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2015-05-10 Canada English Science


CTV News
   
New Carl Sagan institute will search for signs of extraterrestrial life   
CTV News
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University institute searching for signs of life among the billions and billions of stars in the universe is being named for -- who else? -- Carl Sagan. Cornell announced Saturday that the Carl Sagan Institute will honour the famous ...

Searching the cosmos in Carl Sagan's name at Cornell   U.S. News & World Report

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Globalnews.ca
   
Protecting Saskatchewan waters from invasive species   
Globalnews.ca
REGINA – The provincial government is enhancing regulations in an effort to prevent invasive species from entering Saskatchewan. “Saskatchewan's lakes and waterways have significant environmental, economic and recreational importance and aquatic ...

Concern over Zebra Mussels in Saskatchewan lakes   620 CKRM.com
State still fighting aquatic invasive species   Post-Bulletin
Ravalli County boat decontamination illustrates invasive species effort   Ravalli Republic

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Hindustan Times
   
How prepared are the Indians shortlisted for the Mars One project?   
Hindustan Times
Full disc image of Mars, taken by the Mars Orbiter, from an altitude of 66,543 km. (ISRO). Share. Ritika Singh remembers the ping from her inbox that warm afternoon in April, 2012. Her colleague had sent everybody a mail about a trip. The 29-year-old ...

The UAE's probe, Hope, could fly to Mars by 2020   Mashable

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Alaska Dispatch News
   
Satellite technology offers new insights into climate change's effects on the Arctic   
Alaska Dispatch News
New satellite technology allows scientists to measure not only the atmosphere, the sea ice extent, and even cloud cover, but also the thickness of ice, all of which help increase the understanding of climate change's impacts on the Arctic. Photo by Kathryn ...

Scientists Praise Contributions of Two Dutch Explorers Who Perished on Arctic Ice   New York Times (blog)
Climate change's tragic toll: The Arctic, two missing researchers & unsettling ...   Salon
Body of explorer recovered in Arctic, one still missing   Globalnews.ca
Grist   
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Techie News
   
Satellite data, stunning images shows typical cloud cover over Earth   
Techie News
Years of data collection by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite reveal typical cloud cover over Earth – 67 per cent of Earth's surface is covered by clouds, with just 10 per cent of the sky over oceans being ...

Breathtaking Map of the Cloudy Earth   Slate Magazine (blog)
Image reveals the beautiful weather patterns that cover Earth   Daily Mail
13 Years of Cloud-Watching Makes a Beautiful Visual of the Earth   Gizmodo

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Digital Journal
   
40000-year-old bracelet made by extinct human species found   
Digital Journal
In what is quite an amazing discovery, scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old. This makes it the oldest piece of jewelry ever discovered, and archeologists have been taken aback by the level of its sophistication.
Scientists find 40000 year old bracelet made by extinct human species   Uncover California
Stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world   Ancient Origins
A Jeweler Made This Bracelet—40000 Years Ago   JCK

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National Observer
   
Scientists debate ways to strengthen climate reports   
University World News
As the United Nation's COP 21 meeting in Paris, France, draws closer, the future of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, is under consideration. In numerous consultations from Nairobi to Berlin, member countries and scientists are ...

Pandora's box: warnings from world's best climate science   National Observer
Gary W. Smith: The thirst for knowledge   Vallejo Times Herald

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Times of India
   
Danish student in sun harvest breakthrough   
Times of India
LONDON: A student from the University of Copenhagen has researched his way to a break through that may prove pivotal for technologies trying to capture the energy of the sun and saving it for a rainy day.sun. Anders Bo Skov worked with special molecules ...

New tech to capture the energy of Sun   Business Standard

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Chandigarh Tribune
   
Scientists use light to alter genes   
Chandigarh Tribune
With a new gene editing method that uses light, scientists can modify functions of genes more precisely, a new study says. "This method may allow people to engineer genes in cells or animals with better spatial and temporal control than ever before," said ...

New Gene Editing Tools Renew Debate Over Germline Alteration   Science 2.0

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The Nation
   
20 dead whales found beached in Chile   
The Nation
More than 20 whales were found dead and rotting along a rocky coast of southern Chile, maritime officials said Friday, as they tried to determine what killed them and when. The whales, discovered beached north of the Gulf of Penas, measured about 10 ...

Endangered sei whales found beached on Chilean coast   CBC.ca

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