2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 U.S. Science


Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Study: 90% of Seabirds Have Eaten Plastic   Voice of America
Seabirds 'blighted by plastic waste'   BBC News
PlanetSave.com   
TheInertia.com   
Boston Globe   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Scientists discover a 6-foot-long 'sea scorpion' that lived 450 million years ago   
Los Angeles Times
Scientists have found evidence of a giant scorpion-like animal that roamed the seas hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs. lRelated Scientists break 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossils and find blood cells · Science Now · Scientists break ...

Fossils Show Big Bug Ruled the Seas 460 Million Years Ago   ABC News
Ancient sea scorpion discovered in US   NEWS.com.au
Fossils reveal scorpion-like predator which ruled the seas 460 million years ago   The Indian Express
NBCNews.com   
Newsweek   
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CBC.ca
   
NASA picks Pluto spacecraft New Horizons' latest destination   
CBC.ca
A spacecraft that made a historic flyby of Pluto in July has a new destination — an icy rock that may reveal what the outer solar system was like shortly after it formed 4.6 billion years ago. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's next target is 2014 MU69 ...
NASA Picks Target for New Horizons' Next Flyby   Discovery News
WATCH New Horizon's historic flyby: Hitch a virtual ride past Pluto   Christian Science Monitor
New Horizons Probe Gets Its Next Flyby Target After Pluto   ABC News
Spaceflight Now   
R & D Magazine   
Mashable   
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Discovery News
   
Is Alaska our future?   
Discovery News
With raging wildfires, melting glaciers and big shifts of animal behavior, Alaska's environment is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth. That's why scientists say it's an ideal laboratory -- or perhaps a harbinger -- of how climate change could ...
NASA Arctic Field Campaign to Examine Ecosystem Impacts of Changing Climate   PR Newswire (press release)
NASA Arctic campaign to examine ecosystem impacts of changing climate   eTurboNews
Woods Hole Scientists Warn Leaders of Dangers of Thawing Permafrost   CapeCod.com News

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Maine News Online
   
Recent Images of Twin Jet Nebula are extremely fascinating   
Maine News Online
Scientists are quite fascinated by a cosmic butterfly, whose image was spotted by NASA's Hubble telescope a few days back. The Twin Jet Nebula is made up of an aging star having its core exposed and a smaller star, both create an illuminating rainbow ...
Cosmos Snaps Into Dazzling Focus With Hubble Upgrade: Photos   Discovery News
Cosmic butterflies, celestial gems, and other majestic wonders caught by Hubble   Christian Science Monitor
Cosmos Snaps Into Dazzling Focus With The Hubble Upgrade   The Market Business
Voice of America (blog)   
Forbes   
Examiner.com   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists develop slow-melting ice cream   
NEWS.com.au
THE summer scourge of sticky hands could become a thing of the past as British researchers announced the discovery of an ingredient to make slow-melting ice cream on Monday. The protein BslA, which occurs naturally in some food, helps to blend the ...

Scientists discover secret to slow-melting ice cream   Sydney Morning Herald
This protein may be the key to slow-melting ice cream   Washington Post
Scientists have figured out a way to keep ice cream from melting too quickly   The Week Magazine
CBS News   
PPP Focus.com   
Discovery News   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
SpaceX's next launch delayed longer than expected   
Los Angeles Times
SpaceX said its next launch will be delayed longer than expected after the June 28 accident that destroyed its unmanned ship carrying cargo to the International Space Station. The Hawthorne-based company is still "a couple months away from the next ...
UPDATE 1-SpaceX rocket grounded for 'couple more months,' company says   Reuters
SpaceX rocket grounded for 'couple more months': Company   Toronto Sun
SpaceX: We're Grounded for a 'Couple More Months' After Accident   NBCNews.com
RT   
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
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Times of India
   
Another View: Will Russia and China beat US in the Arctic?   
Kane County Chronicle
President Barack Obama should be applauded for gathering world leaders in Anchorage this week for a U.S.-led conference on “Global Leadership in the Arctic.” Yet the summit's limited focus on climate change, though undoubtedly important, belies the ...

What does Russian Federation want with the Arctic Circle?   Press Examiner
President Obama shares his concerns at Arctic Council policy meeting   NYC Today
US Is Playing Catch-Up With Russia in Scramble for the Arctic   Ledger Gazette
Dispatch Times   
The Straits Times   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
​What's so appealing about the revolting corpse flower?​ (+video)   
Christian Science Monitor
Despite the titum arum's rancid fragrance reminiscent of rotting flesh, people gather by the thousands to catch a glimpse of the bizarre flower in bloom. By Jessica Mendoza, Staff writer August 31, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. UC Botanical Garden ...

Corpse flower letdown leads to unanswered questions   Chicago Tribune
Scientists help Chicago's stinky 'corpse flower' blossom   KRWG News22
WATCH: Chicago corpse flower fails to bloom, visitors don't get to smell its ...   New York Daily News
Weekly Observer   
DNAinfo   
Bulletin Leader   
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The Australian Financial Review
   
UN summons leaders to closed-door climate change meeting   
The Australian Financial Review
More than 190 nations are working to reach an agreement in Paris this December to limit greenhouse-gas emissions and avert the worst effects of global warming. Bloomberg. by Ewa Krukowska and Alex Nussbaum. Frustrated by slow progress in global ...

Crunch time for climate talks   The Straits Times
UN Said to Summon Leaders to Closed-Door Climate Change Meeting   Bloomberg
UN climate talks begin divided, but with hope for Paris accord   Channel News Asia
Deutsche Welle   
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