2015年11月5日 星期四

2015-11-06 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
Solar Storms Strip Air From Mars, NASA Says   
New York Times
The air on Mars — what there is of it — is leaking away, about half a pound a second sputtering into space, scientists announced on Thursday. The planet's early atmosphere is thought to have been as thick as or thicker than Earth's today, and even ...
Gorgeous Auroras Could Light Up Entire Martian Sky   Space.com
NASA drops Boeing from space station cargo competition   Reuters
Mars of eons ago had rivers and lakes   USA TODAY
13WMAZ   
The Boston Globe   
Orlando Sentinel   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Kangaroo farts not as environmentally friendly as previously thought   
Sacramento Bee
Kangaroos can no longer feel smug about their flatulence. Traditionally, it's been thought that the animals produce unusually low amounts of methane when they pass gas. Since livestock farts (I'm looking at you, cows) make up a lot of our global ...
Kangaroos producing higher amount of methane than earlier estimated: Research   NYC Today
Kangaroos Are Gassier Than We Thought, Study Finds   Headlines & Global News
Just how gassy are kangaroos anyway?   Christian Science Monitor
Science Recorder   
EurekAlert (press release)   
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Forbes
   
Religion Makes Children More Selfish, Say Scientists   
Forbes
Praying (Image CC BY 2.0: Salvation Army USA West / https://flic.kr/p/bUTv4s). Morality is often associated with religion, but new research reveals that children from religious households are actually less generous than kids from a secular background.
Study: Religious children less likely to be generous   WKBW-TV
Does growing up religious cut the urge to share?   Futurity: Research News
Study: Non-religious kids more generous than religious ones   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cell   
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Washington Post
   
New York is investigating Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public ...   
Washington Post
This story has been updated. The state of New York is investigating whether Exxon Mobil misled the public and investors about the risks of climate change, a move sought by environmentalists that could signal a broader reckoning with the conduct of big ...

New York investigating Exxon over climate statements: source   Reuters
ExxonMobil investigated over climate change statements   USA TODAY
New York AG is investigating Exxon Mobil over climate change allegations   Houston Chronicle
New York Times   
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New York Times
   
Poll Finds Global Consensus on a Need to Tackle Climate Change   
New York Times
As world leaders prepare to gather in Paris next month to address global warming, their populations generally agree on the need to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but the countries that emit the most carbon dioxide per person are also the ones least ...
The Climate Post: Countries Position Themselves for Paris Climate Talks   Huffington Post
Crux of climate summit: Will rich, poor nations be able to work together? (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Can UN climate talks catch up with the real world?   Reuters
Gawker   
Wall Street Journal   
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CBS News
   
​Watch for fireballs: Taurid meteor shower to put on a show   
CBS News
The typically tepid Taurid meteor shower is coming on strong this week and next. Watch out for fireballs. "There are not many of them. You'll see maybe only a few throughout the night. But when they do come, they're really spectacular," Bill Cooke ...
Check out the dazzling Taurid meteor shower this week (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Watch the Amazing Taurid Meteor Shower - Nov 5 to Nov 12   Huffington Post
Taurid meteor shower: What you need to know   Fox News
OregonLive.com   
NJ.com   
Lima Ohio   
NASA Blogs   
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New York Times
   
Scientists Study Links Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather   
New York Times
Did climate change cause that heat wave? That hurricane? That drought? A new collection of studies examined extreme weather events last year, including drought, floods and storms, to look for signs that climate change was a cause or contributor — and ...

CBS Evening News Blames Thursday's Severe Weather on Global Warming   NewsBusters (blog)
Report: Human-caused climate change exacerbates extreme weather   CBS News
Chairman Of Science Committee Misleads On Climate Change   Huffington Post
Mashable   
Newsweek   
Phys.Org   
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West Texas News
   
New Raptor Found in South Dakota by Team With Kansas Ties   
New York Times
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A dinosaur fossil found in South Dakota's Hell Creek Formation has led to the discovery of a new giant raptor. The Lawrence Journal World (http://bit.ly/1RZlgz2 ) reports that a research team that includes University of Kansas ...

A jumbo raptor once roamed South Dakota, scientists say   Christian Science Monitor
One Of The Worlds Largest Raptors Roamed South Dakota   KDLT News
Lethal giant raptor unearthed in South Dakota   Mother Nature Network (blog)
West Texas News   
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Report: 14 Wild Weather Events Last Year Goosed by Warming   
WDIO-TV
WASHINGTON (AP) - New scientific analysis shows the fingerprints of manmade climate change on 14 extreme weather events in 2014, hitting every continent but Antarctica. Dozens of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and ...


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Los Angeles Times
   
In swimming, jellyfish and lampreys really pull their weight   
Los Angeles Times
This photo shows a lamprey eel swimming in the corner of a water tank while illuminated by green and red laser sheets. Reflections in the corner of the tank give the appearance of multiple lampreys. This photo shows a lamprey eel swimming in the corner ...
Stanford engineers help discover the surprising trick jellyfish use to swim   EurekAlert (press release)
Scientists discover secret to highly efficient swimming in some animals, such ...   Phys.Org
Stanford engineers help discover the surprising trick jellyfish use to swim ...   Stanford News - Stanford University

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