Friday, September 9, 2016

Scientist discover a second Great Barrier Reef behind the first and other top stories.

  • Scientist discover a second Great Barrier Reef behind the first

    Scientist discover a second Great Barrier Reef behind the first
    It turns out the Great Barrier Reef is actually much larger than previously thought. Scientists have discovered a second reef located just North of the Great Barrier Reef. The newly discovered reef lies deep below the surface of the water and contains a field of large doughnut-shaped structures.The discovery by a research team from James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Sydney, used LiDAR data from the Australian Navy that allowed the researchers to map th..
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  • Engineers give new meaning to the phrase 'cool clothes'

    Engineers give new meaning to the phrase 'cool clothes'
    In this photo provided by Yi Cui Group/Stanford University, a small portion of a new nano fabric designed by Stanford engineers that seems to make skin feel cooler than current clothing. Engineers have created cooling clothing designed for a warming world. It’s a fabric that allows your body heat to escape far better than other materials do. (Yi Cui Group/Stanford University via AP) syndication.ap.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Engineers have created clothing for a warming wor..
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  • African Elephant Population Dropped 30 Percent in 7 Years

    African Elephant Population Dropped 30 Percent in 7 Years
    Photo An African elephant at the Mpala Research Center and Wildlife Foundation in Kenya. Credit Simon Maina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The African elephant population is in drastic decline, having shrunk about 30 percent from 2007 to 2014, according to a survey published this week.The deterioration is accelerating: Largely because of poaching, the population is dropping 8 percent a year, according to the Great Elephant Census, which was released on Wednesday.“T..
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  • Oldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7 billion-year-old Greenland rock

    Oldest fossils on Earth discovered in 3.7 billion-year-old Greenland rock
    If confirmed, the fossils are 220 million years older than any previously found, providing tangible evidence of ancient living organisms that offer potential clues about similar life on Mars.The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature, believe that the fossils are stromatolites -- mound-like structures produced by photosynthetic bacteria. The microscopic bugs formed colonies on the sea floor, depositing carbonates and combining with sediment to make mounds that were event..
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  • 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)

    'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Treats Skywatchers in Africa (Photos, Video)
    A glorious solar eclipse made its way across the African sky early this morning (Sept. 1). As the moon crossed the sun's face, the two created a "ring of fire" that glowed in the sky for about 3 minutes. Viewers from Gabon to Tanzania to Madagascar could see the annular solar eclipse, with the moon crossing the sun front and center. At least a partial solar eclipse, in which the moon appears to have taken a bite out of the sun, was visible from most of Africa.  The rest of the world ..
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  • NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres

    NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres
    The dwarf planet Ceres is a complex and active world unlike any other place in the solar system, new research suggests. Observations by NASA's Ceres-orbiting Dawn spacecraft indicate that "ice volcanos" have erupted on the dwarf planet in the recent past and that Ceres' crust is an odd ice-rock mixture that has never been observed before, scientists reported in a series of six new studies published online today (Sept. 1) in the journal Science. "When we got to Ceres, we were expecting to be surp..
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  • Live Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad

    Live Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad
    Live Coverage: Explosion at Falcon 9 launch pad September 1, 2016 Spaceflight Now Live coverage of the explosion at launch complex 40. Updates will appear automatically. Please do not reload.
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  • [ September 1, 2016 ] Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk Mission Reports

    [ September 1, 2016 ] Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk Mission Reports
    Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are dwarfed by the International Space Station’s truss backbone during Thursday’s EVA. Credit: NASA TV Space station commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Kate Rubins completed a smooth 6-hour 48-minute spacewalk Thursday, retracting a spare cooling radiator, installing two high-definition TV cameras and inspecting a massive solar array rotation mechanism that has experience subtle vibrations in recent months. The astronauts also replaced a camer..
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  • 'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans)

    'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans)
    Enlarge this image Radio telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array are seen in Hat Creek, Calif. A signal that intrigued scientists has been found to have its roots on Earth, Russian scientists say. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Radio telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array are seen in Hat Creek, Calif. A signal that intrigued s..
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