2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 U.S. Science


Minneapolis Star Tribune
   
Study: A third of world's largest groundwater basins are overstressed   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Study: A third of global groundwater basins are overstressed   Chron.com

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The Guardian
   
Bees are worth billions to farmers across the globe, study suggests   
The Guardian
Researchers followed the activities of nearly 74,000 bees from more than 780 species at 90 projects around the world. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex Shutterstock. Agence France-Presse. Tuesday 16 June 2015 23.44 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...

Protect more bee species to safeguard crops, say scientists   BBC News
Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family   Telegraph.co.uk
Just two percent of wild bee species pollinate at least 80 percent of crops   Mashable
Quartz   
Malay Mail Online   
Reuters   
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The Nation
   
Hot, dry climate long kept dinosaurs out of tropics   
The Nation
An unpredictable, yet scorching and dry climate kept large, grass-eating dinosaurs out of the tropics for some 30 million years after they first appeared on Earth, a study out Monday found. It has been a longstanding mystery: why did long-necked dinosaurs ...

Study Links Untenable Levels of CO2 near the Equator during Triassic to ...   West Texas News
Climate change kept herbivorous dinosaurs away from tropics   The Silver Ink
Equatorial Dino Mystery Solved   Latinos Post
SlashGear   
BGR   
Newsy   
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BBC News
   
Methane gas clue to 'life on Mars'   
BBC News
A Scottish-led team of scientists has revealed a pointer to the possibility of life on Mars. They've extracted methane gas from Martian rock and say it could be a source of food for life on the red planet. Is there life on Mars? It's not for want of asking. David Bowie ...

Meteorites hold clue to methane mystery -- and potential for life on Mars   Los Angeles Times
Methane in meteorites shows Mars soil could support life, study indicates   The Guardian
Water on Mars? More like icicles, new study says   CBS News
The Space Reporter   
Herald Scotland   
NBCNews.com   
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MyFoxOrlando.com
   
Pluto just 4 weeks, 20 million miles away for spacecraft   
MyFoxOrlando.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on Pluto's doorstep, following an incredible journey of nine years and 3 billion miles. Four weeks from Tuesday - on July 14 - New Horizons will make its closest approach to Pluto.
10 Things to Know for Wednesday   San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
Get excited for next month's Pluto flyby with this beautiful teaser   The Verge
When's YOUR Pluto Time? There's an App for That   Discovery News
Space.com   
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TIME
   
The Mystery of Saturn's Earth-Sized Cyclone, Explained   
TIME
There's one big difference between Earth and Saturn—OK, there are a lot of big differences between Earth and Saturn, including size, chemistry, temperature, distance from the sun and number of moons (one for Earth, up to 62 for Saturn). But the difference ...

Gigantic Saturn Cyclones attributed to Multiple Small Thunderstorms   Uncover Michigan
Even small thunderstorms can cause huge polar cyclones on Saturn   Zee News
Saturn's poles strong cyclonic vortex mystery finally unraveled   The Hoops News
Pioneer News   
Daily News & Analysis   
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RT
   
Bioengineers invent engine powered by water vapor, artificial muscles   
RT
Bioengineers have invented the world's first engine that runs on energy created from the process of natural water evaporation at room temperature, by utilizing cleverly engineered artificial muscles. The small device, created by researchers at Columbia ...

'Evaporation Engine' Propels Tiny Car With Power of Water Vapor   NBCNews.com
New Technology Captures Evaporation Energy by Employing Bacterial Spores   Uncover Michigan
This engine uses nothing but water and bacteria to power small devices   Washington Post
Empire State Tribune   
MIT Technology Review   
The Guardian   
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CBS News
   
Pac-Man ghost octopus could be named Opisthoteuthis adorabilis   
CBS News
It looks like a ghost in the Pac-Man video game, has been compared to a Pokemon creature and served as the inspiration for the character Pearl in "Finding Nemo." But the oddly adorable octopus that scientists have taken to calling the flapjack still doesn't ...

An octopus so cute you might call it 'Adorabilis'   Atlanta Journal Constitution
New octopus species might be named 'adorabilis' because it's adorable   The Week Magazine
This Pokemon-like octopus is so cute scientists want to call him Adorabilis   Metro
WFMY News 2   
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KIRO Seattle
   
Toxic algae bloom off West Coast might be largest ever: scientists   
Reuters
SEATTLE A toxic algae bloom in the Pacific Ocean stretching from California north to Washington state might be the largest ever detected off the U.S. West Coast, scientists said on Tuesday. The bloom, which first appeared in May, involves microscopic algae ...

Biggest-ever toxic algal bloom hits West Coast, shutting down shellfish industries   OregonLive.com
West Coast Shellfish Hit By Giant Toxic Algae Bloom   KUOW News and Information
Massive algae bloom causing seizures in sea lions   KING5.com
Northwest Public Radio   
Paradise Post   
Tech Times   
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Irish Independent
   
Thousands of people refusing to leave their homes as volcano poised to erupt   
Irish Independent
Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Open Gallery 6 Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, June 16, 2015, ...

More than 10000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano   AsiaOne
10000 Indonesians flee Mt Sinabung eruption   Stuff.co.nz
Thousands flee as volcano erupts in Indonesia   RTE.ie
Arab News   
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