2015年5月23日 星期六

2015-05-24 Canada English Science


CBC.ca
   
Montrealer sets world record for farthest flight by hoverboard   
CBC.ca
Travelling the country's lakes and rivers in a canoe is an iconic Canadian pastime but Alexandru Duru just might change all that with his new Guinness World Record-breaking hovercraft. 'To tell you the truth I always thought (flying) was something possible,' ...

Canadian sets record for farthest flight by hoverboard   Toronto Sun
Canadian man breaks hoverboard world record   Telegraph.co.uk
This guy's homemade hoverboard flight set a Guinness World Record   CNET
CTV News   
Winnipeg Free Press   
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W*USA 9
   
Rare spider tortoise hatches at the National Zoo in DC   
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo says for the first time a rare spider tortoise has hatched at its Reptile Discovery Center. The zoo says the tortoise hatched May 10 at an off-exhibit area and appears to be doing well. The zoo says if it continues ...

Thompson Park Zoo hosts turtle races for 'World Turtle Day' (VIDEO)   WatertownDailyTimes.com
Critically endangered spider tortoise hatches at Smithsonian?s National Zoo   WJLA
Turtle survival an uphill battle; World Turtle Day marked Saturday   Peterborough Examiner
Sarnia Observer   
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News & Observer
   
Backyard Wildlife: What you can do to protect bees   
News & Observer
Honey bees at work inside one of the hives at the Bayer North American Bee Care Center at Bayer CropScience facility in Research Triangle Park in 2014. Bayer scientists have been studying bee health and husbandry practices since the early 1990s.
Feed the bees   Winnipeg Free Press
Another view: Further bee decline could hit home   Waterloo Record

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Winnipeg Free Press
   
Ambitious sci-fi opus highlights author's confidence in his craft   
Winnipeg Free Press
It takes a certain confidence as a writer to open your book with the destruction of the moon and then never bother mentioning how or why it happened. It also takes confidence to interrupt your novel two-thirds of the way through with the words "Five Thousand ...

Science fiction: the latest must-reads   Toronto Star
Science Fiction: Rebooting Earth   Wall Street Journal
In Neal Stephenson's 'Seveneves' a hard rain falls after the moon blows up   Examiner.com
The Colorado Independent   
Science Friday   
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Uncover Michigan
   
Celestial Objects Get their Rightful Claimants, House of Representatives Clears ...   
Uncover Michigan
Wish to own one of those extraterrestrial items mined from celestial bodies? The bill on 'Space Mining' ensures you just that! Friday saw the US House of Representatives, pass the impending bill on space mining. This bill is an attempt by the US to lay claim ...

US Congress passes bill on space mining   MINING.com
The US has space experts worried about an extra-terrestrial land grab   Quartz
American Companies Are One Step Closer To Claiming Asteroid Treasure   Fast Company
SiliconBeat   
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GMA News
   
If you don't want your food genetically modified, tell nature to stop it   
Daily Times
Chipotle hit the headlines recently when the company announced it would no longer serve customers genetically modified foods. This despite the fact that more than a trillion meals containing genetically modified food have already been eaten in the United ...

COLUMN-If you don't want your food genetically modified, tell nature to stop it.   Reuters
Gardening: Why non-GMO seeds matter, to me   Maple Ridge News
Genetically engineered crops and the affects on farming   Coshocton Tribune
Genetic Literacy Project   
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Times of India
   
Mars mission makes India top ranking space power: China report   
Times of India
BEIJING: India's accomplishment in becoming the only Asian country to send a spacecraft to Mars has earned it a place in the top rankings of space-faring nations, a report by a Chinese research institution has said. The US, Europe, Russia, China, Japan and ...

Asia's Century: India And China Should Avoid Western Trap   South Asian Link
China 4th in the World in Space Power Capabilities: Report   Yibada (English Edition)

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Vaccine News Daily
   
Chemists discover simple, thrifty method to synthesize amines   
Vaccine News Daily
A team of chemists from the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) recently discovered a simple and cost-efficient tool for synthesizing “amines,” which are a specific class of organic compounds that are commonly used in drugs and similar modern products.
Modern alchemy: Chemists devise synthesis of valuable exotic compounds   Phys.Org
Modern Alchemy: TSRI Chemists Devise Synthesis of Valuable Exotic Compounds   HealthCanal.com

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Los Angeles Times
   
Saturn is in opposition tonight, and you can see it live, right here   
Los Angeles Times
Saturn will be shining more brightly tonight than at any other time of the year, and you can see it live, right here. Beginning at 6 p.m. Friday the astronomy website Slooh.com will broadcast a live feed of Saturn from its telescopes in the Canary Islands. Slooh's ...

Watch live: Saturn is closest to Earth tonight   Orlando Sentinel
See the gorgeous ringed planet Saturn and its moons   CBS News
Happy sky watching: Saturn will be shining more brightly tonight   Odisha Samaya
The Weather Network   
The Independent   
International Business Times   
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Montreal Gazette
   
Mosses for the home garden   
Montreal Gazette
Planning a moss garden? It's as easy as waiting for the courier to deliver a box in which fabric sheets of dormant moss are rolled between corrugated cardboard. Then, says Bryophyta Technologies owner Suzanne Campeau, lay them down on a prepared ...


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