2015年8月12日 星期三

2015-08-13 Canada English Science


CBC.ca
   
Perseids 2015: Biggest meteor shower of the year peaks tonight   
CBC.ca
Watch NASA's coverage of the Perseid meteor shower right now, with the meteor shower expected to reach its peak overnight. The annual Perseid meteor shower happens every August when Earth passes through debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. When the ...

Perseid meteor shower to be a star-studded event in the Northern Hemisphere ...   ABC Online
Perseid Meteor Shower: The Best Way To Watch   Sky News
How to watch the Perseids meteor shower   Fox News
cleveland.com   
CBS Local   
Engadget   
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The Globe and Mail
   
Fourth humpback whale found dead along BC coast in a week   
The Globe and Mail
A humpback whale that washed up dead on the shore of British Columbia's northern coast last week was the fourth to die in a week in the province's coastal waters. The 10-metre-long female whale was found floating on its back near Klemtu, B.C., with ...
Four dead humpback whales found off BC coast in one week   CTV News
Humpback whale likely killed by entanglement near Klemtu   CBC.ca

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AmeriPublications
   
Watch orca killer whales show off BC Galiano Island Coast   
AmeriPublications
A recent video surfaced showing two pods of orca killer whales playing off the coast of Galiano Island. The video, courtesy of Gary Cullen, shows J-Pod and L-Pod orcas playing and tail flopping in the water. Orcas, also known as killer whales are ...
Orca whales aug 9 2015 in Active Pass from Galiano Island   The Hullabaloo Online
Playing orcas dazzle onlookers near Galiano Island   CBC.ca
Wonderful video of 50 orca killer whales playing off B.C. Coast   Digital Journal
KamloopsBCNow   
OR-Politics.com   
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Montreal Gazette
   
Réunion island is the surfer's paradise where no one is allowed in the water   
Montreal Gazette
ST.-LEU, Réunion — “To see the perfect wave and not be able to surf,” Nicolas Dantec said, shaking his head. “It is too difficult.” Dantec realized a childhood dream when he moved here to Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean that until ...

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Toronto Star
   
Severe decline of Arctic sea ice revealed by National Geographic map   
Toronto Star
Since modern satellite data was first recorded, around 40 per cent of the Arctic sea ice cover has vanished, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center reports. Similar facts highlighting the damaging effect of climate change on the polar cap are ...
New NatGeo Atlas highlights shocking Arctic sea ice loss   The Weather Network
NatGeo Atlas highlights shocking Arctic sea ice loss   The Weather Network
National Geographic Redrew Its World Maps to Reflect Dwindling Arctic Ice ...   The Weather Channel
OnEarth Magazine   
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BBC News
   
Cosmonauts cleaning windows in space   
BBC News
Even space stations need their windows cleaning, but it's a big task when you're floating in space. Two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took a spacewalk to clean a porthole window, 250 miles above the Earth's surface.
How do you wash a window 250 miles from Earth's surface?   Christian Science Monitor
Cosmonauts embark on six-hour spacewalk outside ISS   The Daily Star
Cosmonauts complete spacewalk outside space station   The News International
Russia Beyond the Headlines   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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MorinvilleNews.com
   
Bon Accord named Canada's first International Dark Sky Community   
MorinvilleNews.com
Over the past few years, Bon Accord has been embracing stargazing with its move towards preserving dark skies and encouraging tourism to those who want to view the stars. That effort has now paid off. Bon Accord is the eleventh community in the world ...
Bon Accord, Alberta Town, Named First 'Dark Sky' Community In Canada   Huffington Post Canada

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CBC.ca
   
Cape parrot DNA shows it's a new species, scientists say   
CBC.ca
Scientists say South Africa's cape parrot should be recognized as a new species — one vulnerable to extinction — based on new DNA evidence. The cape parrot has been considered a sub-species of the brown-necked parrot, which is not a threatened ...

Cape Parrot: Genetic Analysis Reveals Bird Should Rise Level Of New Species   Science World Report
Taking flight: Cape parrot identified as new species   The Guardian
Genetic analysis supports elevating Cape Parrot to new species   The Hullabaloo Online
The Times   
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Science World Report
   
Climate Change: Melting Antarctic Glaciers Impact the Food Chain   
Science World Report
It turns out that melting glaciers are having more of an impact on the Antarctic than previously thought. Researchers have found that the nutrient-rich meltwater is actually nourishing the ocean food chain, creating feeding hotspots. Scientists and ASC ...
Melting glacial waters in Antarctica create feeding "Hot Spots"   AmeriPublications
Climate: Melting Antarctic glaciers may boost ocean food chain   Summit County Citizens Voice
Glacial meltwater in Antarctica nourishes feeding ''hot spots''   The Hullabaloo Online
Nature World News   
UPI.com   
Phys.Org   
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Phys.Org
   
Webb sunshield gives an 'open wide' for inspection   
Phys.Org
In this photo, engineers and scientists examine the sunshield layers on this full-sized test unit. Credit: Alex Evers/Northrop Grumman Corporation. The sunshield on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest part of the observatory—five layers ...
What's Coming After Hubble and James Webb? The High-Definition Space Telescope   Universe Today
First Sunshield Layer Completed for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope   MarketWatch
Photo Release -- First Sunshield Layer Completed for NASA's James Webb Space ...   Aviation.ca (press release)

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