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2015-02-08 Australia Science


Pedestrian TV
   
2013 record heatwave 'virtually impossible' without climate change, Climate ...   
ABC Online
A new report by the Climate Council of Australia says it would have been "virtually impossible" for 2013 to be the hottest year in the country's record without man-made emissions in the atmosphere. The independently-funded group used new modelling to look ...

Unbearable heat 'by 2090 without change'   NEWS.com.au
Climate change drove Australia's record hot year, report finds   Sydney Morning Herald
Climate Council Report Warns Extreme Heat In Australia May Be Unbearable By ...   Pedestrian TV
9news.com.au   
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Huffington Post
   
Starlight Starbright: How Many Planets Will I Find Tonight   
Huffington Post
Last time we talked about Habitable zones around stars within which orbiting planets can support liquid water. Liquid water as far as we know, can lead to life like us. It happened here after all. But how do we find these planets? Can we see them directly?
Scientists calculate possibility of hundreds of billions of Earth-like planets   Full-Time Whistle
The Milky Way Could Host Over 200 Planets That Can Support Life   WallStreet OTC
Scientists Confirm Alien Life Exists on Billions of Earth-like Exoplanets   Chinatopix
Sci-News.com   
West Texas News   
Techie News   
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The Inquisitr
   
Looking For The Nearest Tiger Shark? There's An App For That   
The Inquisitr
Beachgoers in Australia are now able to track some of the tiger sharks swimming along their coast in real time using a phone app, and scientists hope the efforts may change the face of the country's controversial shark policies. Working with Ocearch ...

App to track sharks in Queensland on your smartphone   Brisbane Times
New technology will detect sharks - Yahoo!7   Yahoo!7 News

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Daily Caller
   
Study: Arctic Emitting Methane For Over Two Million Years   
Daily Caller
The Arctic Ocean has been seeping methane for longer than humans have been roaming the Earth, according to new research published in Geophysical Research Letters. This gas, emitted among others by burning/drilling natural gas, has been worrying ...

Natural Methane Seepage Occurring for Millions of Years near Arctic Ocean   AZoCleantech
Methane Seepage Has Been Occurring For Millions Of Years   Science 2.0
Methane Emitting from Arctic Seabed for Millions of Years   Nature World News
EurekAlert (press release)   
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The Guardian
   
Geologists solve tectonic plate mystery with half a tonne of explosives   
The Guardian
Geologists may have finally explained how tectonic plates shift by blowing up hundreds of kilograms of dynamite in New Zealand. Half a tonne of explosive slurry was pumped into a dozen, steel-cased holes spread nearly 100km across New Zealand's north ...

Hidden Molten Channel Beneath Earth Discovered with a Blast   Yahoo News UK
Scientists Have Imaged the Base of a Tectonic Plate - (full-timew)   Full-Time Whistle
Geologists solve mystery of what lies beneath tectonic plates   Descrier

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Full-Time Whistle
   
Maritimer hopes to make third cut for Mars One mission   
Full-Time Whistle
The company Mars One is trying to establish colonies on Mars by offering one-way trips there within the next 10 years. I've gotten into heated debates about the ethical implications of sending people on these trips. Even though the people selected signed up ...

Brit wants to give birth to first baby on Mars   Techie News
British student applies to be first mom on Mars   WantChinaTimes
Student To Become First Mom On Mars   Clapway
Sun News Network   
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Sky & Telescope
   
Venus and Mars in conjunction   
The Guardian
Next to the moon, the planet Venus is often the brightest object in the evening or pre-dawn sky. This month, Venus shines at -3.9 magnitude (negative numbers are brighter than positive numbers), easily spotted in the western evening sky, just after sunset.
How to See the Brightest Planets in February's Night Sky   Space.com
Jupiter Wins the Starring Role in February's Planet Parade   NBCNews.com
Good news about exoplanets could be bad news for us   Boston Globe
Daily Mail   
Sky & Telescope   
Mother Nature Network   
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Empire State Tribune
   
US government plans to cull 11000 Oregon birds to save salmon   
Reuters
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - The federal government has plans to kill nearly 11,000 double crested cormorants on a small Oregon island over four years in an effort to save embattled salmon, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Friday. The plan, in the ...

Federal officials propose plan to save Columbia River salmon   KOMO News
The government plans to kill 11000 birds in Oregon to save salmon   Business Insider Australia
Federal government proposes plan to reduce cormorant colony   Longview Daily News
OregonLive.com   
OPB News   
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NET Website
   
Viewers respond to report on gap between science and public opinion   
NET Website
ALISON STEWART: And now to Viewers Like You: your chance to comment on some of our recent work. Many wrote us about our interview describing a recent pew poll — a poll that found a large gap between what scientists believe and what the public ...

US students improving – slowly – in math and science, but still lagging ...   The FINANCIAL
US public and scientists see world through different glasses   BioEdge
Pew survey: 84% of scientists say US lagging on STEM education is a 'major ...   BetaBoston

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CNET
   
Man too busy texting to notice a whale?   
CNET
Technically Incorrect: It isn't every day you see a humpback whale. You won't see one at all if you've always got your nose in your phone. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; 6 February 2015 6:31 pm GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Man glued to his mobile phone misses rare humpback whale sighting   Telegraph.co.uk
Guy Looking At His Phone Doesn't See The Giant Humpback Whale Right In ...   Huffington Post
Incredible moment a rare humpback whale comes close...is missed by man on ...   The Independent
UPI.com   
Irish Examiner   
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