2015年7月14日 星期二

2015-07-15 Canada English Science


CBC.ca
   
Pluto flyby confirmed by NASA   
CBC.ca
LOCKED! We have confirmation of a successful #PlutoFlyby. pic.twitter.com/Krfo9qxxHw. — @NASANewHorizons. NASA confirmed Tuesday night that its New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Pluto, culminating an epic journey from Earth ...

NASA's New Horizons Pluto mission offers a successful 'Apollo moment'   The Globe and Mail
UPDATE 3-Pluto probe survives encounter, phones home   Reuters
'It was just like we practiced': New Horizons' flawless Pluto flyby   Los Angeles Times
ABC News   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Irish Independent   
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Vancouver Sun
   
Lost young killer whale, Sam, reunited with its BC family   
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Aquarium orca researcher says a young killer whale has been reunited with its family two years after it was found alone in a remote cove. Fisheries and Oceans researchers found the orca swimming alone on Aristazabal Island on ...

A whale of a reunion: Young orca finally finds his mom   CTV News
Lonely killer whale Sam is reunited with family off coast of B.C.   Digital Journal
Rescued killer whale spotted reunited with family   CBC.ca
Huffington Post Canada   
KelownaNow   
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CBC.ca
   
Pet turtles released into Wascana worrying biologists   
CBC.ca
Some pets released into the wild are causing a bit of a tussle about turtles at Wascana. A 12-inch-wide, red-eared slider turtle was found in the creek recently and subsequently named Edward. Biologists say the only way that type of turtle could have ...
Red-eared Slider Turtles pose Risk to Western Painted Turtles   West Texas News
Authorities discover non-native red-eared slider turtles in Wascana Lake   Techie News
Red-eared Slider Turtles discovered in Wascana area   Maine News Online
Regina Leader-Post   
Globalnews.ca   
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CTV News
   
Planting milkweed: Gardeners urged to create monarch habitat   
Washington Post
One of the most widely recognized butterflies in North America, the monarch, is disappearing fast. Most of that decline is blamed on changing land use, but property owners can help shore up the population by setting aside monarch “way stations” filled ...
Butterfly rescue: Milkweed 'way stations' needed to shore up monarch population   Windsor Star

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National Post
   
Erie County Council Approves Marine Sanctuary Resolution   
ErieTVNews
In a 5 to 2 vote tonight, Erie County Council passed a resolution in support of the designation. If approved by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it will be called the Lake Erie Quadrangle. The 760 square mile sanctuary would ...
Utility has access to live satellite imagery of Lake Erie   Wallaceburg Courier Press
Heavy rainfall in June leads to severe Lake Erie algae forecast   NY City News
Forecasting dead zones and toxic algae in US waterways: a bad year for Lake Erie   The Conversation US
Maine News   
Empire State Tribune   
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Huffington Post Canada
   
Humpback Whale Has Swum Entangled Near Nova Scotia For At Least 5 Days   
Huffington Post Canada
Rescuers are trying to free a humpback whale that has been swimming entangled in rope in Maritime waters for at least five days. The humpback was first spotted by Capt. Roy Small of the whale-watching boat MV Island Link in the Bay of Fundy off Nova ...

Updated: Entangled whale sighted in Bay of Fundy again   Queens County Advance
Entangled whale sighted in Bay of Fundy again   The Vanguard

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Straight.com
   
Newborn beluga whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio   
Chron.com
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A newborn beluga whale born prematurely at SeaWorld San Antonio has died. A SeaWorld statement says the 3-week-old calf died Sunday despite what park officials called "round the clock" care by park staff since the calf's birth June ...

Baby whale fathered by Vancouver Aquarium beluga dies at SeaWorld in San ...   Straight.com
Newborn Beluga Whale Born Prematurely Dies at SeaWorld San Antonio   NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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Live Science
   
Surprise! Infrared Camera Reveals Black Leopard's Hidden Spots   
Live Science
The black leopards of the Malaysian Peninsula may look like they have uniform dark coats, but hidden cameras with infrared light have revealed a surprise: The black cats sport the characteristic leopard spots within their dark-hued coats. The new ...
Mysterious black leopards finally reveal their spots   (e) Science News (press release) (registration)
Look: Scientists Figure Out a Way to Reveal a Black Leopard's Secret Spots   TheBlaze.com
Endangered Black Leopards in Malaysia: Researchers See Spots   Nature World News
Science World Report   
Newser   
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WYFF Greenville
   
SC State Museum focuses on heavens with 'Plutopalooza' event   
seattlepi.com
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The planetarium in the South Carolina State Museum is hosting a 'Plutopalooza' event focusing on a new spacecraft's fly-by and photos of Pluto. A webcast of the NASA mission is being broadcast Tuesday and will offer the first ...

Pluto set to orbit at the Manitoba Museum and Planetarium   MetroNews Canada
State Museum focuses on heavens with 'Plutopalooza' event   WYFF Greenville
Plutopalooza Events   Las Cruces Sun-News

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Science /AAAS
   
The genetic tweak that left corn kernels naked and delicious   
Science /AAAS
Corn may exist as we know it because of a single, small change in the plant's genes, The Scientist reports. About 9000 years ago in Mexico, humans domesticated corn from the wild grass teosinte, whose kernels were covered by a tough shell, making them ...

Tiny change in genes gave us corn on the cob   RedOrbit
Maize Domestication Seen on a Molecular Level   Archaeology
Tiny genetic tweak unlocked corn kernels during domestication   agprofessional.com
The Scientist   
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