2014年8月15日 星期五

2014-08-16 Canada English Science

  The Province   
Hitchbot's co-creator graduateof Bluevale Collegiate Institute  Waterloo Record
HAMILTON — There's a little bit of Waterloo Region in the famous hitchhiking robot that has crashed a wedding, attended powwows and ridden in strangers' cars over the past few weeks. Hitchbot's co-creator David Smith was born and raised in the region.
Hitchhiking robot charms its way across Canada   seattlepi.com
Hitchhiking robot nears end of its cross-country tour   Hamilton Spectator

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  CTV News   
Group looks into reported UFO sightings in Canada  CJAD
Large flying objects, crop circles and alien abductions are part of a new study about UFO sightings in Canada. A Winnipeg group called Ufology Research has compiled and analyzed reported sightings of unidentified flying objects across Canada over the last ...

New report compiles 25 years of UFO sightings in Canada   CTV News
Report sums up 25 years of Canadian UFO reports   TheChronicleHerald.ca

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  Vancouver Sun (blog)   
BC boaters capture amazing encounter with humpback whale on video  Vancouver Sun (blog)
YouTube user Deb Emery has posted amazing video of a close encounter of the cetacean kind. Emery, who operates Thunder 1 Adventures charter fishing out of Prince Rupert with her husband Doug, came across a sleeping humpback whale during a fishing ...


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This just in: Coppertone Sport Pro Series 30 SPF Sunscreen Continuous Spray  Vancouver Sun
They say: A spray-on sunscreen that offers a broad-spectrum (it blocks UVA and UVB rays) sun protection factor of 30. The waterproof and sweatproof spray gives skin a light cooling sensation when sprayed on and promises to retain its SPF value for 80 ...

Hazy days of summer in PG   Prince George Citizen

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If a tree falls in the city: Should everybody fear?  The Province
Several recent cases of trees falling, pinning pedestrians and trapping vehicles, doesn't mean Vancouverites are in any more danger than in the past, experts say. It's just that people have probably not appreciated how potentially unsafe trees and branches ...


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  Scientific American   
Perseid Meteor Shower Thrills Stargazers Despite Bright Moon  Scientific American
Astrophotographer Jodi Totten sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on Aug. 13, 2014. Credit: Jodi Totten. Intrepid photographers in dark parts of the world managed to capture some stunning photos of the Perseid meteor shower ...

Perseid in Moonlight   Space Fellowship
Perseid Meteor Shower Thrills Stargazers Despite Bright Moon (Photos)   Space.com
Attention stargazers: Meteor shower guide   Toronto Sun
DigitalJournal.com   
Express.co.uk   
Emirates 24/7   
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  The Nation   
Thousands of reshaping robots built  The Nation
Washington - Engineers in the US have built a swarm of 1,000 little robots that can shuffle into specific formations on command. Each of the identical robots is given a picture of the required shape, and then they work together to make it happen. It takes up to ...

Harvard Researchers Build Robot 'Army'   CBS Local
Kilobots Are Harvard's Tiny, Swarming Robot Army — And Yes, They're Terrifying   Bustle
This mob of swarming robots can make you a star - but not a doughnut   Los Angeles Times
SavingAdvice.com   
National Post   
Mashable   
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  Belfast Telegraph   
Pterosaur colony found in Brazil  Belfast Telegraph
Evidence of a colony of pterosaurs that lived around a desert lake in southern Brazil around 100 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists. Also in this Section. New words added to Oxford listicle · Ghosts among student room concerns · Pilot lost ...


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  Winnipeg Free Press   
Blue green algae shows up on Lake Winnipeg  CBC.ca
The province said algal blooms have shown up at Hillside Beach on Lake Winnipeg, Ochre Beach on Dauphin Lake and Oak Lake Beach in the last week. Tests showed the number of cells was above recreational water quality guidelines, but the ...

First-level algae advisory signs posted at Hillside Beach   Winnipeg Free Press

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Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich  Times Colonist
A sea otter appeared in front of the home of Cheryl Alexander and David Green on Thursday near Ten Mile Point. Photograph By Cheryl Alexander. • Times Colonist •. _DSC8182.jpg. A sea otter appeared in front of the home of Cheryl Alexander and David ...

Sea otter caught on camera in rare sighting in BC's Georgia Strait   CBC.ca

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