Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Huge solar storms may be key to life on Earth and other top stories.

  • Huge solar storms may be key to life on Earth

    Huge solar storms may be key to life on Earth
    The latest results from NASA’s Kepler satellite may have finally solved the mystery of how the conditions for life were created on our younger Earth - and surprisingly it seems titanic eruptions from the Sun were the cause. Far from damaging us, solar storms may have warmed the young Earth enough to house life as well as provided the chemical building blocks to create it. VIDEO A faint young Sun and how violent storms may have actually helped us, as explained by NASA Goddard Known as the faint ..
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  • Scientists discover “new” craters on the Moon

    Scientists discover “new” craters on the Moon
    10 Albedo map credit: NASA GSFC/SwRITopographic map credit: NASA GSFC/ASU JmoonUnderstanding the Moon’s recent geological history is important and could put the entire solar system into perspective.“These ‘young’ impact craters are a really exciting discovery,” said SwRI Senior Research Scientist Dr. Kathleen Mandt, who outlined the findings in a paper published by the journal Icarus. “Finding geologically young craters and honing in on their age helps us understand the collision history in the ..
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  • No-Show Pacific Ocean Humpbacks Stump Scientists

    No-Show Pacific Ocean Humpbacks Stump Scientists
    Each fall, Pacific Ocean humpback whales migrate from their summer feeding grounds near Alaska and Russia to the warm waters further south. In these places, the whales spend their winters finding mates, breeding, and giving birth to and rearing calves conceived the previous winter. Or, they normally do. This past winter, the whales, by and large, failed to show up. Whale researchers from around the Pacific are reporting that far fewer whales showed up in their usual wintering grounds than normal..
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  • Damselfish in a degraded habitat in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Supplied

    Damselfish in a degraded habitat in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Supplied
    Damselfish in a degraded habitat in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Supplied "If we carry on as we are with poor water quality, we are stuffed with a capital S."The state's chief scientist did not mince words when handing down a taskforce report on how best the government should spend its $90 million Great Barrier Reef protection fund, highlighting two "pollution hot spots", incentives for farmers and a co-ordinated approach from the state..
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  • Tiny Wire Can Detect A Single Virus In Your Pee

    Tiny Wire Can Detect A Single Virus In Your Pee
    When you're sick with some kind of infection, it’s crucial to quickly figure out what's causing it. But if it's a viral infection, identifying the exact type of virus is often a laborious and time-consuming process. A group of researchers at the University of Texas, Austin have come up with a way to detect the presence of a single virus in a person’s urine. The researchers think it could be applied to detect the presence of any virus, from Zika to HIV. Their work was published this week in the j..
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  • $1M to help councils manage problem flying fox colonies

    $1M to help councils manage problem flying fox colonies
    THE NSW Government has pledged $1 million for councils to manage problem flying fox colonies across the state. THE NSW Government has pledged $1 million for councils to manage problem flying fox colonies across the state.A grants package of up to $1 million in total will be available to councils for preparing camp management plans, implementing camp management plans and emergency actions for camps where there are significant community impacts.The grant allocation process will be a..
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  • Lightning captured at 7000 fps

    Lightning captured at 7000 fps
    Environment Lightning captured at 7,000 fps Scott Collie May 24, 2016 Researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology have snapped stunning images of lightning at 7,000 frames per second while testing a new high-speed camera. The camera will be used to gain a better understanding of jets, gigantic jets and starters projecting upwards from thunderstorms in the upper atmosphere. It was train..
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  • Poo tests uncover new Tasmanian devil genetic variants

    Poo tests uncover new Tasmanian devil genetic variants
    Poo tests uncover new Tasmanian devil genetic variants Updated May 25, 2016 09:16:20 Tasmanian devil droppings have helped uncover new genetic varieties of the endangered species in the state's remote south-west.Sydney University Professor Katherine Belov, a genetics specialist, tested five samples of devil droppings fielded from Melaleuca, Cox Bight and Bathurst Harbour.She was surprised to find nine new genetic variants."This is quite exciting because we thought of de..
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