Friday, January 25, 2013

[Science] For dung beetles, Milky Way is guiding light

For dung beetles, Milky Way is guiding light
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57565686/dung-beetles-navigate-by-the-stars/
When humans gaze up at the night sky, they may view the fuzzy streak of the Milky Way and contemplate their place in the universe.

Boffins baffled over pulsar with 'split personality'
http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail14/story96075/erratic-pulsar-leaves-astronomers-baffled.html
A pulsar that randomly and without warning dramatically changes its pattern of radio wave and X-ray emissions has surprised a team of astronomers, who wrote that it "challenges all proposed pulsar emission theories".

Giant Squid Filmed But Questions Remain
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1315651-giant-squid-spotted-natural-habitat
The recent unprecedented video footage of a giant squid filmed in its deep ocean habitat has renewed interest in the enormous -- and yet still mysterious -- species.

Guyana, US organisation sign deal to protect jaguars
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Guyana-pledges-to-protect-jaguars,255605
Guyana and the United States (US)-headquartered Panthera Corporation, the world's leading wild cat conservation group, on Thursday agreed to conserve the country's national animal, the Jaguar.

NASA Testing Vintage Engine From Apollo 11 Rocket
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/nasa-testing-vintage-engine-apollo-11-rocket-18307187
Like vinyl records and skinny ties, good things eventually come back around. At NASA, that means looking to the Apollo program for ideas on how to develop the next generation of rockets for future missions to the moon and beyond.

NASA agrees to join Europe's Euclid dark-energy mission
http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/nasa-joins-probe-to-solve-dark-matter-puzzle_825016.html
An artist's conception shows the Euclid space telescope with a "cosmic web" of dark matter in the background. The European Space Agency and NASA are due to launch the spacecraft in 2020.

Lost cat walks 200 miles to get home, finds owners thanks to RFID chip
http://www.slashgear.com/lost-cat-walks-200-miles-to-get-home-finds-owners-thanks-to-rfid-chip-25266729/
According to Jacob and Bonnie Richter, they were on vacation in Daytona Beach, Florida when their beloved four-year-old cat Holly disappeared.

Beaverton Students Part of Intel Science Talent Search
http://topnews.ae/content/214422-beaverton-students-part-intel-science-talent-search
Intel-Science Two Beaverton students would be part of Intel Science Talent Search as they are heading towards Washington D. C. It is a biggest arena in the field of science.

Time-lapse video: Building of a 13000-year-old mastodon
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/international/mastodon-unveiled-at-state-museum
Watch as a team at the Indiana State Museum assembles all 300-plus bones of Fred the mastodon. (Submitted video). Post to Facebook.

Dead Space 3 Co-op: Are Two Heads Really Better Than One?
http://www.gamespot.com/features/dead-space-3-co-op-are-two-heads-really-better-than-one-6402707/
We explore the first four acts of Dead Space 3, and how adding another player does--or doesn't--affect the course of the adventure.

Greenland ice SIMPLY WOULD NOT MELT in baking +8°C era 120k years ago
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/drilling-triggers-rethink-on-ice-20130123-2d7mz.html
Scientists analysing ancient ice samples say that the Greenland ice sheet withstood temperatures much higher than today's for many thousands of years during a period of global warming more than 120,000 years ago, losing just a quarter of its mass.

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