2014年12月25日 星期四

2014-12-26 Canada English Science


Los Angeles Times
   
Invasive species get by with a little help from their alien friends   
Los Angeles Times
Scientists call it "invasional meltdown," and it's the theory that once an alien species takes root in a new land, it opens the door to intrusions from other invading organisms. lRelated Putting the color in Yellowstone's famed thermal springs · Science Now ...

European fire ant helping spread of invasive plant   Toronto Star
New study suggests invasive species work together to dominate local habitats   The Globe and Mail
Invasive Fire Ants May Help Other Invasive Species Spread   Science World Report
French Tribune   
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Toronto Sun
   
Quebec man Frederic Dion reaches geographic South Pole   
CTV News
A Quebec man has become the first person to reach the geographic South Pole by kite ski solo. Frederic Dion has travelled more than 3,000 kilometres since leaving the Antarctic coast on Nov. 9. He reached the geographic South Pole in nine days, according ...

Quebecer Frederic Dion first to reach South Pole solo   Northumberland Today

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Digital Journal
   
Global warming initiatives paying big sums   
Digital Journal
Countries around the world open their wallets and try to pitch in for the climate fund. Falling short of their pledge of $10b, this controversial issue for developing countries might see a different insight.
The Impossible Deal   Planet S
Global 2-Degree Temperature Limit Lives On, but Concerns Mount That Goal Is ...   Bloomberg BNA

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San Francisco Chronicle
   
Citing Declines, Groups Want California Spotted Owl Protected   
KCET
Logging has seriously hurt the California spotted owl, say two wildlife groups who want the bird protected under the Endangered Species Act. In a petition filed Wednesday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wild Nature Institute and Earth Island ...

A Christmas Present for the California Spotted Owl: Federal Endangered ...   Digital Journal
Wildlife groups say spotted owls thrive in burned forests, seek protection   Globalnews.ca
Wildlife groups seek help for California owl   San Jose Mercury News

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MiamiHerald.com
   
Puna lava flow remains stalled about 700 yds from Pahoa Marketplace ...   
Hawaii News Now
Kīlauea's East Rift Zone lava flow remains active upslope from the Pahoa Marketplace area, visible at upper left, though activity has waned over the past week. The flow was very close to a firebreak road cut several months ago. USGS. PHOTOS: Kilauea lava ...

Lava flow spares Hawaiian shopping center just before Christmas   Washington Post
What It's Like to Holiday-Shop in Hawaiian Village Threatened by Lava   Newsweek
Hawaii lava stalls just short of shopping center   New Zealand Herald
Huffington Post   
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The Weather Network
   
How to, where to photograph a starry night sky   
Los Angeles Times
If the heavens fascinate you (and maybe Santa brought you a new camera), you may wonder how to take a photo that captures starlight like the ones used in the time-lapse video above. lRelated Deal: Sample Canada's best icewines with this pass -- and save.
Here's what it's like to view the night sky from the Rocky Mountains   The Weather Network

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Science World Report
   
NASA Captures the Holidays From Space in Mesmerizing Videos   
Newsweek
On Christmas Eve, NASA shared a look from space at severe weather developing over the Gulf Coast of the United States. In the weeks leading up to the holiday, it has also shared video of a solar flare and of Christmas lights as seen from a satellite.
Tornadoes for Christmas: Severe holiday weather from space   Science Codex
NASA monitors Severe Holiday Weather from Space / latest news   Full-Time Whistle
NASA captured Christmas Eve from space   Capitalberg
Science World Report   
MyFoxOrlando.com   
Digital Journal   
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Bangkok Post
   
The international battle for Santa Claus's house   
The Globe and Mail
A couple of years ago, a Canadian cabinet minister proudly declared that Santa Claus is a citizen of Canada. After all, his home and toy factory are at the North Pole, which, according to the minister's interpretation, belongs to Canada. Though Santa Claus has ...

The PM's Christmas Message reimagined: What are Canadians willing to do ...   rabble.ca (blog)
Being Santa a family affair for Alaska man   Press of Atlantic City
EXCLUSIVE: Santa on his way, says Cornwall children some of the best around   Seaway News
Smithsonian   
BBC News   
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Mashable
   
1968: Daddy's gone to the moon for Christmas   
Mashable
On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 and its astronauts - Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders - launched into space and over the course of their mission, became the first people to orbit the Moon. Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times, and on Christmas Eve, ...

Apollo 8 spent Christmas Eve orbiting the moon   The Denver Channel
The First Christmas in Space: An Apollo 8 Holiday History   Yahoo News UK
2014 is like 1968, but with no Apollo 8   Examiner.com
Net Newsledger   
klyq   
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CBC.ca
   
A 7 million light year distant “Dwarf Galaxy” discovered   
Capitalberg
Scientists have found another dwarf galaxy using Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera. It is the second small galaxy found after KKR25 in 1999 by the same group of scientists. A team of American and Russian Scientists have discovered a new ...

Scientists Discover New 'Dwarf Galaxy' 7 Million Light Years Away   Macro Insider
New rare dwarf galaxy discovered next to Milky Way   CBC.ca
Hubble Finds 'New' Dwarf Galaxy in Milky Way's Backyard   Discovery News
Voice Chronicle   
Digital Journal   
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