2015年8月14日 星期五

2015-08-15 U.S. Science


Newsday
   
Young Jupiter-like planet found in solar system that looks like Earth's, Stony ...   
Newsday
This artist's conception shows the Jupiter-like exoplanet 51 Eridani b, whose hot layers deep in its atmosphere glow through clouds. (Credit: TNS / SETI Institute / Danielle Fuselaar and Franck Marchis). Two planet-tracking scientists at Stony Brook ...
'Young Jupiter' discovered, could reveal clues about our solar system   RT
Astronomers spot young, 'Jupiter-like' planet   13WMAZ
Newly discovered exoplanet provides glimpse into Jupiter's past   89.3 KPCC
The Nation   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Discovery News
   
NASA Spacecraft's Epic 10 Years of Mars: Photos   
Discovery News
Ten years ago this week, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched on a special mission: to provide regular high-definition views of the Red Planet. Since arriving, it's spotted a lot of neat stuff -- spacecraft descending under parachutes, rovers on ...
Was there life on Mars? Perhaps, and more recently than we thought   The Denver Post (blog)
Ancient lake on Mars holds best chance for finding alien life: Scientists   Examiner.com
Hoax alert: No, Mars will not look like a 'second moon'   13WMAZ
Science World Report   
CBS News   
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The Nation
   
Food shocks likely due to extreme weather   
The Nation
Extreme weather such as intense storms, droughts and heatwaves will cause more frequent and severe food shortages as the global climate and food supply systems change, British and American experts warned on Friday. The pressure on the world's food ...

Risk of food shortages to rise with climate change   CBS News
Extreme weather poses risk of more food shortages, civil unrest   Daily Times
Extreme weather poses risk of more food shortages, civil unrest - UK/US report   Reuters
BBC News   
Bloomberg   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Don't like drones in your backyard? Neither do black bears, study finds   
Los Angeles Times
Just like many humans do, bears freak out when they spot a "UFO" – although they seem to be better at hiding their anxiety. Drones flying near American black bears in Minnesota caused the animals' heart rates to soar, even though few bears showed any ...

Drones Helpful in Catching Poachers, Conservation Efforts But Causes Panic on ...   Times Gazette
Are Drones are really bad for wildlife? Could Drones leave black bears ...   KRWG News22
Bears Are Really Annoyed By Drones   Slate Magazine (blog)
CBS Local   
Youth Independent News   
KFGO   
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U.S. News & World Report
   
Aiming for Mars, NASA Tests Rocket Engine   
U.S. News & World Report
NASA tests its Space Launch System RS-25 rocket engine at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Thursday. By Max Miceli Aug. 14, 2015 | 2:36 p.m. EDT + More. NASA this week conducted a developmental test on a rocket engine made for traveling to ...

NASA Test 'Ferrari Of Rocket Engines' For Eventual Mission To Mars   Tech Times
NASA tested RS-25 rocket engine at Stennis Space Center on Aug. 13   NOLA.com
NASA's engine for next-generation rocket test-fired   Economic Times
CBS News   
Northern Californian   
Clapway   
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TIME
   
Air pollution kills over 4000 every day in China   
Times of India
BEIJING: Outdoor air pollution contributes to the deaths of an estimated 1.6 million people in China every year, or about 4,400 people a day, according to a newly released scientific paper. The paper maps the geographic sources of China's toxic air and ...

Here's How Many People Die Each Day in China Because of Its Filthy Air   VICE News
Air pollution contributes to 1.6mn deaths in China every year, study finds   China Economic Review

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Los Angeles Times
   
How ants' amazing sense of smell controls their lives   
Los Angeles Times
Ants have a remarkably sophisticated sense of smell, allowing them to pick up odors that dictate how they behave and how they interact with each other, a new study says. Where's the poop? Ants keep a tidy indoor toilet, scientists find. Amina Khan ...
Nose for truth: Ants can smell a friend from a foe   Times of India
Ants can use their crazy sense of smell to find enemies   The Market Business
Ants Smell Their Enemies, Study Finds   Immortal News
NewsQuench   
Headlines & Global News   
Wired   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Resource overdraft: Planet Earth crosses into ecological red   
Christian Science Monitor
Large quantities of seaweed lays ashore at the 'Playa Los Machos' beach, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Aug. 8, 2015. Ricardo Arduengo/AP. View Caption. About video ads. View Caption. 1 of 1. Planet Earth crossed into the ecological red Friday. Thursday marked ...

We've Used Up Our Annual Supply Of Earth's Resources -- And It's Only August   Gizmodo Australia
How Humans Used Up a Year of Natural Resources In Under 9 Months   TIME
Humans are using up nature's resources 'budget' faster than ever   SlashGear
Archinect   
Vocal Republic   
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Engadget
   
'Mommy robot' can build and test its own babies   
Engadget
A University of Cambridge team of researchers has created a "mother robot" capable of giving birth to -- or more correctly, building its own -- baby cube-bots. The team conducted five rounds of experiments, wherein it assembled 10 pint-sized machine ...
The end is nigh: Robots are learning how to build better clones of themselves   Quartz
Robots have learned how to mimic natural selection   Fortune
Can this new robot really bear offspring?   Christian Science Monitor

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Yibada (English Edition)
   
Are Octopuses Aliens? Scientist Say They Are Too Different   
Yibada (English Edition)
Octopus was the subject of a recent DNA research which found its genetic make-up exceptionally unusual. Since the animal shares extremely few similarities with other mollusk, a theory pops up that octopuses could be aliens. Like Us on Facebook ...

Scientists analyze octopus genes, make surprising findings   SFGate
The octopus is way smarter than we thought!   HLNtv.com
Scientists declare that octopuses are basically aliens   Geek
Discovery News   
Yahoo News   
ExtremeTech   
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