2014年10月21日 星期二

2014-10-22 Pakistan Science

  Beta Wired   
Tractor beam technology isn't just a science-fiction trope any more  Beta Wired
One of the tried and true tropes in science fiction novels, movies and television shows has been the tractor beam, a piece of advanced technology that lets spaceships corral other objects in space by catching them in some sort of energy field. Well, now there's ...

Yes, Tractor Beams Are Real... And Getting Better   Forbes
Laser tractor beam moves objects further than ever before: Sci-fi becomes reality   Tech Times
Physicists create laser tractor beam that can repel and attract objects   Daily Digest
Design & Trend   
Science Times   
Headlines & Global News   
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  CNET   
Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sun.  Long Beach Press Telegram
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so. A comet as hefty as a small mountain will pass mind-bogglingly close to Mars on Sunday, approaching within 87,000 miles at a speed ...

NASA Mars orbiter Odyssey survives comet Siding Spring flyby, sends back ...   Tech Times
NASA captures images of Siding Spring from Mars   Beta Wired
Comet makes extremely rare close approach to Mars   The Space Reporter
Design & Trend   
Towleroad   
Yahoo News UK   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
White rhino subspecies is down to one breeding male  Boing Boing
Sad news from Kenya: the northern white rhino subspecies is down to one breeding male with the death of Suni this month. Only six remain. Suni was born in the Czech Republic at Dvůr Králové Zoo, then moved with the other surviving white rhinos to a ...

Which animals are nearly extinct?   The Independent
Death of one of the two white male rhino marks species extinction   Beta Wired
34-Year-Old Northern White Rhino Dies at Ol Pejeta Conservancy   Uncover Michigan
Christian Science Monitor   
Washington Post   
Tech Times   
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  CBS Local   
The @CBSDFW Storm Team Blog: When and How to see the Partial Solar ...  CBS Local
This Thursday we will be treated to a Partial Solar Eclipse across much of North America and here in North Texas. The beginning of the eclipse will be Thursday afternoon. The sun will reach its maximum partial eclipse point just before the sun goes down ...

When and how to watch the solar eclipse on Thursday   WLKY Louisville
Local college opens up observatory for eclipse viewing   KSBY San Luis Obispo News
Partial solar eclipse on Thursday will cover 80 percent of the Sun's face   The Space Reporter
Ventura County Star   
Oroville Mercury Register   
SFGate   
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  The Space Reporter   
Long-term Mars simulation begins in Hawaii dome  The Space Reporter
The third Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) began on October 15 and will last for 266 days. The six-person crew for the simulated long duration Mars mission were announced on October 14. According to the HI-SEAS website, the ...

Scientists prepare for an 8-month mission to Mars - on Earth soil   Beta Wired
Mars mission to be manned: NASA needs psych issues studied so it's off to Hawaii   Examiner.com
Should the first manned mission to Mars be all women? Research favors female ...   The Post-Standard - syracuse.com
SFGate   
Dumb-Out   
Design & Trend   
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  Daily Digest   
Europeans made cheese for 5000 years before they could even eat it, study finds  Daily Digest
Genomic research on ancient skeletons recovered from the Great Hungarian Plain indicates that lactose intolerance persisted long after early Europeans domesticated cattle and goats for their milk. Lactose intolerance is not a modern or first world problem.
Humans Stayed Lactose Intolerant Long After Dairying Began   Newser
Ancient Europeans Were Lactose Intolerant   Scientist (blog)
Ancient Europeans Remained Lactose Intolerant Long After Domesticating ...   Headlines & Global News
Tech Times   
Nature World News   
RTE.ie   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
What should we name the Rosetta comet mission's landing site?  Christian Science Monitor
Not content with calling it 'Site J,' the European Space Agency is asking the public to come up with a better name for the spot on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko where the Rosetta mission is set to touch down next month.
Rosetta and the Comet: Close-Up Photos of a Giant Space Rock   Mashable
Name Rosetta's Landing Site on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, Win Trip to ...   Sci-News.com
Image: Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko   Phys.Org
Capital Wired   
The Conversation UK   
Science Times   
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  VICE News   
Environmental Lawyers Gear Up for Fighting Climate Change in the Courts  VICE News
Taking a cue from the fight against the tobacco industry, environmentally minded lawyers have begun to view the courts as a new frontier in the fight against climate change. Legal battles over US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policies have long ...

Climate change conference told of plans to store CO2 emissions   Irish Times
Converting the Climate Change Non-Believers   Pacific Standard
Let's talk about the weather   Hindustan Times
Builders Merchants Journal (blog)   
New Statesman   
Human Events   
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  Business Insider   
Meteor shower visible tonight thanks to clearing skies in Michigan  MLive.com
Perseids Meteor Shower A meteor streaks past the faint band of the Milky Way galaxy above the Wyoming countryside in August 2013. The past couple nights were the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower, which run from mid-July through mid-August.
Annual Orionid meteor shower should peak tonight   Oil City
Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: watch via NASA webcast   The Space Reporter
Second Chance To Watch Meteor Shower Tonight   Brevard Times
BREATHEcast   
KOCO Oklahoma City   
International Business Times   
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  Headlines & Global News   
Drone Films Killer Whale Activity, Researchers Use Footage For Conservation ...  Headlines & Global News
Researchers from the Vancouver Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have made drone history by using one to keep track of killer whales. (Photo : Creative Commons). Researchers from the Vancouver Aquarium and ...

Video: Killer Whales Caught in Stunning Drone Footage   Live Science
To Find Out How Healthy Whales Are, Send in the Drones   Smithsonian
Drone Captures Wild Killer Whale Footage For The First Time   Neon Nettle
The Independent   
Huffington Post UK   
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