2015年6月29日 星期一

2015-06-30 U.S. Science


Irish Independent
   
Time stands still for 'leap-second'   
Irish Independent
An extra sliver of time - a "leap-second" - is being added to the world's clocks to adjust for the inaccuracy of the spinning Earth. Before the invention of super-accurate atomic clocks, time was based on the Earth's rotation, one complete turn taking ...
Good Question: Why Do We Need A Leap Second?   CBS Local
Happy Leap Second! Why This Tuesday Is Going to Be Exactly One Second ...   People Magazine
'Leap second' added for first time in three years   BBC News
Wall Street Journal   
Christian Science Monitor   
Boston.com   
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NBCNews.com
   
30-Legged Prehistoric Worm Among First to Sport Spikes   
NBCNews.com
A spiky, wormlike creature with 30 legs — 18 clawed rear legs and 12 featherlike front legs that likely helped it filter food from the water — once lived in the ancient oceans of the early Cambrian period, about 518 million years ago, a new study ...
Spikes, Armor, Projectile Spit: Meet a Beautiful and Terrifying Ancient Worm ...   The Escapist
Newly Discovered Worm Looks Like Something From Horror Flick (Photo)   RTT News
Spiky little sea 'monster' thrived a half billion years ago   Business Insider

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BBC News
   
Climate change plans require urgent action, warn MPs   
BBC News
The UK must take urgent action to prepare for the impact of climate change, a group of MPs has said. Ministers should focus on the future risks of heatwaves and flooding, says the climate change committee. Its report said more needed to be done to keep ...

'Community-oriented activity must to tackle climate change'   Financial Express
Britain Must Give More Incentives for Clean Energy, Adviser Says   Bloomberg
Action to address climate change at 'critical moment'   The Nation
Huffington Post   
Reuters UK   
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Tech Times
   
High CO2 In Fresh Water Threatening Survival Of Pink Salmon, Warns New Study   
Tech Times
Rising levels of acid in freshwater sources could adversely affect pink salmon, a new study finds. What do these conditions do to the fish? (Photo : Michelle Ou | UBC ). Pink salmon could be another animal threatened by global warming and climate ...
Pink salmon threatened by greenhouse gases and acidification in rivers   CBC.ca
Climate change stunts pink salmon: Study   24 Hours Vancouver
Pink salmon risk double dose of acidification, in rivers and sea   Reuters
Science Codex   
The Globe and Mail   
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NDTV
   
Falcon Rocket Explosion Leaves SpaceX Launch Schedule in Tatters   
NDTV
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on board appearing to explode shortly after launching from Florida. submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what ...

Launch Failure Leaves SpaceX in a Longer-Term Bind   Wall Street Journal
Now comes the SpaceX rocket whodunit: A complex mystery   Washington Post
NASA Says SpaceX Failure Won't Affect Plans for New Crew Spaceships   NBCNews.com
Spaceflight Now   
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CBS News
   
Venus, Jupiter come together   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The two brightest planets in the sky , Venus and Jupiter, will appear so close to each other over the next couple of evenings that they would almost seem like a single super-bright star. The rare celestial event that is generating a buzz ...
That's not an airplane in the western sky. It's Venus and Jupiter   NOLA.com
Watch Venus and Jupiter come together   The Hindu
Jupiter, Venus to converge in Star of Bethlehem moment   CBS News
OregonLive.com   
Herald   
AL.com   
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ABC News
   
Sky fireball mystery solved   
Atlanta Journal Constitution
At only 14,500 miles per hour, the object was travelling too slowly to be a meteor or a fireball. The military said the object was a rocket body that reentered the atmosphere. Torpy: The other team wins one. Free access to myAJC for AJC subscribers ...
Mystery Objects Light Up Georgia Sky   ABC News
​'Mysterious' fireball lights up Atlanta sky   RT
This morning's fireball was just space junk, says NASA   SlashGear
Latinos Post   
13WMAZ   
whnt.com   
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The Market Business
   
The great mass extinctions   
Washington Post
Scientists have identified five times when a huge portion of Earth's species died out relatively rapidly. Each time, something created an upheaval that altered the planet faster than those species could adapt. A growing number of scientists think we ...
Earth is about to experience its sixth mass animal extinction   Pulse Headlines
Infographic: Charting the world's sixth mass extinction   Macleans.ca
Sixth extinction is different, it will be the first to be caused by man ...   Times of India
The Market Business   
Clapway   
Pioneer News   
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Hindu Business Line
   
Even rats dream of a brighter future   
The Hindu
When rats rest, their brains simulate journeys to a desired future such as a tasty treat, says new research. “During sleep or rest, the hippocampus replays journeys through this map which may help strengthen the memory. It has been speculated that such ...

Scientistst find rats 'dream' of paths to a brighter future   Livemint
Daydream believer: Rats dream of a better future   Christian Science Monitor
Rats 'dream' paths to a brighter future: study   Business Standard

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GMA News
   
Robert Redford Urges Global Action on Climate Change   
ABC News
Robert Redford said he came to the United Nations Monday not as an actor but as an environmental advocate, father, grandfather and concerned citizen to urge the world's nations to take action now on climate change. The 78-year-old Oscar winner said his ...

Robert Redford addresses UN on climate change   GMA News
Robert Redford sees 'last chance' to fix climate   Business Insider

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