2015年6月24日 星期三

2015-06-25 U.S. Science


BBC News
   
'Hoff crab' gets formal scientific name   
BBC News
A hairy crab that was dubbed "The Hoff" when it was first found in Antarctic waters has now been given a formal scientific description and name. The creature, which lives in vast communities around hot vents on the sea floor, will be known as Kiwa tyleri.
New Hairy-Chested Crab Identified in Antarctic Hydrothermal Vents   Newsweek
'Yeti' Crab's Strange Body Suits Its Hellish Habitat   Discovery News
First species of yeti crab found in Antarctica   Science Codex
Yibada (English Edition)   
(e) Science News (press release) (registration)   
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BBC News
   
Face of bizarre sea creature Hallucigenia revealed   
BBC News
Scientists finally have a complete picture of what one of nature's most bizarre animals looked like. The tiny sea creature - Hallucigenia - lived 500 million years ago, but all fossils appeared to be without heads. New specimens unearthed in Canada have ...

500-million-year-old "smiling" worm rears its head   CBS News
Scientists Finally Figure Out Which End Of This Freaky 'Smiling' Worm Was The ...   Huffington Post
Heads or tails? Toothy grin completes prehistoric worm   ABC Science Online
The Independent   
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Voice of America
   
Shell Shock: Triassic Reptile Was 'Grandfather' of All Turtles   
Voice of America
WASHINGTON—. It looked like an odd lizard with a bulky body and only the skeletal precursor of a shell, but scientists say 240 million-year-old fossils unearthed in a quarry in southern Germany represent the grandfather of all turtles. The scientists on ...

'Grandfather Turtle' Forms Missing Link in Reptile Evolution   NBCNews.com
Ancient Shell-less Ancestor Of Turtles Discovered   Tech Times
Triassic reptile was 'grandfather' of all turtles   ABC Science Online
Yibada (English Edition)   
Live Science   
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The Nation
   
Pope says marital separation sometimes 'morally necessary'   
Washington Post
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis addressed damaging dynamics within families Wednesday, saying sometimes the separation of a husband and wife may be “inevitable” or “even morally necessary” to protect the “weaker spouse or small children.” Francis said ...

Pope admits divorce may be 'morally necessary'   New Zealand Herald
Pope: Separation may be needed to protect a weaker spouse or children   TVNZ
Pope Francis and climate change   Irish Times
Times LIVE   
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Yibada (English Edition)
   
Australian Fishermen Caught Extremely Rare Basking Shark   
Yibada (English Edition)
Local fishermen in Australia have apparently caught a basking shark so huge by accident as this creature of the deep can provide scientists the opportunity to further examine and study the second largest fish in the world. The fish measures around 6.3 meters ...

Australian fishermen catch rare basking shark   The Nation
Australian fishermen lure rare monster shark – Yahoo News UK   The Bell Jar

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BABW News
   
Invasive New Guinea flatworm lands on Florida's shores   
BABW News
The highly invasive New Guinea flatworm has been reported in several Miami-area gardens, creating serious concerns for ecosystems in the continental United States. Florida has a big problem on its hands, and it could even spread to other states soon ...

Snail Biodiversity at Risk with New Invasive Flatworm Species spotted in Florida   PerfScience
Feisty and Pesky Army of Worms Pose Threats To US Biodiversity   Times Gazette
Invasive Worm Threatens Dade Snail Population   CBS Local
WWSB ABC 7   
Atlanta Journal Constitution   
SlashGear   
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CNN
   
Dwarf planet Ceres reveals pyramid-shaped mystery   
CNN
Cameras on NASA's Dawn probe have captured a baffling structure rising 3 miles above dwarf planet Ceres' cratered surface. (CNN) — OK, this is just too much. First, NASA's Dawn probe spotted curiously sparkly bright spots on the surface of Ceres, the ...

NASA captures image of 'pyramid' on planet   WTVM
Dawn over Ceres, a mission of humankind   PBS NewsHour (blog)
NASA's Dawn spacecraft spots pyramid-shaped peak on Ceres   Economic Times
NDTV   
Esquire.com (blog)   
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Baltimore Sun
   
How climate change is threatening our health   
U-T San Diego
In several recent surveys of physicians in the United States, close to 70 percent report that they are seeing the effects of climate change in their patients, here and now. As health professionals, we have a responsibility to point out that climate change is not just ...

'Climate change 'to reverse health advances'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Global warming 'catastrophe' for health   Times LIVE
Energy Live News: Global climate change action now 'will save lives   The Bell Jar
The Bellingham Herald   
Thrasher Backer   
New York Times (blog)   
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AL.com
   
Northern Lights tonight June 24: When and where to watch   
AL.com
This is the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center's aurora forecast for Wednesday. A geomagnetic storm that was predicted to be intense was weaker than forecast, and not as many will get a chance to see the Northern Lights on Wednesday night/Thursday ...

Missed the northern lights? An encore show may be headed our way   Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews
10 Breathtaking Shots of the Northern Lights   PC Magazine
Solar Storm causes power grid disruption and aurora sightings   Orlando Sentinel
Bloomberg   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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The Indian Express
   
Mass extinction: This time, we are the volcanoes, asteroids   
The Indian Express
There's no doubt any longer. The Earth has entered the sixth great extinction in its 4.5-billion-year history. Species are disappearing 100 times faster than the background rate — normal rate between mass extinctions — a pace unparalleled since the ...

Dot Earth | Extinction Up Close: A Rare Turtle Under Assault from Poachers   New York Times (blog)
Is Earth moving swiftly toward mass extinction?   Gainesville Sun
We're Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It's Our Fault   Popular Science
National Geographic   
Discovery Institute   
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