2014年12月18日 星期四

2014-12-19 Canada English Science


Montreal Gazette
   
Franklin exhibit will tour Canada   
Montreal Gazette
Parks Canada and the Royal Ontario Museum have announced a partnership to tell the story and show the artifacts of explorer Sir John Franklin across the country. “The Franklin Outreach Project will include pop-up displays, lectures, and exhibitions and ...

Franklin Expedition discovery brings multimedia...   InsideHalton.com
Royal Ontario Museum to host exhibits from Franklin expedition   CANOE
HMS Erebus bell replica to be centrepiece of Franklin Expedition exhibit   CBC.ca

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National Post
   
Its funding may have been eliminated, but that didn't stop a Canadian satellite ...   
National Post
A suitcase-sized Canadian satellite whose funding has been eliminated by the Canadian Space Agency has co-discovered a new planet in another solar system. The MOST space telescope, just 65 centimetres wide and 25 deep, also confirmed the planet is ...

Kepler Spacecraft Finds New 'Super-Earth' 180 Light-Years Away   New York Times
NASA's Kepler finds massive alien planet 180 light years away   The Week Magazine
NASA's Kepler space telescope finds 'Super-Earth' after 19-month hiatus   Christian Science Monitor
Discovery News   
American Live Wire   
UH System Current News   
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Toronto Star
   
Scientists chart a hidden watery world for life deep below ground   
The Globe and Mail
Scientists have discovered that many of the oldest and deepest rock formations on Earth are suffused with water that is rich in chemical energy and could house a vast underground habitat for microbes that dates back to life's first stirrings. The find promises to ...

Volume of world's oldest water estimated   BBC News
'Sleeping Giant' of ancient life-sustaining water found in Earth's crust   The Weather Network
Possibility of widespread 'deep-Earth life' jolts scientists   OurWindsor.ca
(e) Science News   
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E Canada Now
   
Interstellar Tsunami Ridden by NASA's Voyager 1 Probe   
E Canada Now
Scientists have concluded that NASA's Voyager 1 is still riding an interstellar tsunami that it first encountered in February of 2014. This cosmic tsunami is creating eerie vibrations that can be heard with scientific radio waves that are being transmitted from the ...

Voyager 1 Surfs a Cosmic Tsunami   TIME
Voyager 1 rides 'tsunami wave' in interstellar space   Fox News
NASA's Voyager 1 is riding a huge cosmic tsunami   Digital Journal
Daily Mail   
Globalnews.ca   
Times of India   
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Financial Times
   
Denmark's claim to North Pole fans geopolitical rivalry   
Financial Times
When a Russian submarine placed a flag on the seabed under the North Pole in 2007, some said it evoked a bygone age of territorial conquest. “This isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and just plant flags,” Canada's then foreign minister, ...

Denmark stakes its claim in the war for the North Pole   Brisbane Times

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The Province
   
UBC astronomers help spot new 'waterworld' planet in our (galactic ...   
The Province
Scientists at Harvard, Caltech and the University of B.C. have discovered a potential “waterworld” orbiting a star in our galactic neighbourhood, raising hopes that Earth-like planets may be lurking nearby. The planet — known in the scientific community as ...

UBC astronomers discover potential 'waterworld' in our galactic neighbourhood   Vancouver Sun
UBC astronomer confirms a new “Super-Earth” planet   UBC Faculty of Science
'Super-Earth' Planet Discovery Confirmed By UBC Astronomer   Huffington Post Canada

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Feds to create ministerial advisory committee to study Atlantic salmon decline   
Winnipeg Free Press
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - An advisory committee is being set up by the federal government to look at declining catches of Atlantic salmon on the East Coast. Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says the committee will meet at least four times between February and June, ...

Federal Government Response to Call to Action an Important First Step Toward ...   Digital Journal
Atlantic Salmon Federation hails formation of advisory committee to address ...   St. John Valley Times

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Map: Here's where the polar bears are vanishing   
Vox
A Polar Bear walks on the frozen tundra on the edge of Hudson Bay waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze-over 14 November 2007 (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images). Don't miss stories. Follow Vox!

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NEWS.com.au
   
Russia 'to build own space station'   
NEWS.com.au
THE International Space Station (ISS) is a collaborative project between the US, Russia and other European states that demonstrates the awesome achievements possible when nations work together. Launched in 1998, the space station acts as a habitable ...

UK Singer Sarah Brightman to Travel to Space Station in 2015   E Canada Now
ISS astronaut's incredible return to earth captured on film   The Independent
Mysterious Red Laser Near ISS Triggers UFO Rumors. Nope, says NASA   Tech Times
International Business Times   
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Daily Caller
   
Study: Beaver Dams Make Global Warming Worse   
Daily Caller
Apparently, beaver ponds cause more methane to be released into the atmosphere, exacerbating global warming and leaving scientists with an interesting question: how do we stop beaver methane? The University of Saskatchewan's Colin Whitfield says that ...

Beavers make a comeback, study finds   Sun News Network

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