us-hotdailynews: 2015-06-20 U.S. Science

Humans could be among the victims of sixth 'mass extinction', scientists warn
ABC Online
The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warn, and humans could be among the first victims of the next extinction event. Not since the age of the dinosaurs ended 66 ...

Earth 'entering new extinction phase' - US study   BBC News
Scientists: Man has triggered Earth's sixth mass extinction   Irish Examiner
6th mass extinction under way may put humans at risk,   SFGate
Santa Cruz Sentinel
CBS Local
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The Pope's Solution for Warming: Pray
Wall Street Journal
With unintended sacrilege one news-service headline this week credited the pope with “finding religion on climate change.” Maybe it would be truer to say Pope Francis has tried to annex one of the newer religions, that of global warming, to Catholic liturgy, ...

The Pope's Landmark Call on Climate Change   New York Times
Pope Francis' environmental encyclical is even more radical than it appears ...   Washington Post
Religious leaders: Speak up on climate change   Los Angeles Times
Irish Times
The Globe and Mail
Mashable
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NASA'S Cassini Spacecraft Gets Closer Look at One of Saturn's Moons
ABC News
The pockmarked surface of Dione, one of Saturn's dozens of moons, looks a lot like our own moon. NASA's Cassini spacecraft got a closer look at the heavily cratered terrain of Dione earlier this week, snapping a photo just 321 miles away from its surface.
[PHOTO] Saturn's Moon Dione: Craggy Yet Beautiful Courtesy of Cassini   Yibada (English Edition)
Saturn's moon Dione gets a craggy NASA close-up   CNET
Saturn shows off its rings in a stunning new photo   Washington Post
Mashable
Sentinel Republic
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Volcanoes on Venus? Lava may still flow on mysterious planet
Los Angeles Times
Hidden beneath a thick atmosphere, volcanoes may still be erupting on the surface of Venus, a new study finds. The findings, described in the journal Geophysical Review Letters, reveal that our nearest planetary neighbor could be far more active than ...

Are There Active Volcanoes on Venus?   Wired
Venus appears to have active volcanoes   The Space Reporter
Scientists Find Lava Flows On The Surface Of Venus   Forbes
BBC News
Sentinel Republic
Financial Express
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National Parks Now Use GPS To Track Humans
CBS Local
DENVER (CBS4) – Scientists in a couple of national parks are no longer tracking just the wildlife. Humans are now being tracked in order to learn how visitors' movements affect the ecosystem. GPS trackers will be given to volunteers in Rocky Mountain ...

GPS Tracks New Species in National Parks: Humans   Discovery News
Latest species to be tracked in national parks: Homo sapiens   U-T San Diego
Plenty to curate in Grand Teton National Park   Washington Times

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Titan's Weird Surface Dissolves Like Earth's Sinkholes
Discovery News
Saturn's moon Titan is a very alien place — the surface is covered in hydrocarbons and it rains liquid methane. However, planetary scientists are increasingly turning to the hazy little world to reveal clues as to the formation of our planet. And it seems the ...

How Similar Is Saturn's Moon Titan To Living Planet Earth?   Chinatopix
Saturn's Massive Cyclones Finally Decoded   Latinos Post
New research on Saturn's polar cyclones could allow for a better understanding ...   Gizmag
NDTV
NYC Today
The News Ledge
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How Do You 'Weigh' a Spiral Galaxy's Monster Black Hole?
Discovery News
The prospect of measuring the mass of the most massive known objects in the universe would send most people into a cold sweat, but for astronomers using the monster Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, it's all in a day's work.
Supermassive Black-Hole Engines --"Play a Key Role in the Growth and ...   The Daily Galaxy (blog)
ALMA Weighs a Supermassive Black Hole 140 Million Times More Massive ...   Science World Report
Hubble Sees Weird Galactic Quartet   Sci-News.com
NBCNews.com
PerfScience
Softpedia News
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Are kangaroos lefties?
The Hindu
Kangaroos tend to be lefties, according to a study Thursday that sheds new light on the capacity for mammals, particularly those that walk upright, to prefer one paw over the other. The study was published in the journal Current Biology. Lead researcher Yegor ...

It turns out kangaroos are lefties   USA TODAY
Scientists discover that most kangaroos are 'left-handed'   The Independent
Kangaroos Are Lefties, Science Says   Newsweek
CBC.ca
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