uk-hotdailynews: 2015-02-04 U.K. Science

White House budget would fund NASA's Europa, Mars missions
Los Angeles Times
The White House budget request for 2016 has proposed to give NASA $18.5 billion, including funding for the Mars 2020 rover and a mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. lRelated Space geckos? Sticky-footed robots could climb future spacecraft.
NASA Plans to Search for Life on Jupiter's Europa   Wall Street Journal
NASA May Soon Send A Spacecraft To Jupiter's Moon Europa   Gizmodo Australia
NASA Planning New Mission To Search for Life on Jupiter's Europa   Design & Trend
Techie News
PC Magazine
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Icy plunge for Antarctic conservation
Irish Examiner
British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is embarking on the “most dangerous swims ever undertaken in the world” to call for a protected area in Antarctic waters. He is braving freezing temperatures, leopard seals, and killer whales in nothing more than his ...

British man to swim Antarctica in Speedos   Sky News Australia
Lewis Pugh to undertake 'world's most dangerous swim' in Antarctic for ...   The Independent
Man faces 'most dangerous swims'   Belfast Telegraph

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New particle could explain why the universe's greatest mystery remains unsolved
Daily Mail
A completely new type of fundamental particle may explain the mystery of 'dark matter', the missing material that makes up more than 80 per cent of the universe's mass, according to British scientists. Researchers at the University of Southampton believe the ...

Heaviness and Dimension of Particles May Explain The Mysterious Material ...   Full-Time Whistle
'Crazy' new particle could unravel dark matter mystery   Wired.co.uk
New Hypothetical Particle Might Help Answer Questions About Dark Matter   Tech Times
Gizmag
PerfScience
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New graphene display creates LEDs at an atomic level
ExtremeTech
Graphene has had a rough go of it of late. After years of breathless reporting on its potential as a long-term solution for logic circuits (computer processors and memory), interest as waned as fundamental research problems have refused to resolve.
Graphene Shows Obvious Potential for Flexible Electronics   Controlled Environments Magazine
Tiny LEDs pave way to transparent gadgets   Pune Mirror
New Graphene Circuits Will Help Create Even Thinner and Flexible LEDs   Design & Trend
Uncover Michigan
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Giant Guinea Pig Had Bite As Strong As A Tiger
Yahoo News UK
A giant guinea pig that weighed more than a tonne had a bite as strong as a tiger, scientists have discovered. Josephoartigasia monesi lived around three million years ago and was the size of a buffalo. Experts believe it used its giant teeth to dig for food and ...

Giant guinea pig's nasty nibble   NEWS.com.au
Giant Rodent May Have Used Its Front Teeth Like Tusks   University Herald
Giant Rodent Used Tusks Just Like An Elephant   Science World Report

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Much of marine life threatened with extinction, warn scientists
Market Business News
Up to one quarter of all well-known marine species are today threatened with extinction, scientists at the University of Sheffield in England have warned. This is the same figure as for land-based plants and animals, they say. The number of species facing ...

World's ocean species up to 9 times likelier to become extinct than previously ...   Full-Time Whistle
Up to one 25 percent of well-known Marine Species threatened with Extinction ...   Uncover Michigan
Extinction Risk for Marine Life Up 25 Percent   Nature World News
Science World Report
Customs Today Newspaper
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Even cockroaches have different personalities, scientists find
The Guardian
The Amercian cockroach, Periplaneta americana: some are shy, while others are bold, researchers found. Photograph: Alamy. Lewis Smith. Tuesday 3 February 2015 19.01 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn ...

Cockroaches have personalities! Insects can be shy or adventurous when ...   Daily Mail
Even cockroaches have personalities   Science AAAS
Cockroach personalities can speed or slow group decisions   Science News

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Moon halo: Rare lunar phenomenon lights up night sky - did you see it?
Mirror.co.uk
If you looked up towards the stars last night, you might not have believed your eyes. Those of you graced with clear skies - and not snow clouds - would have been able to see a bright moon with a large ring, or 'halo', around it. By sheer coincidence, the planet ...

Stargazers across the UK saw the amazing 'moon halo' as a ring formed in the ...   Metro
Stargazers across the UK saw the amazing 'moon halo' last night   Full-Time Whistle
Gallery: did you see the moon halo above Canterbury?   Canterbury Times
Channel 4 News (blog)
Torquay Herald Express
Huffington Post UK
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Horse-like UFO seen hovering next to erupting Mexican volcano
Market Business News
A horse-like UFO has been spotted on video near the Colima volcano in Mexico that has erupted several times over the past few weeks. Eye-witnesses said it looked like some kind of animal. Mexican authorities said it was not a UFO (unidentified flying ...

'Flying Horse' UFO Spotted Over Volcano In Mexico   Huffington Post UK
Webcam Captures Horse-Shaped UFO Hovering Near Erupting Colima Volcano ...   Tech Times
Bizarre horse-shaped UFO seen in Video   West Texas News
Examiner.com
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What about the UAE's own science club?
Full-Time Whistle
The European Organisation for Nuclear Research is gearing up for the second run of the Large Hadron Collider, in the hope to produce new particles. The gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland is being warmed up again, which provokes us to ...

Large Hadron Collider: Cern scientists prepare for second run of particle ...   The Guardian

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