2015年11月6日 星期五

2015-11-07 U.S. Science


CBS News
   
NY attorney general wields powerful weapon in Exxon climate case   
Reuters
By Mica RosenbergA near century-old statute that gives New York state prosecutors unusually broad authority to prosecute securities fraud could prove a powerful weapon as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman probes Exxon Mobil Corp over whether the oil ...

A Range of Opinions on Climate Change at Exxon Mobil   New York Times
Exxon investors may rue climate-risk indifference   Reuters Blogs (blog)
New York Probes Whether Exxon Lied on Climate Change   Discovery News

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Space.com
   
See the Moon and 3 Planets Shine Before Dawn This Weekend   
Space.com
A spectacular gathering of three bright planets and a lovely waning crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn sky this weekend, with the moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter all making an appearance. It will, in fact, be possible for ...
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 6 – 14   Sky & Telescope
Space bully: Jupiter may have kicked giant planet out of its orbit   Fox News
More evidence that Jupiter kicked ancient planets out of the solar system   Washington Post
Fox 32 Chicago   
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Discovery News
   
Alien Megastructure? SETI Spies No Intelligent Signals   
Discovery News
After all the public excitement surrounding the star KIC 8462852 and its weird transit signal as spotted by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, the SETI Institute decided to expedite plans to point a powerful radio antenna at the nearby star in the hope of ...
What the Flux? No Sign of Aliens Around Strange, Dimming Star   Space.com
Looking for deliberate radio signals from KIC 8462852   Phys.Org
SETI Listens: KIC 8462852 Says Nothing. The Odds of Aliens Go Down.   Science 2.0 (blog)
CNET   
Astronomy Magazine   
NYSE Post   
SETI Institute   
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Space.com
   
Spacewalking Astronauts Tackle 'High-Flying Plumbing' Job on Space Station   
Space.com
Two American astronauts took a marathon spacewalk on Friday, spending nearly eight hours outside the International Space Station on a truly out-of-this-world plumbing job. NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindrgren spent seven hours and 48 minutes ...

Spacewalkers reconfigure station cooling system   SpaceFlight Insider
Astronauts carry out marathon spacewalk to recharge cooling system   Reuters
Short on time, astronauts complete complex spacewalk   CBS News
Christian Science Monitor   
Discovery News   
NASA Blogs   
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Tech Times
   
Elephants Use Their Trunks To 'Leaf-Blow' Unreachable Food   
Tech Times
Researchers in Japan hid food in an enclosed area and observed how two Asian elephants went about finding their snacks, in what proved to be not only an ultimate scavenger hunt, but a key to figuring out other ways that pachyderms use their trunks.
Elephants Use Their Trunks as Leaf-Blowers to Reach Food   Gizmodo
Study Shows Elephants Blow Air with Their Trunks to Obtain Distant Foods   I4U News
Elephants using their trunks like 'LEAF BLOWERS' to reach hard to grasp food   Daily Mail
Discovery News   
Science World Report   
The Guardian   
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
   
Official: NY probes Exxon, Peabody climate statements   
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's attorney general is examining statements by Exxon Mobil and Peabody Energy to determine whether they deceived investors about the causes and impacts of climate change, an official familiar with the investigations said ...


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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Britain's first astronaut for 24 years hopes to inspire Mars interest   
Reuters
LONDONThe man who will become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station said on Friday he hoped his mission would inspire young Britons to one day journey to Mars. Tim Peake, 43, a former army major, will blast off on a six ...
UK Astronaut Dreams of Heavenly Christmas Pudding   NDTV
UK's first astronaut up for new mission   Sky News Australia
Astronaut Tim Peake hopes to inspire new generation of space explorers   shropshirestar.com
MyTechBits   
TV Newsroom   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Amid SeaWorld struggles, signs of a more 'pro-animal' future   
Christian Science Monitor
SeaWorld profits fall short of expectations as circuses, zoos, and grocery stores face public pressure to curb unfair treatment of animals. By Jessica Mendoza, Staff writer November 6, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. Animal rights activist Kirby ...
Burbank Lawmaker Pushes For End To Killer Whale Shows At SeaWorld   CBS Local
Proposed law would ban the captivity of orcas   CBS 8 San Diego
Proposed law would end killer whale captivity   CBS News
The Hill   
SFGate   
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Livemint
   
New UN report underscores the tough math of the global carbon budget   
Washington Post
With less than a month to go until the all important U.N. climate change conference in Paris, yet another key report has reinforced how off target the world is from the goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. And it ...
All Eyes On China as Climate Summit Approaches   Huffington Post
Who Will Pay for Climate Change?   Newsweek
Poll Finds Global Consensus on a Need to Tackle Climate Change   New York Times
The Straits Times   
TIME   
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
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Livemint
   
UN Report Raises Ceiling for Greenhouse Gas Pollution   
New York Times
STOCKHOLM — The U.N.'s environmental authority has quietly raised its assessment of the level at which global greenhouse gas emissions must peak to avoid dangerous climate change, as governments seek a new accord to fight global warming. In its first ...

World's Pledges To Reduce Carbon Emissions Aren't Enough To Tackle Climate ...   Huffington Post
National climate targets signal 'unprecedented momentum' for climate agreement ...   UN News Centre
France sees progress on UN climate deal, but questions abound   Reuters
Voice of America   
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