Bird Species in a Photo   PetaPixel (blog)
Cornell Website Uses Image Recognition Algorithm To ID Bird Species   Yibada (English Edition)
Ubergizmo (blog)   
Techaeris   
Engadget   
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
   
Blue algae on western Minnesota lake kills dog; kids warned to stay away   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
MPCA, MPCA Blue-green algae has sickened two dogs on a western Minnesota lake. One of them later died. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest. Copy shortlink: Purchase: ...

Blue algae on western Minnesota lake kills dog; kids warned to stay away ...   Vocal Republic
Dog dies from toxic blue-green algae in Douglas County   NUjournal
Dog dies from toxic blue-green algae in Minnesota   Leader-Telegram
CBS Local   
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Empire State Tribune
   
Hawaii's highest court will have the final say about the fate of the TMT   
Empire State Tribune
Sometimes people just want to protect their cultural heritage, and that's what happened here with a victory that's allowed those against the planned Thirty Meter Telescope to get the Hawaiian Supreme Court to skip the Intermediate Court of Appeals and go ...

Protesters, telescope builders still at impasse on Mauna Kea   Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii Supreme Court to hear challenge to telescope permit   Maui News

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MSNBC
   
Pluto's dancing moons   
The Hindu
Some of Pluto's moons have a rugby ball-like shape and spin around erratically in orbit, according to an updated portrait of the distant dwarf planet system. Measurements by the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that Hydra and Nix, the second- and ...

Space Travel. Pluto Moons Are Tumbling In Absolute Chaos - Yareah Magazine ...   Vocal Republic
Space Travel. Pluto Moons Are Tumbling In Absolute Chaos   Yareah Magazine
Week in Geek: potato patato edition   MSNBC
CNET   
Sierra Sun Times   
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