us-hotdailynews: 2015-09-17 U.S. Science

Why climate change is good news to Arctic mosquitoes
Christian Science Monitor
Lauren Culler, a postdoctoral researcher at Dartmouth College's Dickey Center's Institute of Arctic Studies, looks at Arctic mosquitoes, which develop in shallow temporary ponds of springtime snowmelt on the tundra, where their top predators are diving ...

Rising Temperature Speeds up Growth of Arctic Mosquitoes   NYC Today
New Study Claims Global Warming Is Producing Massive Swarms Of Killer Mosquitos   Daily Caller
Arctic mosquitoes thrive as temperatures rise   The Straits Times
Daily Sabah
The Atlantic
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Mashable

Arctic research ship probes frigid depths and 4th-lowest sea ice extent on record
Mashable
Factured sea ice, dotted with melt ponds and marked by ridges formed by the dynamic ice, seen from a NASA aircraft on July 17, 2014. Image: (Rex Features via AP Images/Associated Press. Headshot_2015_andrewfreedman_1. By Andrew Freedman 4 ...

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Minimum Reaches The 4th Lowest Ever Recorded   The Market Business
Meltdown of Arctic Ice at an All-Time High   I4U News
Faint hopes for Arctic sea ice recovery as levels drop to 4th lowest on record   CBC.ca
New York Daily News
Mother Jones
Christian Science Monitor
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Wall Street Journal

NASA's Deep Space Exploration Program Faces Probable Delay
Wall Street Journal
NASA said the first manned flight of its Orion capsule, a deep-space vehicle intended to eventually allow human exploration of Mars, is likely to be delayed by two years to 2023. National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials revealed that ...
Orion astronaut flight faces delay to 2023   BBC News
First manned test flight of new deep-space capsule likely delayed – NASA   Reuters
NASA delays first manned flight for its Mars spacecraft until 2023   RT
NBCNews.com
Washington Post
CBS News
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Sydney Morning Herald

World Wide Fund for Nature says nearly half the world's marine animals wiped ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Humanity's mismanagement of the ocean has led to the loss of almost half the world's marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish in a single generation, a World Wide Fund for Nature report says. The emergency edition of WWF's Living Blue Planet Report ...

Here's some bad news for fans of tuna and mackerel   Fortune
Half of marine life wiped out in 40 years: WWF   The News International
Oceans on brink of collapse, says WWF   Times LIVE
Stuff.co.nz
NDTV
New Zealand Herald
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Christian Science Monitor

As global ocean is confirmed for Saturn moon, scientists hope for new mission
Christian Science Monitor
The Enceladus Life Finder mission, involving a small orbiter, would sample the Saturn moon's geyser-like plumes for evidence of habitability and perhaps life. By Pete Spotts, Staff writer September 16, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. The wavy ...
Global ocean discovered under Saturn's moon Enceladus' icy crust, researchers say   The Pasadena Star-News
NASA Confirms that Enceladus has a Subsurface Ocean   From Quarks to Quasars
Scientists Compare Saturn's Moon Enceladus with Giant Chocolate Cherry Ball   NYC Today
Science Recorder
Toronto Star
Daily Times
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San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)

Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double
San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, a man covers his nose during a hazy day in Singapore. Air pollution is killing 3.3 million people a year worldwide, according to a new study that includes this surprise: Farming plays a large role in smog and ...

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