Wednesday, April 17, 2013

[Science] Scientists Announce New Class of Stellar Events: Ultra-Long Gamma Ray Bursts

Scientists Announce New Class of Stellar Events: Ultra-Long Gamma Ray Bursts
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/16784/20130417/scientists-announce-new-class-stellar-events-ultra-long-gamma-ray.htm
The Astrophysics Spectator defines gamma ray bursts as "events that last from less than a second to many thousands of seconds, and as their name implies, they are random bursts of gamma-rays.

Mars Colony Project to Begin Astronaut Search in July
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/first-manned-mars-mission-draws-flood-of-applicants/1103862/
LONDON - A nonprofit organization that aims to land four astronauts on Mars in 2023 will kick off its two-year, televised search for Red Planet explorers by this summer.

Climate Change Is Worsening Drought â€" NOAA Study Fans Confusion Flame
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/climate-change-didnt-cause-the-big-drought/
When I first saw the news that the 2012 US drought probably wasn't caused by global warming, I knew the global warming misinformers confusionists would blow the story and get caught up in all kinds of anti-science conspiracy theories.

Hints of Dark Matter Possibly Seen
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scientists-may-have-detected-dark-matter-particle/385735-2.html
DENVER - Hints of dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up perhaps 85 percent of the matter in the universe, may have been observed by scientists.

Polymer 'nano-suit' protects insects from vacuum
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/04/polymer-nano-suit-insects-safe-vacuum
Japanese scientists have shown that coating insect larvae with Tween-20, a common detergent, lets them survive the powerful vacuum inside an electron microscope.

Reuters Fail â€" Oceans Are Absorbing The Heat, No Global Warming Slowdown
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/04/16/global-warming-slowdown-scientists/
Reuters has published an article that genuinely fails honest, researched, and trustworthy journalism. It claims (incorrectly) that climate scientists don't know why the atmosphere isn't warming as fast as it was.

'Ice out' approaching soon on Lake Winnipesaukee - The Republic
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/db7bd24a8c314b279548570b6a986168/NH--Ice-Out-Winnipesaukee
LACONIA, New Hampshire - Here's a sure sign of spring: the ice in Lake Winnipesaukee is nearly gone. The pilot in charge of flying over New Hampshire's largest lake is close to calling "ice out.



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