2014年9月19日 星期五

2014-09-20 Namibia Science

  Businessweek   
Climate Crisis Is Every Working Person's Crisis  Huffington Post
In recent weeks, working people have taken to the streets to stand up for higher wages, protesting corporations that make big profits but pay poverty wages. This Sunday, thousands of us will be out in the streets again, this time to take our place in history by ...

People's Visioning organizes climate rally   Columbia Daily Tribune
100000 folks expected to turn out Sept. 21 for The People's Climate March   Science Recorder
Global protest will have Watsonville venue   Register Pajaronian
People's Cube (satire) (blog)   
Science 2.0   
Bloomberg   
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  Times of India   
Earth's population to exceed scientist expectations and hit 12bn  Irish Examiner
Humanity is continuing to grow and the Earth's population could hit 12bn by 2100, according to a new prediction by experts. The rising population could worsen problems such as climate change, food shortages, infectious disease, and poverty, scientists warn.
Why estimate for world population in 2100 is now 11 billion   Christian Science Monitor
The “Population Bomb” is Back   seattlepi.com (blog)
World population will soar to 12.3-B   Manila Bulletin
Herald.ie   
Times of India   
RT (blog)   
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  Zee News   
China Approves Program for Addressing Climate Change  Prensa Latina
Imagen activa 19 de septiembre de 2014, 12:05Beijing, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese government has approved a proposed plan by the National Reform and Development Commission to trace the overall program and major goals for environmental ...

China insists wealthy countries should improve emission targets   Channel News Asia
China pledges to cut carbon intensity by 2020   The Hindu
China pledges to cut carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2020   Economic Times
The Guardian Nigeria   
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  NBCNews.com   
The Polarity of Global Ice Growth  PNC Voice
For the third straight year in a row the level of sea ice in Antarctica continues to grow, breaking new records every single year. And as ice growth in the Southern Hemisphere waters booms, ecologists wonder what kind of impact that is going to have on the rest ...

North & South Poles Show Alarming Changes, Antarctic And Arctic At Risk!   Capital Wired
Antarctic sea ice hits a record max, and that's not good   Grist
Antarctica sets records on ice setting sea, but Arctic ice cap continues to melt   Tech Times
International Business Times   
Fox News   
University Herald   
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  Economic Times   
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft set to enter Martian orbit Sunday  The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, also known as MAVEN, is seen in a NASA rendering orbiting Mars during sunrise on this particular portion of the red planet. This scene should start playing out for real on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.
Readers React: Three reasons why India needs its Mars Mission   Economic Times
Maven and MOM Orbiters Close In on Their Moments of Truth at Mars   NBCNews.com
Journey to the Red Planet: MAVEN Approaches Martian Orbit   TIME
Bangalore Mirror   
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  iStreet Research   
Human fairness is innate after all  iStreet Research
6 A new research shows that humans are motivated by fairness hence they want to do things as fair as possible. The study says that fairness is a unique human attribute we have and it shows up as early as childhood. Advertisements. In the research, Sarah ...

Humans And Apes Developed 'Fairness' To Ensure Group Cooperation (VIDEO)   Headlines & Global News
Humans Evolved To Be Fair For Selfish Reasons   io9
Fairness evolved to favour co-operation   Pune Mirror
Medical Daily   
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  Washington Post   
ISS astronaut takes picture of starry sky in space  WIS
NASA shows off a starry sky, taken from the International Space Station. (Source: NASA/CNN). INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (NASA/CNN) – A crew member from NASA'S expedition 41 took an image last Saturday while aboard the Earth-orbiting ...

Astronauts To Make Spare Parts From 3D Printer   Sky News
NASA picks Boeing and SpaceX to ferry astronauts   Hutchinson News
Weather chance still 50% for 1:14 am SpaceX launch tonight (w/video)   Waco Tribune-Herald (blog)
Los Angeles Times   
U-T San Diego   
Reuters UK   
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  Sci-Tech Today   
Meteorite Shaped Modern-Day Plants  Sci-Tech Today
The life strategy of plants that dominate our forests today may be linked to a massive meteorite that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, according to a new study. At the end of the Cretaceous period, a 6.2-mile-wide space rock landed off the Yucatan ...

Dino Devastator Also Ravaged Veggies @sciam podcast by @cintagliata   Scientific American
Modern-Day Plants were Shaped by a Meteorite that Killed Dinosaurs   News Tonight Africa
Meteorite that killed dinosaurs changed the vegetation on earth   The Eastern Tribune
California Academy of Sciences   
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  The Guardian   
One of the U.K.'s Most Extraordinary Artifacts Was Likely Made by Children  Smithsonian
The dagger, found in a burial mound called Bush Barrow about a mile away from Stonehenge, is one of the most extraordinary artifacts found in the U.K. It features over 140,000 gold studs, placed on a wooden handle to create intricate and beautiful patterns.
Ancient bling pieces found near Stonehenge crafted by children   Tech Times
Child Goldsmiths Went Blind Making Stonehenge Treasures   Forbes
Intricate Treasures From Stonehenge Burial: Photos   Discovery News
ScienceAlert   
The Nation   
Mirror.co.uk   
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  Sky News Australia   
UN summit rallies global action on climate change  ABS CBN News
UNITED NATIONS - Some 125 world leaders are expected to commit to action on climate change at a UN summit Tuesday called to inject momentum in struggling efforts to tackle global warming. The gathering will be the largest ever of governments and ...

NESDB considers climate   Bangkok Post
Amy Goodman: A climate week to change everything   Monterey County Herald
Turning Up the Heat On Climate Action -- No Time For Delay   Huffington Post
CNN   
Grist   
Dallas Morning News   
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