2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 Ireland Science


Irish Times
   
Projects win share in €1.6m fund to encourage science participation   
Irish Times
An animated TV series about science, a chance to invent electronics and a poster campaign are among successful projects to win a share in a €1.6 million fund to encourage people to participate in science. Science, technology, engineering and maths can be ...


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Irish Times
   
Watch: Ever wondered what lightning looks like from space?   
Irish Times
Have you ever wondered what a lightning strike looks like from above? No need to wonder anymore as an astronaut on board the International Space Station has photographed the phenomenon. A high-resolution photograph, taken from 400 km above the ...

ISS lowers its orbit to make the commute from Earth to space shorter   Daily Mail
Dramatic video shows lightning strikes from space   CNET
Watch: Lightning seen from space   Telegraph.co.uk
Irish Independent   
Irish Examiner   
The Independent   
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Kansas City Star
   
NASA Launches Rockets into Northern Lights   
Daily Science Journal
NASA scientists are trying to have a better understanding about the turbulent air currents in the upper atmosphere and for this four rockets have been launched into the northern lights, within 30 minutes. According to the reports, all the rockets appeared to ...

4 rockets launched into northern lights to study turbulence   Juneau Empire (subscription)

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BBC News
   
Chicks place low numbers on the left   
BBC News
Scientists in Italy have found that baby chickens associate low and high numbers with left and right, respectively - just like humans. In a series of experiments, 60 newborn chicks were shown patterns of shapes representing different numbers, before choosing ...

Chickens Agree: Left Means Less; Right Means More   New York Times
Chicks count left to right, like humans   Calcutta Telegraph
Newborn chicks count left to right just like HUMANS: Pattern suggests the trait is ...   Daily Mail
Irish Examiner   
The Guardian   
The Australian   
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Reuters
   
Poll finds gaping chasm in views between US public, scientists   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American scientists and the general public hold vastly different views on key scientific issues including the role of people in causing climate change, the safety of genetically modified food, and evolution, a poll released on Thursday ...

Poll: Scientists overwhelmingly think GMOs are safe to eat. The public doesn't.   Vox
Poll shows giant gap between what public, scientists think   Charlotte Observer
Wide gap exists between scientists, US public over science issues: survey   Xinhua

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CBS Local
   
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 Climate Research Satellite Launch Postponed Due to Fast Winds   Science Times
NASA Satellite Launch From Vandenberg AFB Friday Morning, May Be Visible ...   CBS Local
UM researchers developes science for NASA   NBC Montana
Lompoc Record   
KWTX   
PC Magazine   
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TODAYonline
   
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 ...

Ancient partial skull from Israeli cave linked to migration of humans from Africa to ...   Fox News
Skull Fossil Offers New Clues on Human Journey From Africa   New York Times
Skull fragment sheds light on Neanderthal and human interbreeding   Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times   
Reuters   
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Los Angeles Times
   
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 ...

50-foot-long 'dragon' dinosaur species discovered in China   CNET
Freakishly long-necked 'dragon' dinosaur discovered in China   Washington Post
Extremely Long-Necked 'Dragon' Dinosaur Spotted In China   Forbes
Huffington Post   
National Post   
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SpaceFlight Insider
   
Astronomers Find Solar System More Than Double Ours in Age   
New York Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A newly discovered solar system — with five small rocky planets — makes ours look like a baby. An international team of astronomers announced Tuesday that this extrasolar system is 11.2 billion years old. With the age of the ...

Ancient Five-Planet System Found   Sky & Telescope
Five Earth-Like Planets Around One Ancient Star – Could Life be Found There?   ModVive
Will NASA's TESS spacecraft revolutionize exoplanet hunting?   SpaceFlight Insider
Cambridge News   
Empire State Tribune   
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UPI.com
   
Study: Cosmic forces can transform mini-Neptunes into Earth-like exoplanets   
UPI.com
An artistic rendering depicts a mini-Neptune's transformation into an Earth-like "evaporated core." Photo by Rodrigo Luger/NASA. SEATTLE, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A great many astronomers are dedicated to the task of finding habitable exoplanets -- rocky planets ...

Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds   Phys.Org
Could Violent Red Dwarfs Turn Mini-Neptunes into Exo-Earths?   Discovery News
Potentially Habitable Planets Could Start Out As Gassy 'Mini-Neptunes'   University Herald
Daily Mail   
Sci-News.com   
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