Today's top pics: Kenya Madaraka Day and more
An opposition supporter wears a headdress of plastic oranges, the party color, as he and others attend a rally of opposition leader Raila Odinga to commemorate Madaraka Day, when Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The government and opposition held opposing celebrations Wednesday, following weeks of opposition protests demanding the electoral commission be dissolved ahead of next year's elections, due to allegations of bias and c..>> view originalStudy suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-debated question of where dogs first appeared has always been complex, and now a new study suggests it may have two answers. Dogs arose from the domestication of wolves, and the study suggests this happened twice, once in Asia and also in either Europe or the Near East. “We were slightly surprised,” since domestic animals usually have a single origin, said Oxford University’s Laurent Frantz, the study’s lead author. The paper, released Thursday in the journal Science, u..>> view originalBlue Origin clearing land for massive rocket factory
Blue Origin launched and landed their reusable New Shepard rocket booster for the third time from their west Texas launch site on Saturday. The test flight carried a UCF experiment. Blue OriginBuy PhotoLand in Kennedy Space Center's Exploration Park off Space Commerce Way is being cleared to make way for Blue Origin's rocket factory.(Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)Buy PhotoBulldozers and excavators this week continued clearing land at Kennedy Space Center’s Exploration Park where..>> view originalGorgeous 'Twilight Zone' Photo of Pluto May Show Cloud for 1st Time
This backlit Pluto photo was captured on July 14, 2015 by NASA’s New Horizons probe, shortly after its closest approach to the dwarf planet. Mountains, ice plains and a possible cloud are visible in the sunlit portion of the photo (top inset), while rugged topography is apparent on Pluto’s dark side (bottom inset). Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI A spectacular new image of Pluto shows rugged mountains, nitrogen-ice plains and, perhaps, a big cloud scudding through the dwarf planet's exotic skie..>> view originalFlat lens promises possible revolution in optics
Image copyright Federico Capasso Image caption This electron microscope image shows the structure of the lens (white line is 0.002mm long) A flat lens made of paint whitener on a sliver of glass could revolutionise optics, according to its US inventors.Just 2mm across and finer than a human hair, the tiny device can magnify nanoscale objects and gives a sharper focus than top-end microscope lenses.It is the latest example of the power of metamaterials..>> view original39 Unreported Sources of Air Pollution Discovered
Analyzing nine years' worth of data collected by NASA’s satellite Aura, U.S. and Canadian scientists have discovered 39 unreported major sources of sulfur dioxide. Clusters of coal-burning power plants, smelters, and other oil and gas installations were located mostly in Middle Eastern countries but also in Mexico and Russia. The scientists also said that reported emissions from known sources were sometimes much lower than estimates based on satellite-gathered data. Environment and Climate Cha..>> view originalSaturn Reigns Over June's Night Sky: How and When to See It
Saturn is in opposition on June 3 in Ophiuchus. Being directly opposite the Sun, it is visible all night. The rings are spread wide, making it a beautiful sight in any telescope. Credit: Starry Night Software If May was "Mars month," then June certainly belongs to Saturn. Here's how to see the brightest planets in June's night sky. Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere currently have three bright planets in view. All are "superior planets," strictly defined as any of the planets whos..>> view originalThis Underwater 'Lost City' Is Actually a Natural Phenomenon
Underwater structures once thought to be remnants of an ancient civilization were actually created by nature, according to a recent study. First discovered by snorkelers off the coast of the Greek island Zakynthos, the “lost city” appeared to be a long-forgotten civilization outpost, but a study published in the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology on Friday says the structures were created millions of years ago by a geological phenomenon. There were earlier clues, too, that what appeared to b..>> view original
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