2015年1月26日 星期一

2015-01-27 Singapore Science


AsiaOne
   
There's hope yet for lost coral species   
AsiaOne
About 60 nature enthusiasts spent two hours late in the afternoon exploring the coral reefs that become visible at low tide along Kusu Island. The finds included corals, many species of crabs, shrimps and other reef fish and colourful marine invertebrates such ...


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Latin American Herald Tribune
   
Ocean Warming Melting One of the Largest Glaciers of Antarctica   
Latin American Herald Tribune
SYDNEY – One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of East Antarctica and its role in increasing the level of the oceans. The Totten glacier, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) ...

Giant east Antarctic glacier melting with warmer oceans   The Age
East Antarctica's largest glacier melting - scientists   News24
Warm ocean melting Totten Glacier, says Australian scientists   Times of Oman
The Australian (blog)   
BDlive   
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WalesOnline
   
Keep your eyes on the sky for asteroid appearance   
CTV News
Amateur astronomers will have the opportunity to witness a rare cosmic event on Monday night as an asteroid approximately three times the size of McMahon Stadium will pass close to Earth. Given its proximity to our planet, asteroid number 2004BL86 will be ...

Giant asteroid set to buzz Earth   The Nation
asteroid comes unusually close to Earth   Stuff.co.nz
Huge asteroid hurtling past Earth has its own moon   Christian Science Monitor
Forbes   
Discovery News   
Full-Time Whistle   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
What is comet dust made of? Rosetta finds out.   
Christian Science Monitor
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, currently in orbit around Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, is examining the dust being shed by the comet as it hurtles toward the sun. By Kulvinder Singh, Sen January 26, 2015. close. Rosetta's ...

Rosetta spacecraft deepens mystery of comet's origin   The Star Online
Is Rosetta's 67P Comet Breaking Apart?   Design & Trend
Rosetta watches closely as comet sheds its dust   Sen (subscription)
Astronomy Magazine   
The News   
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CNBC
   
The new space race: SpaceX vs Boeing   
CNBC
SpaceX and Boeing plan to build space "taxis" that can American astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017, and both companies appeared together at a NASA press conference Monday to unveil updates in the space agency's commercial crew ...

Boeing, SpaceX to bring down cost of flying astronauts to ISS: NASA   Xinhua
Boeing, SpaceX will beat Russia on price for astronaut rides   Washington Times
Manned commercial flights to space station on track for 2017   CBS News
The Verge   
San Antonio Express-News   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Global Warming Could Lead To A Doubling Of Dramatic La Niña Weather Events   
Headlines & Global News
This red area on this map shows the warming of waters due to El Nino in 2010. (Photo : Reuters). New research suggests global warming could double the risk of extreme La Niña events. Researchers predicted a two-fold increase in the frequency of this type ...

Extreme La Nina events set to increase   ABC Online
La Niña Events May Spike with Climate Change   Live Science
Global warming leads to wild La Niña weather, including events like this big East ...   Quartz
BBC News   
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Science Times
   
Bat-Like Bot May Soon Fly Its Way Into Space—The New Drone Frontier   
Science Times
The future of transformer-like technology is here, with a new bat-like robot that can crawl around on all fours, as well as fly away. The DALER, otherwise known as the Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot, is officially here, and it shares a stunning ...

Watch: Vampire bat robot uses its wings for walking   Los Angeles Times
DALER vampire-inspired robot walks, flies   Full-Time Whistle
Researchers develop flying, walking bat bot (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Daily Mail   
Business Standard   
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Science Times
   
NASA Wants To Use Drones To Help Scout Locations on Mars   
TechnoBuffalo
The terrain of Mars is treacherous, especially if you're a lonesome rover quietly scouring the Martian surface. It doesn't have to be this way. Although a rover like Curiosity is well-equipped to tackle rocky terrain, NASA wants to send a team of scout companion ...

NASA to use 'toy helicopter' for exploring Mars   Science Recorder
NASA Designing a Copter Drone for Mars   PC Magazine
The Little (Mars) Rover that Could   ABC Online (blog)
Science Times   
Design & Trend   
PopHerald Technology News   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Is pollution weakening polar bear penises?   
Sydney Morning Herald
Poor polar bears just can't catch a break. It's already been shown that the sex organs of these endangered species have been shrinking over time, and now it seems the bones inside their penises are growing weaker as well. In a study published in ...

Industrial contaminants are weakening the penises of polar bears   UPI.com
Polar bear penises are weaker thanks to pollution   Lightly Buzzed
Polar Bear Penis Bones Weakening Due to Pollution   Nature World News
Jezebel   
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Gizmag
   
Scientists develop biological safety lock for containment of modified organisms   
Gizmag
Researchers have developed E. coli bacteria that can't survive without specially-supplied synthetic amino acids (Image: Shutterstock). It's been the premise of many a sci-fi/horror movie ... a genetically-modified organism is created in the lab to help the human ...

Scientists at Harvard and Yale create 'Jurassic Park' GMOs, designed for safety   Examiner.com
Regardless of amount, GMO products to now be labeled, ministry says   The Hankyoreh
Synthetic amino acid enables safe, new biotechnology solutions   R & D Magazine
Empire State Tribune   
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