2015年2月23日 星期一

2015-02-24 Australia Science


Sydney Morning Herald
   
The secret life of ants and their toilet habits   
Sydney Morning Herald
A study of the sanitary practices of black garden ants shows they've adopted habits many parents of 2-year-olds would kill for: Not only are the tiny critters toilet-trained, they also take out their own trash. The study, published in PLOS One and entitled Nest ...

Discovered: Ants Use Tiny 'Toilets'   Nature World News
Study reveals ant colonies create their own toilets   Geek

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Washington Post
   
Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global ...   
Phys.Org
Deep public divisions over climate change are unrelated to differences in how well ordinary citizens understand scientific evidence on global warming. Indeed, members of the public who score the highest on a climate-science literacy test are the most ...

No, the sun isn't driving global warming   Washington Post
Climate Change This Week: Apple Goes Solar, Apocalyptic US Droughts ...   Huffington Post
Science and belief   The Interpreter
Regina Leader-Post   
The Boundary Sentinel   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Buddha CAT scan reveals monk, ancient writings   
NEWS.com.au
FOR centuries, the golden glow of a life-size statue of Buddha has given its followers a feeling of serenity. Now a CAT scan has revealed what lies within. The 11th century relic known as the Liuquan mummy was recently passed through a CAT scanner by the ...

Mummified monk revealed inside Buddha statue   USA TODAY
Mummy Found Hiding Inside Ancient Buddha Statue   Live Science
Mummified Monk Sits Inside Ancient Buddha Statue   Discovery News
CNET   
Washington Post   
CBC.ca   
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Science World Report
   
Entirely New Species of Ruby Seadragon Discovered (VIDEO)   
Science World Report
Scientists have uncovered an entirely new species of seadragon. While researching two known species of seadragons in an effort to understand and protect these fish, researchers uncovered a third, unknown species. (Photo : Western Australian Museum).
Meet Ruby, a Red Sea Dragon. They Can Disguise Themselves To Look Like ...   Empire State Tribune
Say Hello To Ruby: A Newly Discovered Species Of Seadragon Where Males ...   Tech Times
New Ruby Seadragon Species Found And Confirmed   Capital OTC
Customs Today Newspaper   
Immortal News   
SMN Weekly   
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NEWS.com.au
   
More Siberian methane blowholes found in permafrost   
NEWS.com.au
SIBERIA'S blowholes are exploding in numbers: Up to 20 have now been located, raising new fears the warming permafrost is releasing its deadly methane reserves. A new report in the Siberian Times has backed up the discovery of four enormous craters in ...

Crater Creep? Siberian Black Holes Stir Fresh Concern   NBCNews.com
Huge New Holes In Siberia Have Scientists Calling For Urgent Investigation Of ...   Huffington Post
Four New Mysterious Craters Discovered In Siberia's Yamal Peninsula   The Inquisitr
The Siberian Times   
Express.co.uk   
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ABC Online
   
New space race concentrates on Mars, extraterrestrial life   
ABC Online
Space is more crowded than ever, with an increasing number of nations and corporations getting involved with the exploration of the solar system. Yet despite the diversity of participants, many players have a common goal: the search for life. Erica Vowles ...

New sci-fi film role for former Star Trek captain Patrick Stewart   Huddersfield Examiner
Space travel is bad for your health   Cosmos
February 22, 2015 in News: ATV's re-entry camera returned no images   Spaceflight Now
Space.com   
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CNET
   
Lengthy Spacewalk Readies ISS for Private Crew Capsules   
PC Magazine
The first step in reconfiguring the International Space Station (ISS) for commercial crew missions was completed successfully over the weekend, with NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts rigging cables during a nearly 7-hour spacewalk. The pair ...

Latest spacewalk 'selfie' taken against background of Earth, ISS   The Space Reporter
February 23, 2015 in Mission Reports: Photos from this weekend's spacewalk   Spaceflight Now
Astronaut's spacewalking snap joins line of splashy space selfies   CNET
Gizmag   
NBCNews.com   
New Zealand Herald   
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Science World Report
   
How Greenland Ice Sheet responds to warming found   
Business Standard
Scientists have for the first time quantified how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period 8,000-5,000 years ago, providing vital clues to the future of the ice sheet. Back then temperatures were 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer than they are in the present, ...

Past Greenland Ice Sheet Melting May Reveal Future Sea-Level Rise   Science World Report

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The Inquisitr
   
Could Another Planet Lie Hidden Behind The Sun?   
The Inquisitr
Recent revelations that our corner of the galaxy was visited by an alien star in the distant past have once more raised questions about our own solar system, rekindling suggestions that another Earth-sized planet could lie hidden on the opposite side of the ...

Scientists believe they have discovered closest star flyby   Tucson News Now

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Phys.Org
   
Motor proteins prefer slow, steady movement   
Phys.Org
Rice University researchers are modeling the movement of motor proteins along a microtubule by breaking the pathway down into its basic elements. That has helped them understand how attraction and repulsion between adjacent motors affect the …more.

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