2014年10月8日 星期三

2014-10-09 Ireland Science

  Irish Examiner   
Mysterious new prehistoric beast finally fits into the mammal family tree  Irish Examiner
Anthracobunidae. It's the name of a group of large prehistoric mammals – and no, we'd never heard of them either. But palaeontologists have been scratching their heads over these 48 million year old beasts since the 1980s.
New branch of mammals identified   Yahoo News UK
Experts identify descendant of the horse that roamed India 48m years ago   Daily Mail
Ancient rhino-relatives were water-loving   Science Codex

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  Irish Examiner   
Astronaut on spacewalk: 'most amazing thing I have done in my life'  Irish Examiner
How about this for one of the world's most beautiful commutes. Astronaut Alexander Gerst riding the Canadarm2 to a work site on the International Space Station some 260 miles above Earth. It was the first spacewalk for Gerst who launched to the ISS in May.
Expedition 41 Prepares for Two More October Spacewalks   Space Fellowship
(Don't) look down: Astronauts share the joy of spacewalking   Spaceflight Now
Astronauts successfully complete 27th US-led spacewalk   SpaceFlight Insider
WBAL Baltimore   
Galesburg Register-Mail   
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  BreakingNews.ie   
8 of the most important octopuses in popular culture  BreakingNews.ie
It's World Octopus Day (as if you didn't know). It's the day we're all encouraged to sit back and appreciate these fascinating ancient creatures. And we've decided to celebrate the occasion by gathering together eight of the most culturally significant octopuses ...

Beautiful Octopus Pictures: Masters of Disguise and Agile Hunters   National Geographic

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  The News International   
Indonesian cave art is nearly 40000 years old, study says [Photos]  Los Angeles Times
Archaeologists working in Indonesia say prehistoric hand stencils and intricately rendered images of primitive animals were created nearly 40,000 years ago. These images, discovered in limestone caves on the island of Sulawesi just east of Borneo, are ...

Cave Paintings in Indonesia May Be Among the Oldest Known   New York Times
Cave paintings change ideas about the origin of art   BBC News
World's oldest rock art discovered in Indonesia   Xinhua
Irish Examiner   
Sky News   
Reuters UK   
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  Wall Street Journal   
Grab a camera and head outside now, Blood Moon makes a second appearance  Digital Trends
On October 8, 2014, a Blood Moon total lunar eclipse makes another appearance, having last shown up on April 14. The celestial phenomenon, which occurs due to how the sun's light is filtered through Earth's atmosphere and splashed onto the moon, will be ...

Phases of the Blood Moon   GMA News
Blood moon total lunar eclipse shines red across Australia   The Guardian
VIDEO: Montanans witness stunning view of lunar eclipse   KBZK Bozeman News
ABC Online   
Herald Sun   
Los Angeles Times   
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  Daily Mail   
Investigators thought they were days away from finding MH370, now they think ...  Daily Mail
MH370 investigators have revealed the search for the Malaysia Airlines flight may have been in the wrong area up until now. In a flight path analysis released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Wednesday, it suggests that experts may have finally ...

MH370 'spiralled out of control' before hitting the water - latest data show   Malaysia Chronicle
MH370 may have 'descended, spiralled' into southern Indian Ocean   Sydney Morning Herald
The official word on what happened to MH370   Stuff.co.nz
Businessweek   
RTE.ie   
Bernama   
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  Tech Times   
Rising seas may cause daily floods in US East Coast by 2045: Report  Tech Times
A scientific report reveals intense and severe flooding could be experienced in the U.S. 15 to 30 years from now. Find out if your city is at risk. (Photo : U.S. Geological Survey). Tidal flooding may worsen to the point of rendering some sections of cities in ...

Tidal flooding could occur every other day by 2045   The Virginian-Pilot
East and Gulf Coast floods could increase as sea levels rise further   Science Recorder
Report forecasts more routine floods for Portland   Mainebiz Daily
Texas Public Radio   
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  The Guardian   
UK astronaut could walk on Mars in future Nasa mission  The Guardian
Bolden: 'Mars … is a sister-planet to Earth. It is the most likely planet in our solar system that had life at one time.' Photograph: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/Rex Features. Kevin Rawlinson. Wednesday 8 October 2014 20.39 EDT ...

NASA: You can't fly to Mars, but your name can   CNET
Nasa invites public to sign up for free space 'boarding pass'   Irish Times
Send your name into space, maybe to Mars   KPHO Phoenix
WAFF   
Tech Times   
io9   
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  The Independent   
UK Space Weather Centre To Monitor The Sun  City Talk 105.9
The £4.6m project, based at the organisation's headquarters in Exeter, will monitor the Sun's surface and atmosphere. Magnetic fields, radiation, particles and matter spewed from the Sun can pose threats to modern infrastructure. A severe event could disrupt ...

New Space Weather Centre opens at Exeter's Met Office   Western Morning News
UK Met Office opens 'solar storm' centre   BBC News
First ever space weather forecast centre to inform Britain of solar storms   Times of India
Telegraph.co.uk   
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  Design & Trend   
Antarctic Ice Hits New Record High  Design & Trend
It has covered more of the southern oceans than it has since scientists began a long-term satellite record to map sea ice extent in the late 1970s. Like Us on Facebook. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, on Sept. 19 this year, Antarctic sea ...

Antarctic sea ice at record-high levels, but that doesn't refute warming   Tech Times
Antarctic sea ice record reflects the diversity and complexity, NASA researchers   The Hoops News
Antarctic sea ice reaches highest maximum on record   The Weather Network
Blouin News Blogs   
Dumb-Out   
Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News   
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