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2015-02-07 Uganda Science


NDTV
   
Researchers Find Bubonic Plague Fragments on New York Subway   
NDTV
It is universally acknowledged that the New York subway is grubby. What may come as a shock is that it contains DNA fragments linked to anthrax and bubonic plague. Researchers from Cornell University have provided the first map of the subway's microbes, ...

Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don't Worry About It   New York Times
Student scientists find partially drug-resistant germs, scraps of anthrax DNA—all ...   World Science
Scientists Swabbed New York City's Subways, And You Won't Believe What ...   Huffington Post
Diabetes Insider   
Mother Nature Network (blog)   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Will Gravitational Waves Ever Be Found?   
Discovery News
It's official: data from the Planck satellite has revealed no signs of gravitational waves embedded in the cosmic microwave background, the primordial 'echo' of the Big Bang that occurred nearly 14 billion years ago. This landmark result contradicts the ...

First stars are 150 million years younger than thought, Planck telescope finds (+ ...   Christian Science Monitor
Science Scanner: Stars Younger than Thought, E-Cigarettes Not Really a ...   Voice of America (blog)
Oldest Stars Are 100 Million Years Younger Than We Thought   NBCNews.com
Times of India   
Irish Times   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
How to get a Dutch chimp to speak with a Scottish accent   
Christian Science Monitor
After zookeepers at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo introduced chimpanzees raised in Netherlands to those raised in Scotland, the Dutch chimps began grunting in a new accent. By Tanya Lewis, LiveScience February 6, 2015. close. Louis, one of the Edinburgh ...

Chimpanzee in Scottish zoo start 'speaking' in local accent   Express.co.uk
Chimps Learn Local Grunts to Adapt to a New Environment - (full-timew)   Full-Time Whistle
Chimpanzees Can Communicate In Different Accents, Study Reveals   National Column
ABC News   
The Independent   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
NASA probe snaps amazing image of Ceres   
Christian Science Monitor
NASA's Dawn space probe has taken the sharpest-yet image of Ceres, a dwarf planet in our solar system's asteroid belt. By Mike Wall, SPACE.com February 6, 2015. close. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of the dwarf planet Ceres on Feb. 4, 2015 at ...

Dawn spacecraft captures new, higher-res images of Ceres   SMN Weekly
NASA Probe Gives Close-Up Look At Dwarf Planet Ceres, But What Are Those ...   Huffington Post
The Long, Spiraling Path NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Take to Ceres   Gizmodo
Science Recorder   
Guardian Liberty Voice   
The Planetary Society (blog)   
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Tech Times
   
​Watch how DARPA plans to launch satellites on planes   
CBS News
Need a satellite in space tomorrow? DARPA wants to be the one you call. The agency released a video Thursday demonstrating how its ALASA program could strap a satellite to the belly of a jet fighter and send it into low Earth orbit within 24 hours of a ...

DARPA shows satellite launch from belly of jet fighter   Science Recorder
Can jet planes launch small satellites into orbit on the cheap?   UPI.com
US Army concept video reveals bold plan for low cost launches   Daily Mail
Defense Update   
Fox News   
Quartz   
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Fox News
   
Virginia Tech robot may help Navy fight fires   
WDBJ7
It began several years ago and we are just now learning about it. And it involves robots and fires. wdbj7 New River Valley reporter Orlando Salinas is live tonight to tell us more. This story's about a 5 minute video made last year on the u.s. Navy ship- the uss ...

Navy Unveils Firefighting Robot   CBS Local
Office of Naval Research unveils firefighting robot   WXYZ
Vision-guided humanoid robot and UAV work in tandem to fight fires   Vision Systems Design
FCW.com   
Mirror.co.uk   
Live Science   
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WallStreet OTC
   
The Milky Way Could Host Over 200 Planets That Can Support Life   
WallStreet OTC
The Milky Way might host over two hundred planets orbiting around a star, planets that are believed to be able to support human life and any other earth like life, stated a study based on a mathematic calculation of two hundred years old. Studies of Australian ...

The Average Star in Our Galaxy Has Not One, Existance of Billions of Earth-Like ...   Full-Time Whistle
Starlight Starbright: How Many Planets Will I Find Tonight   Huffington Post
Billions of Earth-Like Exoplanets Exist in Our Milky Way Galaxy, Say Scientists   Sci-News.com
RTT News   
Clapway   
Business Standard   
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SMN Weekly
   
Termite mounds can hold spreading deserts at bay   
SMN Weekly
While finding termites in your home is often frustrating and upsetting, it turns out these tiny little cellulose eaters play a major part in halting the spread of deserts. Scientists from Princeton University say that the towering mounds that termites build as homes act ...

Can Termite Mounds Prevent Desertification In Drought-Stricken Environments?   Design & Trend
Termites Can Ward Off Deserts   Guardian Liberty Voice
Termites can halt spread of deserts: study   Business Standard
Bangkok Post   
Tech Times   
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LiverpoolVS.net
   
Scientists find a way to Halt Infections by Common Cold and Polio Viruses   
LiverpoolVS.net
The scientists at Leeds and York have cracked the code that is utilized by major viruses (including the common cold and polio) to spread the infection inside the body. The code, they claim, initiates the virus assembly and its functioning within the body. Viruses ...

The end of the common cold?   NEWS.com.au
Cure for common cold gets a step closer   Times of India
Culmination of 'Enigma machine' RNA Virus Research Could Thwart Infections   Outbreak News Today
National Post   
Mirror.co.uk   
Market Business News   
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Zee News
   
Sky gazers to witness Jupiter coming closest to Earth tonight   
Zee News
New Delhi: In a celestial retreat, skygazers will have a rare opportunity to watch Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, from close quarters tonight. The giant planet will make its closest approach to the Earth on Friday night, February 6.
Rare spectacle of Jupiter   The Hindu
Jupiter Opposition   WMDT
Astronomy: Get ready for tonight's close encounter with Jupiter   Boing Boing
WalesOnline   
indiablooms   
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