ca-hotdailynews: 2015-03-27 Canada English Science

Ojibway bioblitz finds 12 new species to Canada, seeks world record in July
Vancouver Sun
One earthworm can look pretty much like another but even to an expert a greenish worm that moves like a snake was a shock to see in Windsor. Two of the 12 new species to Canada discovered during the June Ojibway Prairie Complex Bioblitz were 10 to 15 ...

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Science Times

James Webb Space Telescope Slated To Replace Hubble Telescope n 2018
Science Times
In 2018 NASA will be replacing the Hubble Telescope with the much more modern James Webb Space Telescope. The scheduled launch in 2018 appears to be on schedule, according to NBC News, and no doubt this new chapter in space exploration will ...

Canada shells out an additional $2.6m for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope   Techie News
Canada increases funding for share of NASA space telescope (with video)   Ottawa Citizen
Increasing Canada's International Role in Space Exploration   Digital Journal
Space.com
West Texas News
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Voice of America

Large Numbers of Starving California Sea Lion Pups Found on Beaches
Voice of America
SAN DIEGO—. Since the beginning of the year, unusually large numbers of California sea lion pups have been found on the beaches of Southern and Central California. The animals are starving and stranded on the beaches. As scientists investigate this ...

BC volunteers help hundreds of starving sea lion pups in California   CTV News
Canadian volunteers Rush to save stranded sea lion pups in California   E Canada Now
What's Behind Sea Lion Pups Stranded On California Beaches?   KPBS
Techie News
Empire State Tribune
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Bay Today

North Bay hosts regional robotics competition
Bay Today
Robots rush to stack totes and green bins to collect points during a practice match at the FRC. Team Red and Team Blue are made up of an alliance of three different teams, identified by the four-digit number on each robot. PHOTO BY CHRISTINE ROY.
North shrinking, but Nipissing growing   The North Bay Nugget
North Bay Regional FIRST Robotics competition hosting 36 teams at Nipissing ...   CBC.ca

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NDTV

City wants you to be in the dark – for an hour
Campbell River Mirror
That's when Earth Hour will be celebrated in 120 countries and 24 time zones across the world. This will be the seventh year that the City of Campbell River has participated in Earth Hour, an event which Mayor Andy Adams proclaimed at Monday's council ...

BSES urges consumers to 'switch off' for Earth Hour   The Hindu
Observe Earth Hour by Switching Off Lights for One Hour Tomorrow   The New Indian Express
Chester MP to take part in Earth Hour switch off   So Cheshire
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
ITV News
Times of India
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CBC.ca

Witnesses say the fireball, which was likely a meteor, looked like lightning
CBC.ca
Some people thought it was lightning, others thought it was a shooting star, or maybe neighbours setting off fireworks. But the bright flash that lit up the sky over P.E.I. and around the Maritimes around 9 p.m. Tuesday night was likely a bright meteor called a ...

Fireball flashing through Maritime sky wows onlookers   CTV News
Bright Flash lit up sky over Prince Edward Island   PerfScience

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Strathmore Standard

Robot racing sparks scientific enthusiasm in U.S. students
Strathmore Standard
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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