Top astronomical events in March: eclipses, planets and constellations and other top stories.

• Top astronomical events in March: eclipses, planets and constellations

  

  Top astronomical events in March: eclipses, planets and constellations Updated February 29, 2016 10:46:17 Northern Australia will see a partial solar eclipse, there is the slight hint of a lunar eclipse, Jupiter is the jewel of the planets, and Mars is in the grip of the scorpion this March.Partial solar eclipse - March 9People living in northern Australia - basically anyone north of a line drawn between Perth and Rockhampton - will see a partial solar eclipse as the m..

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• When sea levels rise, damage costs rise even faster

  

  Damages from extreme events like floods are even more relevant than the mean sea level itself when it comes to the costs of climate impacts for coastal regions. However, while it is now rather well understood how sea-levels will rise in the future ...

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• MIT Algorithm Could Save Future Sailors From Rogue Waves

  

  I still remember the horror I felt when I learned four fishermen had been lost in a storm around here 115 miles off the beaches of Galveston, Texas in 2013. A prediction tool developed by MITengineers may give sailors a 2-3 minute warning of an incoming rogue wave, providing them with enough time to shut down essential operations on a ship or offshore platform. The tool, in the form of an algorithm, sifts through data from surrounding waves to spot clusters of waves that may develop into a r..

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• WATCH: Latest Atlas robot is creepily humanoid

  

  ARE we looking at the genesis of Skynet? That's the question some were asking when Boston Dynamics showcased the newest version of its Atlas robot to YouTube last week. The machine's ability to mimic a human walk and balance is wowing the technology world, with the video showing the robot negotiating rough terrain in a snowy forest. But there was a twinge of unease in the comments section, especially after the video showed a man pushing the robot over to demonstrate its balance recov..

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• Teeth Have A Story To Tell About Human Evolution

  

  There is an explanation for the small size of wisdom teeth. As painful as they can be and as much of an annoyance that they can pose, they are significant in evolutionary history. In fact, previous studies had them as true indicators of cultural or dietary shifts. Until now, previous studies indicated the size of the wisdom teeth in modern humans decreased because the advent of cooking or other dietary changes. The findings could help researcher’s better place humans in the course of evolu..

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• Space mining race heats up, but whose asteroid is it, anyway?

  

  by Andy Home Space mining, extracting resources from near-earth asteroids, is "not science fiction any more". With these words, spoken by Jean-Jacques Dordain, former director-general of the European Space Agency, Luxembourg announced its entry to the space-mining race.Dordain was appearing alongside Etienne Schneider, Luxembourg's economy minister, as he unveiled the country's bid to be a pioneer in a new resources sector, one with literally infinite potential.That..

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• Robotic dinosaurs make Perth Zoo their home

  

  Robotic dinosaurs make Perth Zoo their home Posted February 29, 2016 18:05:53 A display of 19 animatronic dinosaurs designed in Fremantle and built in China is beginning to take shape at Perth Zoo.The robotic creatures, which move and make noises, were built on a metal framework and range in weight from a few hundred kilos to a tonne.Two of the 19 Mesozoic-era models have already been installed in their temporary home at the zoo, and the whole group will come to life ..

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• Victoria set to 'significantly reduce' plastic bag use

  

  Victoria set to 'significantly reduce' plastic bag use A plastic bag caught up on the beach at Brighton. Victoria is set to "significantly reduce" its usage of plastic bags. Around four billion bags are used every year in Australia, with eight millions tons of plastic waste ending up in the marine environment.While they won't be banned outright, the Federal Environment Minister says Victoria is looking into ways to reduce them on a large scale."It's about wor..

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