2014年10月1日 星期三

2014-10-02 Namibia Science

  GMA News   
Walruses seek refuge in Alaska, driven by vanishing sea ice  GMA News
In this September 14 handout photo, an estimated 35,000 walruses are seen huddled together on a beach near the village of Point Lay, Alaska, 700 miles northwest of Anchorage. According to scientists, the congregation of Pacific walruses - one of the largest ...

35000 walruses mass on Alaska beach 'due to climate change'   The Straits Times
Lack of ice forces some 35000 walruses to chill on Alaska shore   Reuters
Huge onshore crowds of walruses a new phenomenon for Arctic Alaska ...   Alaska Dispatch
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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  Nature World News   
Mysterious 'Man in the Moon' Born from Magma  Nature World News
The mysterious "man in the moon" face we see in the night sky - which is actually just a giant basin known as the Procellarum region - was not born from an asteroid strike as previously thought, but from a large plume of magma deep within the Moon's interior, ...

The Moon Revised: 'Man In The Moon' Gets A New Origin Story   The Inquisitr
'Man in the Moon' gets a new origin story   CNET
Mystery of hidden lunar valley system revealed   The Eastern Tribune
dunyanews.tv   
Beta Wired   
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  NDTV   
Isro, Nasa set up joint Mars working group  Times of India
MUMBAI: Isro and Nasa have set up a joint Mars working group to enhance co-operation between the two countries in the explorations of the Red Planet. Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan and Nasa administrator Charles Bolden signed a charter in this regard ...

ISRO, NASA to Explore Mars Together   The New Indian Express
ISRO set for Oct. 10 launch of navigation satellite   The Hindu
India, US sign pacts for joint missions to explore Mars   Deccan Herald
Livemint   
Daily Mail   
Business Standard   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
Migratory monarch butterflies are 'super-efficient' in long-distance flight  Science Recorder
New research, published in Nature, theorizes that just one single gene is responsible for some Monarch butterfly populations becoming migratory, while others choose to stay put. It is also thought that the species did not originate in Central or South America, ...

Gene plays an important role in monarch butterfly's migration   Capital OTC
Study Shows Monarch Butterfly Migration Dates Back Millions of Years   Beta Wired
Oklahoma City Zoo tagging migrating Monarch butterflies   KOCO Oklahoma City
The Costa Rican Times   
iStreet Research   
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  Counsel & Heal   
Babies Can Inherit Traits of Mother's Ex-Lovers  Counsel & Heal
Don't look like your dad? You might look like your mother's previous lover, according to new research. A new study on flies shows for the first time that offspring can look like their mother's previous sexual partner. The newly discovered form of non-genetic ...

Offspring can look like an ex-boyfriend   The Times (subscription)
Fly Exes Influence Another Male's Offspring   Nature World News
Mom's first boyfriend might influence later offspring (in flies, anyway)   Washington Post
Daily Caller   
Daily Mail   
Canada News   
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  The Guardian   
Time to give up on 2 degrees?  Business Spectator
This is the summary of a response to an article published in the journal Nature by David Victor and Charles Kennel (both of University of California) that international efforts to address climate change should ditch the target of limiting global warming to 2 ...

Limiting global warming to 2 °C – why Victor and Kennel are wrong   RealClimate
Ditch 2C Warming Goal, Says Nature   reportingclimatescience.com
2°C Or Not 2°C: Why We Must Not Ditch Scientific Reality In Climate Policy   ThinkProgress
Reuters UK   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
Zooplankton could be big influence on ocean currents, Caltech finds  Science Recorder
The new research could lead to greater understanding of the effects plankton and other small creatures have on the oceans. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. New research from ...

Watch laser-guided Sea-Monkeys stir up a watery vortex   CNET
Tiny sea monkeys influence oceanic currents and waves   Delhi Daily News
Sea-monkeys Movement causes Oceanic Currents and Waves: Study   Uncover California
The Weather Network   
Capital Wired   
Northern Voices Online   
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  eco-business.com   
Climate-smart agriculture is corporate greenwashing, warn NGOs  eco-business.com
A coalition of civil society organisations claims that climate-smart agriculture, which continues to promote monoculture farming systems only aggravate the climate crisis due to its carbon intensive practices. Image: Shutterstock. On the sidelines of the UN's ...

McGrigor targets nuclear fusion in call for Scotland to meet emissions targets   For Argyll
Now is the time for climate action   Bangkok Post
Expanding on the California Climate Credit   Huffington Post
Nwlaborpress   
Catholic New York   
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  Scientist   
Chimp Culture Caught on Camera  Scientist
Researchers have captured footage of wild chimpanzees teaching each other to use tools, lending support to the idea that humans aren't the only primates to engage in social learning. By Bob Grant | October 1, 2014. WIKIMEDIA, FRANS DE WAAL, EMORY ...

Studies show chimpanzees develop behavior and culture in chimp community   Beta Wired
Study: Chimpanzees Develop Their Culture Like Humans   Capitalberg
Study reveals chimpanzees developed 'culture' in wild like humans   WallStreet OTC
Delhi Daily News   
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Maine News   
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  Daily Times   
52% of global wildlife 'gone' in past 40 years: WWF  The Star Online
According to WWF, humans have decimated half of the world's wildlife in the past four decades – we're also very close to killing off our own species. The conservation group's Living Planet Report, published every two years, says humankind's demands are ...

Animal populations have declined 52 percent and humans are to blame   Examiner.com
Study Says Half World's Wildlife Has Vanished Since 1970. Is It Misleading?   Mashable
Global Wildlife Decline   Scientist (blog)
News24   
Independent Online   
The Ecologist   
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