2015年3月25日 星期三

2015-03-26 Canada English Science


E Canada Now
   
Fireball Spotted Over Nova Scotia (VIDEO)   
E Canada Now
Folks across parts of Nova Scotia took to social media Tuesday after seeing a ball of fire in the night sky. David Lane, director of the observatory at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, told CBC it was likely a bright meteor called a fireball. According to Lane ...

Fireball lights up the sky over Nova Scotia   CTV News
WATCH: Meteor lights up sky over Halifax   Globalnews.ca
Bright meteor lights up western Nova Scotia skies   Truro Daily News

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E Canada Now
   
Canadian volunteers Rush to help sea lion pups in California   
E Canada Now
A shift in water temperature is being blamed for the growing number of sea lion pups washing up on the beaches of California after they are lost by their mothers. A group of Canadian volunteers is embarking on a series of visits to California in a bid to help the ...

Vancouver Aquarium staff helping rescue starving sea lion pups in California   CTV News
Vancouver experts head south to help with rash of stranded sea lion pups in ...   Vancouver Sun
BC Vancouver Aquarium staff helping rescue starving sea lion pups in California   Canada News
Techie News   
The Province   
MetroNews Canada   
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The Nation
   
Mushahid annoyed over Pak-EPA performance   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Climate Change, Mushahid Ullah Khan, has expressed resentment over the depressing performance of Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) in controlling environmental pollution in the capital city, The ...

Coalition of scientists petition Canada to wake up and smell the fossil fuel   Brock Press
Govt to engage top experts to tackle environmental issues   Daily Times
Climate Change Isn't Just A Big Issue, It's A Women's Issue   The Debrief
Aaj News   
Bird Watch   
MetroNews Canada   
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Timmins Press
   
Robot racing sparks scientific enthusiasm in U.S. students   
Timmins Press
Undergraduate seniors in Prof. Marko Popovic's lab describe their quadruped robot "Hydro Dog" at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, March 20, 2015. The team will race their robot against other robots in a distance challenge in April ...


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Huffington Post
   
For Earth Hour, Use Less of Everything   
Huffington Post
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in your local time, people around the world will turn off the lights and navigate by star and candlelight to raise awareness about climate change. Ban Ki-Moon, the U.N. Secretary General, describes Earth ...

Beer and loathing on Planet Earth Hour   The Australian
City wants Londoners to reduce energy year round   CTV News
Earth Hour lights-out seeks to illuminate climate plight   News24
Sky News Australia   
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National Post
   
In the future, you may be able to turn invisible with this roll-on squid tape   
National Post
For the past century or so, military scientists say, the United States has been locked in a perpetual search for new ways to deceive its enemies' eyes. In World War II, strategists covered military equipment in netting and coated it with dull-colored paint.
Looking for the perfect camouflage? Have you tried wearing squid stickers?   The Verge
Squids to thank for 'invisible tape'   ENGINEERING.com
Squid-Inspired Stickers   The Scientist

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CTV News
   
NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it   
CTV News
WASHINGTON -- NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it -- a stepping stone and training mission for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars. The space agency Wednesday unveiled details of the $1.25 billion ...

NASA picks an asteroid rock to pave the road to Mars   Toronto Sun
NASA Aims to Pluck a Boulder Off an Asteroid   Discovery News
NASA opts to grab a boulder, not the whole asteroid   CBS News
Eurasia Review   
Engadget   
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CBC.ca
   
Mars mission at Canadian space simulator gives taste of astronaut life   
CBC.ca
I'm on a spaceship that's just entered orbit around Mars when the lights dim, alarms blare and smoke starts spewing through the cabin. I jump from my workstation, confused and anxious to know what's going on. "Who has a fire extinguisher?" barks our ...

Journey to Mars Is Focus of New IMAX Film at Fleet Center   Times of San Diego
White House Presents a Massive $18.5 Billion Budget For NASA   Apex Beats
Planetary Pioneer   Air & Space Magazine

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Nature.com
   
Primatology: Among the lemurs   
Nature.com
When Alison Jolly heard about the plot of the 2005 film Madagascar from Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks Animation, she took issue with one detail. The seasoned primatologist had discovered that female lemurs are dominant over males ...

Lemur teeth help take a bite out of Madagascar's mysteries   Biology News Net (press release) (registration)

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USA TODAY
   
Astronaut set to make history for longest stay in space   
USA TODAY
For the next year, astronaut Scott Kelly won't get stuck in traffic. He won't have to do the laundry, and he certainly won't have to worry about the weather. At 3:42 pm ET Friday, Kelly and a Russian crewmate will blast off for new digs in outer space, not to return ...

Two men leaving Earth this week for year in space   The Globe and Mail
American, Russian Leaving Earth for Year at Space Station   ABC News
Russia plans to resume space tourism in 2018   CTV News
TIME   
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