in-hotdailynews: 2015-02-18 India Science

The truth about NASA's moon exploration
Washington Post
I see that NASA has proposed sending a submarine to Saturn's moon Titan to explore its seas. Maybe this is a good idea in theory, but I don't know if I trust NASA on this one: (1) It's not widely appreciated that these are the same guys who made our own Moon ...

The Most Bizarre and Clever Ideas For Exploring Saturn's Moon Titan   Gizmodo India
NASA Sending Nuclear-Powered Robot Submarine to Saturn's Moon Titan   Microfinance Monitor
NASA to send submarine to Saturn's moon Titan   Financial Express
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Coimbatore girl Shraddha Prasad shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars
IBNLive
Coimbatore: A 19-year old Kerala girl is one of the three Indians in the short-listed 100 applicants for the one-way trip to Mars in 2024. The engineering student is brimming with confidence of making it to the red planet. "I feel proud and happy for being ...

Mars One picks first 100 morons to suffocate, er, settle on Red Planet   The Register
Three Indians may join one-way Mars mission   Delhi Daily News
Ontario woman shortlisted for one-way Mars trip calls it 'greatest adventure of all ...   CTV News
Live Samachar
USA TODAY
The Times (subscription)
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Online open course on global public health
Business Standard
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is a global initiative of the United Nations, have joined hands to launch a free massive online open course (MOOC) on global public health from March 2 ...

PHFI and SDSNEdu join hands to roll out free Global Public Health online course   The News Reports
PHFI and SDSNEdu launch online course on global public health   Financial Express
PHFI and SDSNEdu Launch Unique Online Course On Global Public Health   Moneylife
NetIndian
Economy Lead
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1000-km haze on Red Planet leaves scientists in a daze
Times of India
LONDON: A mysterious haze on Mars has left scientists confused. The vast plume was initially spotted by astronomers in 2012 and appeared twice before vanishing. Scientists have now analysed the images and say that the formation, stretching over more ...

Strange 'double blob' atop Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists   CNET
MYSTERY of GLOWING 'PLUMES' above MARS: Boffins baffled   The Register
Mysterious Martian 'plumes' baffle scientists   Christian Science Monitor
KSL.com
Science Times
NBCNews.com
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Solution to beach erosion elusive due to lack of data, say experts
The Hindu
The single major obstacle to finding a lasting solution to beach erosion is the absence of micro-level data on dynamics of the sea at the site of erosion. Beach erosion is the result of complex interplay of the dynamics of waves, near shore currents, tides, ...

Absence data stonewallsbid to check sea erosion   Hindu Business Line
Erosion: Underwater Sensors Set up to Study Wave Pattern   The New Indian Express

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Life on Earth may be much older than we thought
SlashGear
Before this week, scientists believed that life as we know it began to appear around 2 billion years ago. In a study done over the past year, a group of scientists have discovered evidence that may extend that time period by a whole extra 1.2 billion years.
Ancient Rock Shows That Life On Earth Existed 3.2 Billion Years Ago   Daily Science Journal
Life On Earth Might Have Thrived A Billion Years Earlier Than Thought   Frontline Desk
Life on Earth may have flourished a billion years earlier than thought   Sydney Morning Herald
Times of India
Economic Times
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'State played lead role in country's space science'
Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the first rocket launch in Thumba, Kerala played a major role in the setting up the country's space programme and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), said Kerala Governor and India's former chief justice P ...

Foreign Secy included in Space Commission   The Indian Express

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ALMA peers inside star-burst galaxies for the first time
Times of India
Using the powerful ALMA telescope, scientists have been able to unravel the "burst" in the star-burst galaxies, so called because they make new stars at a dizzying 1,000 times faster than typical spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. They peeled aay layers of ...

Galaxies Create Bursts Of New Stars?   Clapway
Why Do Some Galaxies 'Burst'   NDTV
This is why some starburst galaxies burst   Deccan Chronicle
Astronomy Magazine
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Ozone layer under threat, again?
Deutsche Welle
Researchers are warning about the damage to the ozone layer by "very short-lived substances" or VSLS gases. Although the compounds occur naturally, our own production is rising. Ozonloch über der Arktis. Just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of ...

New ozone-destroying gases on the rise: Study   Economic Times
Scientists Alarmed at Short-Term Ozone-Eroding Gases   NDTV
Scientists Warn about Growing Threat from New Man-Made Gases   Full-Time Whistle
Business Standard
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Climate Change Is Helping to Spread Deadly Viruses
VICE News
The ebola outbreak stunned the world, as it rampaged across the globe, killing tens of thousands. But climate change may spark a whole host of similar, global epidemics, according to new scientific research. Ebola and the West Nile virus are just two ...

Is climate change spreading infectious disease?   Morning Ticker
Climate Change May Be Helping Infectious Diseases Spread To New Places ...   Popular Science
Climate Change Might Contribute To The Mutation Of Disease Agents   Trinity News Daily
Daily Mail
ValueWalk
NDTV
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