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Assorted Personal Notations, Essays, and Other Jottings

[BLOG] Some science links

  • blogTO looks back on a Toronto heat wave in 1935.
  • Centauri Dreams looks at the K2-72 and Kepler-80 systems.
  • D-Brief reports on early signs of global warming in Siberia and looks at how African honeyguide birds work together with human hunters.
  • The Dragon’s Gaze looks at the search for habitable planets around red dwarfs, looks at the habitability of planets with eccentric orbits, and notes that warm Jupiters can co-exist with smaller planets nearby.
  • The Dragon’s Tales look at a proposed Europa mission, and notes an astrobiological model of Titan’s atmosphere.
  • Imageo shares Juno’s first view of Jupiter.
  • The Planetary Society Blog reports about the Planetary Society’s presence at San Diego Comic-Con.