2014年12月19日 星期五

2014-12-20 Malaysia Science


South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Global warming forces polar bears further south in search of food   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Word spread quickly: a polar bear, then two, were spotted near this Inuit village on the shores of Hudson Bay, about 1,800 km north of Montreal. Children were whisked indoors. Hunters armed with rifles set out from Kuujjuarapik on snowmobiles to kill the ...

La Fleche Zoo in the Loire Valley, France, offers sleepovers with POLAR BEARS   Daily Mail
Warming leads to more run-ins with polar bears   The Nation
Are the polar bears vanishing? It depends where you look.   Vox

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The Independent
   
Birds sensed devastating US tornado and fled one day ahead   
The Independent
Birds nesting on the path of an incoming tornado, which devastated parts of the US, “evacuated” their home one day before, scientists say. Geolocators attached to the birds showed that they fled the Appalachian Mountains and flew 700km (400 miles) south to ...

Warblers Hear Tornadoes Coming from a Mile, No, 250 Miles Away   Design & Trend
Birds clear out of breeding ground as severe weather approaches   Ars Technica
Birds can warn us of bad weather   Daily Times
CTV News   
News Every day   
TIME   
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Uncover Michigan
   
Short-necked marine reptile from Triassic period discovered in China   
Microfinance Monitor
A new species of short-necked marine reptile called Hupehsuchia from the Triassic period has been discovered in China.The reptile was found by Xiao-hong Chen from Wuhan Centre of China Geological Survey and his colleagues. Hupehsuchia is a group ...

Short-necked Triassic marine reptile fossil discovered in China   Xinhua
Short-necked Triassic marine reptile discovered in China   (e) Science News

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Scientists kill off taniwha hopes   
Northern Advocate
The trail seen in the Google Earth image could have been produced by a recreational vessel such as a catamaran travelling at about 7 knots. Photo / Google Maps. Millions of readers of the Daily Mail have had their hopes of seeing a taniwha in the Bay of ...

New Zealand Engineer Spots 'Sea Monster' On Google Earth   malaysiandigest.com

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10 Animals That Trade Sex For Favors   
malaysiandigest.com
Photo: Adelie penguinsHumans didn't invent the idea of combining sex and commerce. Plenty of animals are willing to mate, but only if the price is right. Here are 10 animals who will offer sex for reasons other than just preserving the species. 10.

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Los Angeles Times
   
New record: Ethereal deep-sea fish lives 5 miles underwater [Video]   
Los Angeles Times
Scientists have discovered a new species of fish that glides gently through the water on white, translucent wings 5 miles beneath the ocean surface. It is the deepest living fish ever discovered. "We were just blown away when we saw it," said Paul Yancey, ...

Palo Alto ocean institute discovers world's deepest fish   abc7news.com
Deepest fish found 5 miles down in Pacific trench   USA TODAY
Video shows snailfish swimming deeper than any other creature, at 8000m ...   The Independent
9news.com.au   
Techaeris   
Design & Trend   
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The Register
   
Kepler's still got it! Space telescope spots SUPER-EARTH 180 light years away   
The Register
Don't panic, US Navy has only deployed a ROBOT SHARK (but where are the lasers?) Woz moves to Oz · Scrooges rejoice! Beancounters find formula for perfect Xmas party · 30,000 people buy a box of BOVINE EXCREMENT · Boggling bum babe Kim fails ...

Kepler Telescope Discovers Another Exoplanet   Voice of America
Kepler spacecraft finds a second life - and an important new exoplanet   Chicago Tribune
NASA's Kepler telescope identifies new 'Super Earth'   CNET
Christian Science Monitor   
Gizmodo   
Daily Times   
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The Guardian
   
ISS astronaut uses 3D printer to make socket wrench in space   
The Guardian
Astronauts on the International Space Station have used a zero-gravity 3D printer to produce a working socket wrench complete with ratchet action – using digital plans that were emailed to the station by Nasa mission control on Earth. Engineers at Made in ...

NASA 'emails' spanner to space for the first time   Brisbane Times
NASA emails ratchet to space station   Computerworld
Hardware design emailed to ISS and 3D printed in space   RT
whotv.com   
CNN   
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WPTV.com
   
'Science' declares breakthroughs of the year   
WPTV.com
'Science' magazine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science have released their annual list of science breakthroughs for 2014. The winner: Rosetta, the first spacecraft to catch a comet, along with its trusty lander, Philae. "Breakthroughs ...

Rosetta mission takes prize for many "Year in Space" reviews   Science Recorder
Rosetta mission to comet named greatest scientific breakthrough of 2014   Daily Mail
Probe's comet landing wins breakthrough vote   New Zealand Herald
Livemint   
NDTV   
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CBS Local
   
NASA releases 'astronaut's-eye view' of Orion spacecraft's re-entry   
Mashable
Ever wonder what an astronaut would see as he or she splashed back to earth aboard a NASA spacecraft? A new video released by the space agency allows you to experience just that, providing an "astronaut's-eye view" of re-entry into the Earth's ...

You Must Watch the Acid Trip of a Light Show Orion Produced on Reentry   Gizmodo
Video Shows Astronaut's-Eye View of Orion Spaceship Ride   NBCNews.com
Nasa reveals video of re-entry of Orion capsule as it arrives back at Florida base   Daily Mail
The Denver Post (blog)   
CBS Local   
SpaceFlight Insider   
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