2014年8月26日 星期二

2014-08-27 Canada English Science

  Salon   
Global warming is here, probably dangerous and may be permanent, UN report ...  Washington Post
Global warming is here, human-caused and probably already dangerous — and it's increasingly likely that the heating trend could be irreversible, a draft of a new international science report said. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Climate change may disrupt global food system within a decade, World Bank says   Sydney Morning Herald
Emissions swamp efforts on warming, UN report says   Hamilton Spectator
UN Draft Report Lists Unchecked Emissions' Risks   New York Times
Dumb-Out   
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  Montreal Gazette   
Canadian Space Agency to fund firms that will use mission data  Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — Nine firms, four of them from Quebec, have qualified for funds from the Canadian Space Agency to develop projects that will use data collected by CSA space missions. The “novel concepts ... will capitalize on the use of Earth Observation (EO) ...

The Canadian Space Agency Positions Canadian Industry at the Forefront of ...   DigitalJournal.com
Agency to look at Canada's involvement   Regina Leader-Post
Canadian Space Agency prepares another study for launch   Ottawa Citizen

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  BlackburnNews.com   
Pelee Island water not safe to drink  Toledo Blade
Residents of Canada'‍s Pelee Island have been warned to drink only bottled water and to stay away from the beaches as toxic Lake Erie algae has reached its shores. The The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit issued an alert this afternoon, warning ...

Pelee Island residents warned to not drink water due to blue-green algae   CTV News
Water Ban on Pelee Island   BlackburnNews.com
Algae Bloom An Immediate Threat To Pelee Island   windsoriteDOTca
Bethlehem Spotlight   
Bennington Banner   
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  NBCNews.com   
Two ancient Mayan cities found in Mexican jungle  CANOE
A photograph released to Reuters on August 22, 2014 shows the remains of an ancient Mayan city in Lagunita May 30, 2014. REUTERS/Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts/Handout via Reuters ...

Ancient Cities Discovered in Mexican Jungle   artnet News
Archaeologists Discover Two Large Mayan Cities in Mexican Jungle   Chinatopix
Ancient Mayan cities found in Mexican jungle   Toronto Sun
Design & Trend   
Nature World News   
Delhi Daily News   
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  California Academy of Sciences   
Spiders: City livin' sure meets their arachneeds  The Star Online
Golden orb-weaving spiders that lived in urban areas were bigger and more successful than their country-dwelling counterparts, according to a team of Australian scientists. The findings, published in PLOS One, detail the complexity of urbanisation on ...

Urban life is making some spiders bigger, more numerous   The Weather Network
Big cities breed big spiders, study finds   GMA News

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  Getty Images   
'Yellow' Sea? China Awash In 11158 Square Mile Algal Bloom  Chinatopix
Beachgoers in the Chinese port city of Qingdao were greeted with a breathtaking view of a rolling green landscape...only it wasn't land. The beaches and tidal zones of the city in Shandong Province were lined end to end with emerald green algae. And it was ...

The fashionable face-kini   Yahoo News Canada (blog)
Facekini: The Most Terrifying Trend in Swimwear   The Weather Channel
China's Face-kini Becomes Unlikely Global Fashion Hit   Getty Images

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  The Space Reporter   
NASA's Curiosity rover abandons proposed drilling site  Daily Digest
After evaluating a pale, flat rock as a possible site for sample drilling, NASA has decided to abandon it and move on toward Mount Sharp. The rock, dubbed “Bonanza King” was found on August 15 and it was hoped that it would provide information about the ...

Thigh bone on Mars? NASA weighs in   The Space Reporter
Curiosity Rover Packs Up Drill, Hits the Martian Road Again   Space.com
Curiosity rover photographs thigh bone-shaped rock on Mars   CBC.ca
Headlines & Global News   
NBCNews.com   
Uncover California   
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  Space Fellowship   
Cosmic effort provides best view yet of distant colliding galaxies  CNET
Behold the best look yet at a massive intergalactic train wreck in progress. It's also a glimpse at what the universe looked like when it was only half its current age. by Eric Mack · @ericcmack; 27 August 2014, 3:48 am AEST. comments. 0. facebook. twitter.
Best View Yet Of Merging Galaxies In Distant Universe   Eurasia Review
A great view of colliding galaxies, thanks to magnifying glasses in the sky   Washington Post
Best view yet of colliding galaxies in distant universe   EarthSky
Laboratory Equipment   
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  Product Design & Development   
ACEs are High with Space Station Colloidal Research  DigitalJournal.com
ACE-M-1, the first in a series of such investigations aboard the space station, was designed to help researchers understand how to use small colloidal particles as stabilizers in products. The goal: to improve shelf-life stability. HOUSTON, TX, August 26, 2014 ...

Global Marketer Relies on International Space Station for Product Design ...   Product Design & Development

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  Nature World News   
Zombie Ant Fungus 'Knows' its Host  Nature World News
A zombie ant fungus "knows" its host, and only releases brain-controlling chemicals when it finds itself attached to its preferred ant species, according to a new study. (Photo : Flickr: Bob Peterson). A zombie ant fungus "knows" its host, and only releases ...

Zombie Ant Fungus Knows the Brains of its Insect Hosts   Science World Report
Brainless fungus uses chemical mixture to manipulate ant's brain   Science AAAS
Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombie Booby-Traps   New York Times
Phys.Org   
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