2014年12月3日 星期三

2014-12-04 Singapore Science

  Gizmodo   
Japan's rocket launch site looks like a Bond villain's secret lair  Gizmodo
Someone mentioned in Twitter that Japan's Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center looks like the lair of a Bond villain. And indeed it does: Check out the photo I found while searching for information about Hayabusa 2, JAXA's second ...

Japanese probe to travel into Earth's past   Times LIVE
Japanese asteroid probe sets off on six-year trip   The Daily Star
JAXA hopes to get nod to name Hayabusa2 mission's destination asteroid   The Japan Times
Japan Corporate News (press release)   
The Atlantic   
Discovery News   
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  The Guardian   
Emissions targets are biggest challenge for Lima climate talks  The Guardian
Avoiding dangerous climate change depends on the strength of emissions reduction targets countries collectively adopt. And this remains a major concern. United Nations Conference about Climatic Change COP20 in Lima, Peru. 'An agreement in Paris next ...


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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Palace: Why is Yeb Sano's snub in Lima talks an issue?  ABS CBN News
MANILA - Malacanang is puzzled as to why the non-inclusion of Commissioner Yeb Sano of the Climate Change Commission in the Philippine delegation to Lima, Peru became big news. "I got a text yesterday asking me why Yeb Sano was not sent to the ...

Did Saño bow out of the UN climate talks due to int'l pressure?   GMA News
Thousands Fast for the Climate but Yeb Sano Not At Lima Talks   Christian Aid
India, Cambodia, Philippines top Climate Risk Index   Deutsche Welle
The Age   
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  NDTV   
NASA Counts Down To Orion's First Step To Mars  NDTV
The Orion capsule sits on top of the service module at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Reuters). submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. email. Cape Canaveral: The Orion spacecraft, designed to carry humans farther in deep space than ever ...

Orion Test Flight to Carry Sally Ride's Crew Patch   PC Magazine
Orion's maiden space voyage the first step on taking humans to Mars   The Globe and Mail
Test Run For Spaceship Taking Humans To Mars   Sky News
CTV News   
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  Irish Independent   
UN warning as 2014 is set to be hottest year on record  Irish Independent
"What is particularly unusual and alarming this year are the high temperatures of vast areas of the ocean surface, including in the northern hemisphere." A participant poses in front of a display explaining Peru's climate, at the U.N. Climate Change Conference ...

Data shows 2014 was an exceptionally hot year   Christian Science Monitor
WMO predicts 2014 could be hottest yet   Herald Sun
Global warming makes 2014 likely to be hottest on record   Irish Times
Reuters   
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  Scientific American   
Australian researcher discovers first artwork by early human  Xinhua
SYDNEY, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An Australian researcher has discovered what is believed to be the first artwork ever created by a human ancestor. The simple zigzag pattern found on a fossilized shell from the Indonesian island of Java has been dated to at least ...

Old Master: 540000-Year-Old Shell Has Oldest Ever 'Art'   NBCNews.com
Ancient markings may be the world's oldest doodle   Stuff.co.nz
Simple find 'rewrites history'   NEWS.com.au
The Straits Times   
Reuters UK   
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  NEWS.com.au   
Warning: Earth is 'living on borrowed time'  NEWS.com.au
AN array of the world's leading experts in astrophysics want everyone to stop worrying about what's happening on Earth and start planning for what could one day crash into it. We've seen it play out in Hollywood before: A killer asteroid is hurtling toward our ...

Asteroids, asteroids will rock you, Queen guitarist warns   Los Angeles Times
Scientists warn of risk to planet from orbiting asteroids   San Francisco Chronicle
Brian May Is the Champion of the Universe   Newsweek
Yahoo News UK   
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  VICE News   
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Retreating at a Much Higher Rate Than ...  VICE News
The world has a lot at stake in keeping the West Antarctic ice sheet from melting. Should the frozen expanse fully disintegrate, scientists say, it could raise global sea levels by an average of four feet, submerging coastal cities, like Miami, Florida.
West Antarctic ice melt triples in 10 years   The Australian
West Antarctic Dropped Ice Equivalent to Mount Everest as Melting Tripled in ...   Tech Times
Antarctic Sea Ice Is Actually Thicker Than We Thought   Business Insider Australia
Capitalberg   
gulfnews.com   
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  The Daily Star   
Skeleton identified as England's Richard III  The Daily Star
LONDON: Scientists say there is “overwhelming evidence” that a skeleton found under a parking lot is that of England's King Richard III, but their DNA testing also has raised questions about the nobility of some of his royal successors. The bones of the ...

Richard III's DNA doesn't match current royal family   Live 5 News
DNA Analysis on King Richard III Raises Questions on Royal Lineage   Voice Chronicle
Skeleton Remains Officially Declared to be King Richard III's (Video)   The Epoch Times
West Texas News   
Guardian Liberty Voice   
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  Daily Mail   
Does Martian meteorite contain traces of life?  EarthSky
Researchers say they've found evidence of biological activity inside a meteorite from Mars that landed on the Moroccan desert in 2011. The Tissint meteorite, a martian rock which landed on Earth in July 2011, may contain proof of ancient life on Mars, ...

Is this proof of life on Mars?   NEWS.com.au
Martian meteorite may contain signs of life   Science Recorder
Meteorite May Contain Proof of Life on Mars, Researchers Say   Universe Today
Business Standard   
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