2015年5月20日 星期三

2015-05-21 Canada English Science


Toronto Star
   
Stone tool discovery confirms theory of early humans   
Toronto Star
Researchers in Kenya have discovered stone tools 3.3 million years old — the oldest on record by 700,000 years — confirming long-held doubts about our ancestors' reputation as first adopters of a pivotal technology. Until the new discovery, described ...

Oldest known stone tools found in Kenya   Brisbane Times
World's Oldest Tools - From 3.3 Million Years Ago - Discovered in Africa   USA TODAY
The World's Oldest Stone Tools Were Not Made By Humans   Gizmodo
BBC News   
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India Today
   
US military launches secret space plane X-37B   
India Today
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. File photo: Reuters.The US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane was launched on Wednesday for its fourth secret space mission. The reusable, unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lifted off atop an Atlas V rocket at 11:05 am ...

Star Wars: the Air Force's new X-37B space plane shrouded in secrecy   State Column
US Military Space Plane Begins a Fourth (Mostly) Secret Mission   New York Times

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Quartz
   
China to be first, landing on 'dark side' of moon   
Pakistan Observer
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - Beijing—China is planning to land its Chang'e-4 probe on the moon's “dark side”, which has never before been explored, Wu Weiren, the chief engineer for China's Lunar Exploration Program told Chinese Central Television.
China aims to be first to land on 'dark side' of moon   ecns
Scientists capture 360 degree panoramic views of Moon   The Indian Express
China plans to be the first to land on the dark side of the moon   Quartz
Breitbart News   
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Boreal birds need half the forest   
OurWindsor.ca
The Swainson's thrush is probably a bird that you have never heard of before, despite the fact that it breeds in almost every province and territory of Canada and its total population numbers in the tens of millions. It is a bird that is not often noticed, it's wispy, ...


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Energeticcity.ca
   
Forest Fire Danger increased to extreme in Northeast BC   
Energeticcity.ca
The Forest Fire danger rating in Northeast B.C. is now considered extreme. According to the Wildfire Management Branch, fire conditions in Northeast B.C. remain volatile due to unseasonably warm temperatures and extremely low relative humidity.
It's Getting Hotter Here   The Source Weekly
Extraordinary combustion- Oregon Forests in Peril   Oregon Natural Resources Report
Forest Fires Worsen Climate Change   Pioneer News
Carson Now   
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Shelburne News
   
Best annuals for extended color   
Shelburne News
With planting beds readied for the summer season it's time to take a look at openings in the garden and add annuals into spaces between perennials, ornamental grass, shrubs, and groundcovers. Now is the time to make notes about shade or sun areas that ...

MAJOR: Annuals brighten with colour   North Shore News

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Laboratory Equipment
   
Light-emitting, Transparent Paper Key to Flexible Electronics   
Laboratory Equipment
A new, environmentally friendly paper that glows could lead to sustainable, roll-up electronics. Image: ACS The rapid evolution of gadgets has brought us an impressive array of "smart" products from phones to tablets, and now watches and glasses. But they ...

Light-emitting paper paves way for flexible electronics   Big News Network.com
Toward 'Green' Paper-Thin, Flexible Electronics   Product Design & Development

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Tech Times
   
Supernova Material Collides With White Dwarf Companion - What Did This ...   
Tech Times
A Type 1a supernova was seen in the process of exploding. Observations may reveal the underlying nature of these powerful events. This still from a computer simulation shows material from one star (displayed in brown) colliding with a white dwarf ...

Supernova seen colliding with companion star   The Space Reporter
Two sides of supernova origin revealed   ABC Science Online

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IBNLive
   
Why do men exist? Scientific study explains   
The Daily Star
LONDON: Since in many species, sperm is males' only contribution to reproduction, biologists have long puzzled about why evolutionary selection, known for its ruthless efficiency, allows them to exist. Now British scientists have an explanation: Males are ...

Why do males even exist?   Yahoo News Canada (blog)

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Scientific Computing
   
Ontology for Automatons: Standard Knowledge for Robots   
Scientific Computing
The IEEE Standard for Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (IEEE P1872) is designed to simplify programming, extend the information processing and reasoning capabilities of robots, and enable What do you know? There is now a world standard for ...

Standard knowledge for robots   Phys.Org

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