2014年11月18日 星期二

2014-11-19 Canada English Science


BBC News
   
Comet landing: Organic molecules detected by Philae   
BBC News
The Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of its comet, scientists have confirmed. Carbon-containing "organics" are the basis of life on Earth and may give clues to chemical ingredients delivered to our planet early in its history.
Camera clues could lead to finding comet lander Philae   Irish Independent
Philae lander 'sniffed' organic molecules on comet before hibernation   RT
No, it's not a big deal that Philae found 'organic molecules' on a comet   Washington Post
The Star Online   
The Guardian   
ABC Online   
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Winnipeg Sun
   
Fishing trip led to rare dinosaur fossil discovery for Alberta dad, sons   
CTV News
It started with a family fishing trip, and ended with a discovery 80 million years in the making. An Alberta father and his two sons were strolling along a riverbank last August when the older boy spotted an ancient fossil in the water from a never-before-seen ...

Calgary family's dinosaur fossil find could be new species   CANOE
Alberta family's dinosaur fossil find might be new species   Sun News Network
Alberta family's dinosaur discovery in Castle River could be new species   Winnipeg Sun

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Toronto Star
   
These Polar Bears Had A Tough Decade   
Huffington Post
A new study shows a marked decrease in the number of polar bears in the Arctic's southern Beaufort Sea during the 2000s, a period when summer sea ice was also declining. Scientists estimate the population of polar bears in the area north of Alaska and ...

Polar bear numbers down 40 per cent in Alaska, western Canada   Brisbane Times
Study finds polar bears declining in Arctic, global warming cited   DigitalJournal.com
Polar bear numbers drop dramatically as sea ice thins   CBS News
Sky News Australia   
The Straits Times   
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PBS NewsHour
   
Finding the culprit virus in starfish deaths, researchers look for environmental ...   
PBS NewsHour
Scientists have identified the virus that's caused a massive die-off of starfish along the Pacific Coast. Now researchers must figure out what environmental factors are making the animals more susceptible to the pathogen. Special correspondent Katie ...

Study Finds Virus Likely Killing Sea Stars   NBC 7 San Diego
Sea star wasting disease likely caused by virus   CBC.ca
Starfish mystery mass murderer finally unmasked   The Star Online
Reuters   
Los Angeles Times   
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CBC.ca
   
Chris Hadfield on the 2 outcomes of going into space   
CBC.ca
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield charmed a stadium full of students, teachers and other fans in St. John's on Monday night, and related an important lesson on what they should do if they ever have the opportunity to go to space. "Imagine if you were having ...

Dream big: Chris Hadfield visits Nova Scotia to talk space, hard work, and world ...   Hants Journal

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The Environment Needs Citizen Scientists   
Huffington Post Canada
Our ancestors may not have called themselves "citizen scientists" or organized to collect data for scientific inquiry, but they were keen observers of the natural world. Their survival often depended on being able to tease apart nature's complexity -- where to find ...


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The Boundary Sentinel
   
Stop Making It Worse   
The Boundary Sentinel
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BlackburnNews.com
   
WFCU Names Lakeshore Aquatic Centre   
BlackburnNews.com
Lakeshore Council with the Zekelman family announce the new name for the new multi-use recreation facility. (Photo by Maureen Revait). Lakeshore's future aquatic centre now has a name — the WFCU Community Pools and Splashpad. It will include ...

Lakeshore names new aquatic centre   Windsor Star (blog)

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Nature World News
   
The Origin of Bennu, the Asteroid NASA Hopes to Meet [VIDEO]   
Nature World News
NASA has recently released a new and educational short films on the asteroid Bennu, a near-Earth space rock that the agency hopes to be collecting samples from by 2018. This mission is a precursor to a larger mission, where NASA will attempt to physically ...

OSIRIS-REx: The Audacious Plan To Scoop An Asteroid And Fly Back To Earth   Universe Today

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The New Indian Express
   
Rise of the Woolly Mammoth   
The New Indian Express
Woolly mammoths could be brought back from extinction, scientists have suggested, after an analysis of 40,000-year-old remains found in Siberia. A clone of the extinct Mammuthus could be created using the DNA of a particularly well preserved mammoth ...

Researchers Found Something Amazing When They Autopsied A 40000-Year ...   seattlepi.com
Jurassic Park redux: The plan to clone a wooly mammoth   The Weather Network
Can the long-extinct woolly mammoth be cloned?   Fox News
Pioneer News   
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