en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-01-30 Singapore Science

Could Particle X Explain Dark Matter? Scientists Have a Plan
NBCNews.com
What is dark matter? Scientists from Britain and Germany say an as-yet-undetected subatomic particle could help account for the 80 percent of the universe's mass that we can't see. This theoretical particle X (actually, the Greek letter "chi") would have a mass ...

Previously Unknown Window --"May Reveal Existence of Hidden Dark-Matter ...   The Daily Galaxy (blog)
New Dark Matter particle proposed   VR-Zone
Could New Proposed Particle Help Detect Dark Matter?   Space Ref (press release)

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Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says
NPR (blog)
U.S. adults see various science-related topics much differently than do America's top scientists, with the two groups expressing widely divergent views on the safety of genetically modified foods, climate change, human evolution, the use of animals in research ...

Vast opinion differences between scientists, US public   Daily Mail
Poll shows giant gap between what public, scientists think   Charlotte Observer
Wide gap exists between scientists, US public over science issues: survey   Xinhua
Vox
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Ancient skull sheds new light on story of human evolution
TODAYonline
The 55,000-year-old skull fossil found in an inner chamber of Manot Cave in Israel. Photo: The New York Times. 55,000-year-old specimen may be missing connection between African and European populations. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

Skull find breaks new ground in evolution study   Times of India
New Skull Could Be from Human Group that Interbred with Neandertals   Scientific American
Skull May Solve Mystery of First Humans in Europe   ABC News
Fox News
Sky News
iAfrica.com
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What a US satellite will tell Canadians about the ground beneath their feet
The Globe and Mail
Looking at dirt may not seem like the height of excitement, but the imminent launch of a U.S. satellite designed to do just that has scientists across Canada eagerly lining up for a glimpse of the data. Dubbed SMAP, the nearly $1-billion (U.S.) spacecraft will be ...

NASA Satellite Launch From Vandenberg AFB Friday Morning, May Be Visible ...   CBS Local
UM researchers developes science for NASA   NBC Montana
NASA Climate Research Satellite Launch Postponed Due to Fast Winds   Science Times
Lompoc Record
KWTX
News24
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Newborn chicks count left to right just like HUMANS: Pattern suggests the trait is ...
Daily Mail
Most people will see a horizontal line, with one on the left, and an orderly progression to nine on the right – a tendency known as the 'mental number line.' But the preference for counting from left to right isn't just a human trait - it's also shared by newborn ...

Chicks show left-to-right number bias / up to date   The Geopolitical and Conflict Report (blog)
Chicks count left to right, like humans   Calcutta Telegraph
Bird brain? Study says chicks count like we do   The Guardian
BBC News
Irish Examiner
The Australian
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Extreme dinosaur found with a long, dragon-like neck
Los Angeles Times
None of us like to stick our necks out, but this dinosaur had no choice. lRelated Sea turtle finds her way back to birth beach, but how? Science Now · Sea turtle finds her way back to birth beach, but how? See all related. 8. This week, an international team of ...

New Dinosaur Species Discovered In China Takes Long Necks To A Whole New ...   Huffington Post
Extremely Long-Necked 'Dragon' Dinosaur Spotted In China   Forbes
50-foot-long 'dragon' dinosaur species discovered in China   CNET
Fort Frances Times
Daily Mail
Washington Post
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NASA Has Recently Discovered a New Solar System Very Similar to Ours
States Chronicle
People always have the tendency to think about what would have happened if they did something sooner; if they have met a certain person in an earlier time in their life; how would have they developed differently and why. But what about solar systems?
Ancient Five-Planet System Found   Sky & Telescope
Five Earth-Like Planets Around One Ancient Star – Could Life be Found There?   Full-Time Whistle
Kepler Discovered an Ancient Quintuplanet Star System 6.7 Billion Years Older ...   Empire State Tribune
Cambridge News
gulfnews.com
SpaceFlight Insider
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ISS 3D Printer Finishes First Round of Objects
The Geopolitical and Conflict Report (blog)
A 3D printer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has now completed its first round of projects, turning out 14 items for use by space travelers aboard the orbiting outpost, constructed from 25 pieces. The Made in Space Zero-G 3D printer arrived at the ...

Why Russia Is Abandoning The International Space Station   Worldcrunch
Here's what lightning strikes look like from space   Full-Time Whistle
Dramatic video shows lightning strikes from space   CNET
Irish Independent
ABC News
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