2015年3月19日 星期四

2015-03-20 Canada English Science


Toronto Star
   
Extent of Arctic sea ice falls to record low   
Toronto Star
A record low for the extent of Arctic sea ice continues a decades-long trend that is quickly upending the northern ecosystem and possibly affecting southern weather. “There might be some sea ice growth yet, but I think it's pretty much done,” said Julienne ...

Coverage of Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to a Winter Low   New York Times
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Arctic sea ice is smallest size on record this winter   Reuters
Winter's Arctic Sea Ice is Smallest On Record   Voice of America
RTE.ie   
Aljazeera.com   
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Mercury levels rapidly rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist   
Times Colonist
An Arctic gull is shown in this undated handout photo. A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination may be behind the dramatic population drop of an endangered Arctic gull. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - RSPB Centre for ...


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Techie News
   
Ex-Canadian astronaut on Mars One: "Nobody is going anywhere in 10 years"   
Techie News
Just days after a Mars One candidate colonist put forward his thoughts on the project and raising some serious questions, former Canadian astronaut Julie Payette has put forward her views stating that “nobody is going anywhere in 10 years”. Payette made ...

Ex-Astronaut Slams the Feasibility of Controversial One Way Mars Mission   IGN
Ex-Canadian astronaut Julie Payette says Mars One, the one-way mission to the ...   National Post
Julie Payette, former Canadian astronaut, says Mars mission is going nowhere   CBC.ca
Hamilton Spectator   
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My Yellowknife Now
   
NWT, Alberta ink “unparalleled” water management deal   
My Yellowknife Now
NWT Premier Bob McLeod says a new agreement with Alberta does everything possible to protect the waters of the Mackenzie River basin. McLeod and NWT environment minister Michael Miltenberger met with Alberta Premier Jim Prentice to sign the ...

Mackenzie River watershed protected in new deal   News Talk 770 Calgary
NWT, Alberta to sign Mackenzie River basin water agreement   CBC.ca
Alberta, Northwest Territories sign deal on vast Mackenzie River watershed   Winnipeg Free Press

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National Post
   
Delayed at Vancouver's airport? Blame the 'impressive fire ant' and don't expect ...   
National Post
VANCOUVER — The invasive fire ant continues to spread in the Lower Mainland, wreaking havoc on Vancouver airport runways and forcing CP Rail to burn the soil on the Arbutus corridor in attempts to eradicate them. Last summer, several planes hit birds ...

Metro Vancouver fire ant invasion shows no sign of slowing   Globalnews.ca
Delayed at Vancouver airport? Blame the fire ants   Times Colonist

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Akron Beacon Journal
   
Natural factors cause global climate change, speaker tells Akron Roundtable   
Akron Beacon Journal
Global climate change is real, according to a geography professor who has led nine expeditions and along with her husband has archived ice cores — pieces of ice sheets to gain a better understanding. “There is no debate within the climate science ...

Canada: "A Backwater of Ignorance"   The Castlegar Source
When legally liable, companies don't dispute global warming   Environment & Energy Publishing
US Catholics Lead in Concern About Climate Change, Says Yale Study   InsideClimate News

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The Independent
   
Oxford boffins publish fine-scale regional genetic map of UK   
The Register
An international team of researchers have created a fine-scale genetic map of the UK, the first time such a map has been produced for any country in the world. The fine-scale genetic variation between human populations is of interest to researchers both as a ...

Study Reveals Genetic Path of Modern Britons   New York Times
DNA study shows Celts are not a unique genetic group   BBC News
Britons still live in Anglo-Saxon tribal kingdoms, Oxford University finds   Telegraph.co.uk
Los Angeles Times   
Mashable   
Washington Post   
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Reuters
   
Big ancient land-dwelling croc inspired 'abject terror'   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The "Carolina butcher" has been found and is just as scary as the name suggests. Scientists on Thursday said they had unearthed fossils in North Carolina of a big land-dwelling croc that lived about 231 million years ago, walked on ...

'Carolina butcher', the giant, upright crocodile that roamed the earth before ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Revealed: the terrifying 9ft-long crocodile that walked upright   The Guardian
Scientists locate a reptile that predates dinosaurs   NEWS.com.au
National Monitor   
Yibada (English Edition)   
Frontline Desk   
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Irish Examiner
   
Different Mars One Finalist: It Totally Isn't a Scam   
The Escapist
Physics student Ryan MacDonald is another Mars One finalist, who is refuting Dr. Joseph Roche's claims that the whole thing is a scam. Earlier in the week, we ran a rather lengthy article on Mars One finalist Dr. Joseph Roche's claims that the entire Mars One ...

Will Mars One get off the ground? Here's why it doesn't matter if they succeed or ...   The Weather Network
Irish man off Mars One mission   Irish Examiner
Mars One Colony Project Delays Manned Red Planet Mission to 2026   Space.com
NBCNews.com   
Hamilton Spectator   
Businessinsider India   
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MetroNews Canada
   
Edmonton councillors to look at expanding backyard bees city-wide   
MetroNews Canada
Edmonton neighbourhoods could buzz this year thanks to city administration recommending that councillors endorse backyard beehives. After a successful beehive pilot program, administration is recommending permanent changes to bylaws that would ...

Edmonton could be buzzing with backyard bees this year   Edmonton Journal

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