2015年6月18日 星期四

2015-06-19 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
In the Footsteps of Popes Seeking Worldly Change   
New York Times
When an elderly Pope Leo XIII released a document in 1891 on the rights of workers to unionize and of owners to hold private property, European capitalists and socialists alike cried foul. Why should we listen, they fumed, to a pope's pronouncements on ...

Pope attacks emissions trading as a possible 'ploy'   The Hindu
Government Catholics will give 'great weight' to Pope's climate views: Malcolm ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Overheard: 'Laudato Si' and the Energy Industry's Change of Climate   Wall Street Journal
Fox News   
Financial Express   
Washington Post   
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TIME
   
DNA links Kennewick Man to Native Americans   
Washington Post
The skull in the eroded riverbank belonged to a man with a narrow, projecting face. The archeologist who excavated the bones along the Columbia River near Kennewick, Wash., thought he was looking at the remains of a white man, probably a pioneer.
DNA analysis proves Kennewick Man is Native American   CBS News
Who was Kennewick Man? DNA test offers surprising answer to mystery.   Christian Science Monitor
DNA from ancient skeleton found in Washington shows links to Native ...   Vancouver Sun
Pioneer News   
Voice of America   
Chicago Tribune   
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New York Times
   
An Ant With the Right Coat for 158-Degree Weather   
New York Times
Silver ants of the Sahara leave their underground nests for only 10 to 20 minutes a day, and they do it when the heat is peaking. The surface temperature can reach 158 degrees Fahrenheit. The ant, just three-eighths of an inch long, survives because of a ...

These 'silver' ants use special hairs to survive the harshest desert heat   Washington Post
How do half-inch ants survive the Sahara? Silver hairs, scientists say.   Christian Science Monitor
Silver Ants Stay Cool Using Special Hairs   Nature World News
Daily Republic   
(e) Science News (press release) (registration)   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Bipedal kangaroos prefer to use their left 'hand'   
Los Angeles Times
The question of whether you are a righty or a lefty no longer applies just to humans and great apes. It turns out that kangaroos prefer one hand over the other as well. lRelated Chimps dig palm wine, new study finds · Science Now · Chimps dig palm wine, new ...

Most kangaroos are left-handed: study   Bangkok Post
Most kangaroos are 'left-handed'   BBC News
Natural Preference: Study Finds Most Kangaroos Are Left-Handed   NBCNews.com
CNET   
Daily Mail   
Grand Forks Herald   
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Design & Trend
   
Saturn's Moon Titan Whips Up Polar Winds Just Like Earth   
Design & Trend
(Photo : Getty Images/NASA) Scientists are theorizing that life on Saturn's moon Titan can potentially metabolize and reproduce akin to life on Earth, according to new research. The Saturn moon Titan has an atmosphere revealed to share more similarities ...

Titan: Saturn's Moon More Earth-Like Than Previously Thought   Headlines & Global News
Saturn's Moon, Titan, Has Earth-like Polar Winds that Whip Gas into Space   Science World Report
Saturn Largest Moon Titan Has Earth Like Systems; Does This Indicate There ...   Empire State Tribune
Space.com   
UPI.com   
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TIME
   
Africa poaching hotspots found in DNA analysis of tusks, dung   
Stuff.co.nz
Researchers are using seized tusks to identify Africa's poaching hotspots in hopes law enforcement can make use of the information. A DNA analysis of elephant tusks seized from poachers has revealed two main hotspots for the crime in Africa, a finding that ...

Ivory DNA reveals Africa's elephant poaching hotspots, study finds   Mashable
DNA May Help Track Ivory Poachers   New York Times
DNA Sleuthing Pinpoints Two African Elephant Poaching Hot Spots   NBCNews.com
Nature World News   
Newsweek   
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Midland Reporter-Telegram
   
Study: Mega injections of wastewater triggers more quakes   
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Signs warn against trespassing at a well injection site operated by Bridgeport Tank Trucks LTD., Saturday, June 21, 2014, in Azle, Texas. Earthquakes used to be unheard of on the vast stretches of prairie that unroll across Texas and Oklahoma. But in recent ...

Here's Why Oklahoma May Be Having So Many Earthquakes   VICE News

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TIME
   
Earth Just Had Its Warmest Spring on Record   
TIME
This year is shaping up to be a hot one—literally. This past May was officially the warmest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a new report. What's more, researchers say Earth experienced the warmed spring and first five ...

The heat goes on: Warmest May, spring and year on record   USA TODAY
Earth had its warmest May and is off to warmest year on record   Washington Post (blog)
Federal scientists say 2015 on pace to be globe's warmest   SFGate
Arirang News   
Business Spectator   
Mashable   
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The Register
   
Are ALIENS hiding on Jupiter's Europa? Let's find out, cry NASA bods   
The Register
Pic NASA has finished sketching out plans to send a probe to Europa, Jupiter's most curious moon, and is ready to put the operation into action. "Today we're taking an exciting step from concept to mission, in our quest to find signs of life beyond Earth," said ...

NASA: We Are Going to Europa   Gizmodo
Search for life: NASA begins work on mission to Jupiter moon Europa   RT
NASA: Europa spacecraft goes into development phase   Minnesota Public Radio News
Universe Today   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Majority moves: Baboons make democratic decisions, study finds   
Los Angeles Times
Perhaps baboons should run for office. Researchers tracking a troop of wild olive baboons have found that the primates make travel decisions democratically when disagreements arise over which direction to go. The findings, published in the journal Science, ...

UC Davis research reveals decision-making behavior of wild baboons   Sacramento Bee
Baboon-Trackers Herald New Age of Animal Behaviour Research   National Geographic
Baboons Fitted With GPS Collars Reveal Democratic Practices Within ...   Headlines & Global News
Daily Democrat   
Daily Mail   
UC Davis   
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