2015年2月27日 星期五

2015-02-28 Australia Science


NBCNews.com
   
Color Controversies Started With Mars, Not With #TheDress   
NBCNews.com
It may seem like a trivial pursuit to argue over whether a dress is blue and black, or white and gold, but the question of color balance can apply to weightier matters as well — such as whether there's life on Mars. That was the debate in 1976 when NASA's ...

One-Way Mars Mission "Possible" - And Popular For Prospective Astonauts   Capital Public Radio News
Unusual object on Mars could be crashed UFO, believers claim   Chron.com
Color Controversies Started With Mars, Not #TheDress   bradfordtoday
The Atlantic   
The Inquisitr   
Scientific American   
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RT
   
New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in Siberia   
National Geographic
When a massive and mysterious hole was discovered in Siberia last July (see pictures), social media users pointed to everything from a meteorite to a stray missile to aliens to the Bermuda Triangle as possible causes. But the most plausible explanation ...

The Siberian crater saga is more widespread — and scarier — than anyone ...   Washington Post
Scientists know there are more giant craters in Siberia, but are nervous to even ...   Brisbane Times
More Mystery Craters Appear In Siberia: Why Researchers Are Worried   The Inquisitr
Live Science   
Al-Arabiya   
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Firstpost
   
U.N. Climate Chief Quickly Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations   
TheBlaze.com
A United Nations climate chief who stepped down from his position this week after allegations of sexual harassment will not be allowed to leave India or enter his office under an interim bail order issued by an Indian court, the BBC reported. Rajendra Pachauri ...

Pachauri asked to quit PM panel   Times of India
UN climate head Pachauri resigns   Beacon Review
Climate chief Rajendra Pachauri faces more sex claims   The Australian
The Heartland Institute   
Irish Times   
Firstpost   
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The Inquisitr
   
Scientists Use Human 'Big Brain' Gene To Give Mice More Brain Cells   
The Inquisitr
Last week, researchers nearly doubled the amount of neocortex brain cells in some developing mice, and in some cases, created brain folds like in human brains, thanks to what's being called the “big brain” gene. No, the scientists weren't just out to make a ...

Single gene that made us more intelligent than chimps is identified for the first time   Daily Mail
Human intelligence sparked by a single tiny gene, new study suggests   Science Recorder
Gene unique to humanoid primates may have triggered brain size increases   SMN Weekly
Nature World News   
Scientific American   
Live Science   
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BioOptics World
   
Optogenetics finds what regulates synaptic activity in the neocortex   
BioOptics World
Using optogenetics, a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU; Pittsburgh, PA) has found that a specific type of neuron might be thwarting their efforts at mapping the connectome (a map of each and every connection between the millions of ...

Neuronal Cloaking Device Hides Synaptic Response   Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Intermediary Neuron Acts as Synaptic Cloaking Device, Says Carnegie Mellon ...   HealthCanal.com
Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device   Phys.Org

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MiamiHerald.com
   
Spacewalk to go ahead despite helmet leak   
Sydney Morning Herald
Two US astronauts will go ahead with a spacewalk this weekend despite a flaw in one of the spacesuits that allowed water to seep into the helmet. Mission managers have made the decision to proceed after discussing what NASA is calling a minor seepage.
ISS spacewalk to continue despite water leak   SMN Weekly
Spacewalk is a 'go' despite water found in helmet   kfor.com
Astronaut finds water in helmet after 7 hour spacewalk   Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
#TheDress: 10 optical illusions that will frazzle your brain   
Telegraph.co.uk
Some people saw white and gold, a few saw blue and black, while others just saw red trying to convince colleagues they were right. A woman's photo of a dress went global after she uploaded it online trying to settle a debate over its colour with a friend.
18 more optical illusions that will make your head explode   Business Insider Australia

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Beacon Review
   
Flow Hive places "honey on tap" for fitter bee colonies (movie)   
Beacon Review
Bees and humans have had a long connection due to the fact ancient occasions. Bees were domesticated so that our ancestors could harvest issues like honey, beeswax and extra in addition, bees are important in the pollination of meals crops. Nonetheless ...

Revolutionary bee hive idea flows fast   Northern Star

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Incredible Footage Shows Octopus Leaping Out Of The Water To Prey On ...   
The Inquisitr
An octopus attacked a crab, and it was all caught on tape by someone who witnessed the whole thing. According to the Telegraph, the attack happened in Australia. The crab was hanging out on a rock, and got a little bit too close to the edge where an octopus ...

Octopus Surprise Attacks Unsuspecting Crab   KelownaNow

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West Texas News
   
Largest aircraft in history could take flight in 2016 thanks to Paul Allen   
MyNorthwest.com
An aircraft, backed by Seattle's Paul Allen, is expected to have a 385-foot wing span and will be used deliver satellites to space. It is reportedly being called Roc. "This thing is absolutely huge," AviationWeek.com senior editor Guy Norris told The Dori Monson ...

The Stratolaunch carrier aircraft, aka the "Roc," is set to become the largest ...   PC Magazine
World's Largest Plane: First Images Emerge Of Megaplane Designed To Launch ...   The Inquisitr
Construction of World's largest Plane is under progress   West Texas News
New York Daily News   
Huffington Post UK   
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