2015年1月20日 星期二

2015-01-21 Singapore Science


The Straits Times
   
Semakau corals get new home at Sisters' Islands   
The Straits Times
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan picking up a seahorse on Big Sister's Island, one of the two islands that make up Sisters' Islands, yesterday. The seahorse is among the many creatures found along the island's coastline.
Semakau Landfill coral colonies' 'house-moving' a success   AsiaOne
More than 700 coral colonies moved from Semakau Landfill   TODAYonline
Corals successfully relocated from Semakau to Sisters' Islands Marine Park   Channel News Asia

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CBS News
   
Using X-rays, scientists read ancient, volcano-charred scrolls   
Los Angeles Times
Talk about reading between the lines! Scientists wielding X-rays say they can, for the first time, read words inside the charred, rolled-up scrolls that survived the catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius nearly two millenniums ago. The findings, described in the ...

Ancient Herculaneum Scrolls That Survived Vesuvius Eruption Deciphered By X ...   American Live Wire
Scientists use X-rays to decipher charred Vesuvius scrolls   Telegraph.co.uk
X-rays 'read' 2000-year-old charred scroll from Vesuvius eruption   Science Recorder
Reuters   
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USA TODAY
   
Atlas V blasts off from Cape with Navy satellite   
USA TODAY
MELBOURNE, Fla. — An Atlas V rocket blasted off Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral with a Navy communications satellite that will serve as a cellphone tower in the sky for U.S. forces on patrol and in combat. The 206-foot United Launch Alliance rocket ...

Atlas 5 rocket boosts new Navy satellite into space   CBS News
Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral   The Guardian
Atlas rocket blasts off from Florida with military communications satellite   Reuters
SpaceFlight Insider   
Sen (subscription)   
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CNN International
   
NASA Releases New Images of Dwarf Planet Ceres   
Wall Street Journal
NASA has released new images of the dwarf planet Ceres. The space agency's Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to reach the orbit of Ceres on March 6, 2015. Photo: NASA. Transcript. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% ...

NASA's Close-up Pictures Of Ceres Leave Much To Be Desired   American Live Wire
NASA's releases new images of dwarf planet Ceres   New York Daily News
NASA's Dawn Captures New Images of Ceres   PC Magazine
Science Times   
Geek Infinite   
National Monitor   
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The Inquisitr
   
Mysterious Radio Burst Captured In Real-Time For First Time Ever   
Huffington Post
Ever since astronomers first detected a strange flash of radio waves in 2007, they have been scratching their heads over what these so-called "fast radio bursts" might be and where they come from. Now, an international team of researchers say they're one ...

The Dish: How an Australian Sheep Farm Brought the Moon Landing to TV   Slate Magazine (blog)
Australian astronomers capture live alien radio bursts   New York Daily News
Australian scientist becomes the first person to witness a mysterious cosmic ...   The Age

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Daily Caller
   
Obama: We Should Act Like Global Warming Threatens National Security   
Daily Caller
President Obama is not only worried about global warming's effect on the climate, he's now saying Americans should treat it like a national security threat. “The best scientists in the world are all telling us that our activities are changing the climate, and if we do ...

Ireland publishes climate bill   Xinhua
State of the Union: Sen. Jim Inhofe responds to President Obama's SOTU ...   kjrh.com
Ireland sets out national objective with new climate bill   SMN Weekly
Williams Lake Tribune   
Contra Costa Times   
Sunbury Daily Item   
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Science Times
   
The Secret Behind The Cone Snail's Lethal Venom―Insulin   
Science Times
Snails, the slow-moving crustaceans we often glance over, but some are anything but lethargic. Cone snails, for example, lie patiently in the shallows, waiting for an unsuspecting prey item to cross its path and that's when it springs into action. In the blink of an ...

This Snail Makes A Venom So Toxic, It Disables Fish Swimming Near It   io9
Sea Snails employ insulin to put their prey into hypoglycemic shock   Geek Infinite
Cone Snails use shots of weaponized insulin on their prey and foes   Capitalberg
Full-Time Whistle   
Alaska Dispatch News   
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Catholic Online
   
AMAZING discovery - mummy mask contains fragment of the Gospel of Mark   
Catholic Online
A mask is frequently used to conceal an identity. This is certainly the case of a mask used to cover up a mummy. A fragment of the Gospel of Mark has been found used in the mask, making it the oldest known example of Holy Scripture yet found. Created ...

Bible Scripture Found Hidden in Mummy Mask Could End Up Being the Oldest ...   TheBlaze.com
Egyptian mummy mask discovered to contain verses from the Bible   Examiner.com
The Markan Mummy   Patheos (blog)
Metro   
GMA News   
Live Science   
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ScienceBlog.com
   
New Laser for Improved Imaging Technologies   
Overclockers Club
Lasers are amazing pieces of technology that are in many of our devices, and used in the manufacture of many more. Naturally many future technologies will rely on them, but before some of them can be realized, certain issues must be overcome.
New laser to boost imaging quality of microscopes   Financial Express
New laser a game changer for future technology   Times of India
Yale group makes high power laser with low spatial coherence   Compound Semiconductor
Controlled Environments Magazine   
RedOrbit   
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