2015年5月4日 星期一

2015-05-05 Canada English Science


The Globe and Mail
   
New findings on whale tongues may lead to insight on human nerve damage   
The Globe and Mail
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have discovered that the largest animals alive – whales – have nerves in their tongues that can double in length and then recoil like a bungee cord. The researchers were studying specimens at a ...

Huge rorqual whales have nerves like 'bungee cords,' UBC scientists learn   CBC.ca
Bungee-like nerve in whales allows them to open wide to feed   CTV News
Bungee-like nerve in some whales allows them to open wide to feed: scientists   Lethbridge Herald
News1130   
Tech Times   
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Alberta Express
   
Earthworm Invasion! Help stop the spread of these alien invaders   
Alberta Express
Only six species of invasive earthworms have been found in northern Alberta forests — including one “fairly common” species called Dendrobaena octaedra that, at two to six centimetres long, is smaller than most other earthworms. Photo: Courtesy Erin ...

Alberta Worm Invasion, How You Can Help   E Canada Now
Otherwise beneficial earthworms invading the boreal forest in Canada   Techie News
Earthworm invasion: Study forecasts rise of worms in northern boreal forest   Edmonton Journal

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Maine News
   
Disappeared Dutch skiers' Dog found alive   
Maine News
Two Dutch skiers Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo were studying ice thickness in the north of Resolute Bay when they disappeared. On Thursday, An RCMP search and rescue effort, which was trying to find the skiers, was stopped. That time, police said ...

Missing Dutch polar scientists likely drowned   Echonetdaily
Dutch explorers assumed drowned   3News NZ
Missing Dutch skiers' dog Kimnik found alive in High Arctic   CBC.ca
E Canada Now   
BBC News   
Ottawa Citizen   
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CTV News
   
Meteors to shower the Southern Interior sky this week   
InfoTel News Ltd
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A nearly full moon may play havoc with the Aquarids Meteor Shower as it peaks this week but there is still a chance to see some of the brightest meteors if you can find a patch of clear sky and are patient. The product of dust ...

All eyes on the skies tomorrow night!   CTV News (blog)
How to watch this week's meteor shower created by Halley's Comet   Business Insider Australia

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Astronomy Now Online
   
3 May 2015 in News: The dark matter conspiracy   
Astronomy Now Online
Computer simulation of a galaxy, with the dark matter colourised to make it visible. The dark matter surrounds and permeates the galaxy, holding it together and allowing stars and planets to form. Image credit: Springel et al., Virgo Consortium, ...

Dark Matter even Darker than previously thought   MINA
Dark matter interaction with itself is 'tiny-but-not-zero' (Includes interview)   Digital Journal

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Huffington Post
   
Kathmandu rose three feet but Mt. Everest dropped by an inch in quake   
Washington Post
The first good satellite view of the aftermath of Nepal's April 25 earthquakereveals that a broad swath of ground near Kathmandu lifted by about three feet, which could explain why damage in the city was so severe. The information comes from Europe's ...

Nepal's Earthquake Made Mount Everest A Little Bit Shorter, Scientists Say   Huffington Post
Mount Everest shrinks after devastating quake. Find out why.   The Weather Network
Nepal earthquake: Shocking! Mt Everest shrinks by an inch   Oneindia
Rising Kashmir   
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Phys.Org
   
Study finds fjords help fight climate change   
National Monitor
A study found that fjords are capable of burying up to 18 million tons of organic carbon, and as a result, they can play an important role in regulating climate change. A study showed Monday that fjords from Alaska to Norway are playing an important role in ...

Good news for Norway: Study finds fjords natural allies against climate change   Malay Mail Online
Picturesque fjords also regulate climate   Otago Daily Times
Fiords store lots of carbon, fighting climate change   CBC.ca
New Zealand Herald   
Christian Science Monitor   
Reuters   
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Daily Mail
   
Scientists solve mystery of how the Himalayas were formed   
Daily Mail
More than 140 million years ago, India was part of an immense supercontinent called Gondwana, which covered much of the Southern Hemisphere. However, around 120 million years ago, what is now India broke off and started slowly migrating north, ...

When It Comes To Continental Drift, India Has Been A Speed Demon, Study Finds   Tech Times
Crash! How India Slammed into Eurasia at Record Speed   Live Science
Researchers explain mystery of India's rapid move toward Eurasia 80 million ...   Phys.Org
Nature.com   
International Business Times UK   
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Ars Technica
   
Ancient Native American city may have been done in by Mississippi floods   
Ars Technica
Enlarge / The view from atop Cahokia's huge "Monks Mound," named after some Europeans who lived there for about four years rather than the people who, you know, built it. Brandon Shea. Long before Europeans arrived to settle St. Louis, an impressive ...

As the river rises: Cahokia's emergence and decline linked to Mississippi River ...   University of Wisconsin-Madison
Researchers: Major floods coincided with desertion of Cahokia Mounds   St. Louis Public Radio
Floods might have doomed prehistoric American city   Nature.com
STLtoday.com   
Popular Archaeology   
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UPI.com
   
'Suction cup' fish can grip 150X its weight   
Futurity: Research News
One of the world's best suction cups is scooting around in the shallow, coastal waters of Puget Sound. It's called the Northern clingfish, and its small, finger-sized body uses suction forces to hold up to 150 times its own body weight. These fish actually hold on ...

Clingfish could inspire better medical devices, whale tags   UPI.com
Puget Sound's clingfish could inspire better medical devices, whale tags   Phys.Org

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