2015年5月5日 星期二

2015-05-06 Canada English Science


BBC News
   
Big whales have stretchy nerves to help them gulp   
BBC News
Scientists have stumbled upon one of the secrets behind the big gulps of the world's biggest whales: the nerves in their jaws are stretchy. Rorquals, a family that includes blue and humpback whales, feed by engulfing huge volumes of water and food, ...

Gigantic whales have stretchy 'bungee cord' nerves   University of British Columbia

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Vancouver Sun
   
Earthquake simulator deployed to prepare Vancouver residents for the big one ...   
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — City officials shook fear into residents at city hall Tuesday with a mobile earthquake simulator that shows how Vancouver would rumble if the big one hit. Participants lined up in the rain to experience Quake Cottage, a small trailer that looks ...

Quake simulator aims to help Lower Mainland residents shake off complacency ...   The Province
VIDEO: Earthquake simulator shakes up Vancouver citizens   Vancouver Courier

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E Canada Now
   
Regina Mosquito population being described as higher than normal this year   
E Canada Now
REGINA – The rain – followed by sunshine – has made for ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes including the ones that carry the West Nile virus. Saskatchewan has 41 species, and they've already all been spotted in the province. The number of ...

City of Regina Says Current Mosquito Population Above Average   620 CKRM.com
Regina seeing average number of mosquitoes   News Talk 650 CKOM

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National Post
   
Where does all the water go? Watch Oregon's mysterious Lost Lake disappear ...   
National Post
Deep in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest, there is a mysterious lake that is famous for disappearing. Every winter, the appropriately named Lost Lake fills up with water from melting snow, and every spring it vanishes down two cavernous holes, leaving ...

Water Mystery: Why an Oregon Lake Disappears Each Year   ABC News
Lost Lake In Oregon Really Disappears Each Winter - But Why?   Tech Times
Oregon lake mysteriously drains down hole   Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Alaska Dispatch News
   
'Last Ice' claims lives of researchers   
Alaska Dispatch News
This post was to be about a trip I just made to St. Petersburg to talk to students and fellow journalists about reporting climate change. Instead, I am shocked and saddened to be writing of the apparent loss of one of the people whose work featured prominently ...

Dutch Polar Explorers Likely Drown in Arctic   Discovery News
Husky Found But Missing Dutch Arctic Explorers May Have Drowned   Tech Times
missing Dutch explorers are presumed drowned   The Silver Ink
Chinatopix   
NL Times   
BBC News   
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Energeticcity.ca
   
Upcoming presentation in Fort St. John on caribou population decline   
Energeticcity.ca
The University of Northern B.C. is hosting an upcoming presentation and discussion in Fort St. John about declining caribou populations in northeast B.C.. Dr. Dale Seip is the guest presenter for the evening discussion, which is part of UNBC's Natural ...

All species need protection   Terrace Standard

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Pune Mirror
   
Evolution of bioluminescence   
Pune Mirror
Bioluminescence at least in one millipede may have evolved as a way to survive in a hot, dry environment, not as a means to ward off predators, according to scientists published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The discovery, based ...

The Origins of Bioluminesence Sheds Light on These Elusive Millipedes (VIDEO)   Science World Report
New Glowing Millipede Found; Shows How Bioluminescence Evolved   National Geographic
Why Do Those Bugs Glow? For Some, Bioluminescence is Just a Mistake   Nature World News
(e) Science News (press release) (registration)   
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Digital Journal
   
Has a sixth DNA base been discovered?   
Digital Journal
Most text books talk of four DNA bases. Later research has shown there to be five. No, wait, cross that out, there could be six. Scientists suggest that the methyl-adenine is the sixth base and that it is medically important.
New form of DNA modification may carry inheritable information   UChicago News
Scientists Discover Sixth DNA Base?   Nature World News
Researchers: There may be a 6th DNA base   RedOrbit
Phys.Org   
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Daily Mail
   
Images reveal sound waves of a storm to show what thunder looks like   
Daily Mail
Experts say the move could have major implications for understand how storms work - and improve forecasting. To create the images, researchers created artificial lighting. Scroll down for video. SwRI scientists compared long-exposure optical photographs of ...

Scientists reveal what thunder 'looks' like   The Weather Network
Images expose thunder in exquisite detail   Nature.com
Southwest Research Institute researchers present first 'images' of thunder   KSAT San Antonio

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UPI.com
   
Astrophysicists confirm HL Tau image shows forming planets   
UPI.com
Alma captures the protoplanetary disc that has formed around the star HL Tau. The new research confirms that the gaps were formed by young planets. Photo by ALMA/ESO/NAOJ/NRAO. TORONTO, May 5 (UPI) -- It's settled. The controversial image of HL ...

Proof That HL Tau Image Shows Forming Planets   Science 2.0
U of T astrophysicists offer proof that famous image shows forming planets   (e) Science News (press release) (registration)

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