SCIENCE

Mercury is Visible in January 2014 Evening Sky

Jan. 19, 2014 will be a trademark in this year because Mercury will be visible in the evening sky. The first planet in the solar system will be seen right after sunset in the West around 45 to 60 minutes. Last Dec. 29, 2013 - just days before 2014 - Mercury passed behind the sun and it is seen in the Earth.

Asteroid Bennu: NASA Invites Public to Send Their Names on Space Agency's Asteroid Mission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be sending the Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft to the 1,760-foot (500-meter)-wide Asteroid Bennu in 2016. The space agency is now inviting the public to send in their names to be included in the “Messages to Bennu!” microchip aboard the spacecraft.

CSIRO Scientists Attaching Tiny Sensors To Honey Bees For Research

Australia’s fauna is getting high-tech. After scientists have given sharks the power to tweet, they are now gluing tiny sensors onto honey bees. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) are gluing microchips on bees in a bid to control the diseases that are threatening their population.
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CSIRO Creates Dragon For 7-Year-Old Sophie [VIDEO]

Australia’s science agency has lived up to its promise. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation apologised to the nation for failing to create a dragon after a seven-year-old girl asked for it. But now, CSIRO has indeed created a dragon, albeit a toy variety.

Giant Earthquakes Likely to Occur in New Zealand

Massive earthquakes are most likely to strike off the east coast of New Zealand. Researchers, led by an Australian professor from Melbourne, have published a study with a global map indicating where giant earthquakes might strike next.

New Zealand's Cancer Immunotherapy Recognised as Biggest Scientific Breakthrough 2013

A research institute in Wellington, New Zealand wins international praise after cancer immunotherapy was recently named the world's biggest scientific breakthrough in 2013. Science, a top medical journal selected cancer immunotherapy and acknowledged the efforts of Wellington's Malaghan Institute for focusing on the treatment for 20 years.

Asteroid: NASA's Reactivated Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) Spots 'Potentially Hazardous' Asteroid

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reactivated the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) that became less active after completing its primary mission of scanning the skies for asteroids. The latest reports on the spacecraft claim that it has spotted a “potentially hazardous” asteroid at a distance of 43 million kilometers from planet Earth.

Christchurch May Disappear in 100 Years Due to Rising Sea Levels

Some suburban areas of Christchurch may be under the water within 100 years due to rising sea levels. In a Taylor & Tonkin report, experts have warned that South Shore, South New Brighton, Summer and Brooklands could sink if current sea levels continue to rise. The city council is making plans to prepare for a worst case scenario of a great change on Canterbury's coastline due to melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland, storm surges and warming seas.
A man photographs the Korean War Veterans Memorial after a heavy snow storm in Washington January 3, 2014. A heavy snowstorm and dangerously cold conditions gripped the northeastern United States on Friday, delaying flights, paralyzing road travel and clo

Chaos in Canada Due to Extreme Cold (Photos)

Canada's cloaked in a massive, deep and bitter cold weather conditions that has frozen everything it has touched with. It has disrupted flight plans of major airliners, prompted school bus service cancellations and yielded power outages. The prevailing weather condition is likewise threatening oil drilling and fracking operations.

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