2015年2月24日 星期二

2015-02-25 Namibia Science


New York Times
   
Don't malign rats for the Black Death - the gerbils were to blame   
New Zealand Herald
Who, me? Researchers say gerbils, not rats, may have been to blame for the Black Death in Europe. Photo / Thinkstock. The Black Death has always been bad publicity for rats, with the rodent widely blamed for killing millions of people across Europe by ...

Revisionist history: Gerbils, not rats, may have caused bubonic plague, study says   OCRegister
Gerbils, Not Rats, May Have Caused Bubonic Plague, Study Finds   ABC News
Gerbils, Not Rats Behind Spread of Black Death   Discovery News
NPR (blog)   
The Times (subscription)   
Toronto Sun   
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ABC News
   
Mummified monk found inside Buddha statue   
The Hindu
A gold-painted Chinese statue of a Buddha in sitting position hides the mummified remains of a high-status monk who lived nearly 1,000 years ago, scientists have found. The secret hidden in the statue was discovered when preservationists began restoring it ...

Buddha statue reveals remains of mummified monk inside   Washington Post
CT Scan Reveals Mummy Inside Chinese Buddha Statue   ABC News
Mummified monk revealed inside 1000-year-old Buddha statue   Telegraph.co.uk
Christian Science Monitor   
GMA News   
NDTV   
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Live Science
   
The Best Length for Eyelashes, According to Science   
Live Science
Cosmeticians probably won't agree, but scientists say eyelashes have an optimal length: a third of the width of the eye. This ratio helps keep the eyes wet, according to a new study that attempts to answer the question: What are eyelashes for anyway?
Ideal lash length follows one-third rule   ABC Online
How fake eyelashes can damage your sight   Daily Mail
Length of Lashes Keeps Eyes From Drying, Study Finds   New York Times
Yahoo News UK   
Science News   
Emirates 24/7   
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ABC Online
   
Deep Barrier Reef coral documented for first time   
ABC Online
Scientists from James Cook University in north Queensland have been exploring submerged reefs that lie between 10 and 30 metres below the ocean's surface on the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time the coral colonies have been chartered or documented.
Corals face 'slow starvation' from ingesting plastics pollution, experts find   The Guardian
Corals In Great Barrier Reef Are Eating Plastic, Raising Concerns   Tech Times
Fears over plastic-eating coral in Australia's Barrier Reef   Business Standard
Headlines & Global News   
Mackay Daily Mercury   
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Firstpost
   
Tiger number 'rise' may be result of flawed research   
Oman Tribune
India's claim of a robust revival in its tiger population may have been premature and the result of a flawed research method, a new Oxford-led study said. Flaws in a method commonly used in censuses of tigers and other rare wildlife put the accuracy of such ...

India's tiger success story may be based on inaccurate census, says study   The Guardian
Leap in Indian tiger numbers questioned by new research   Telegraph.co.uk
There may not be as many tigers in India as we think there are   Science AAAS
gulfnews.com   
Livemint   
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Gizmodo
   
Google Is Hosting "Nascar On The Moon"   
Gizmodo
The Lunar XPrize is a $30 million competition for a privately-funded mission to get to the moon, land a rover, and travel across the Moon sending back images and telemetry. The Google-sponsored prize has been around since 2007, but it looks like first place ...

U.S. and Japan to Hold First Road Race on the Moon in 2016   Chinatopix
Google Lunar XPrize Teams To Literally Race On The Moon   Forbes
Google Lunar XPrize contest: US and Japanese teams join forces   Times of India
FOXSports.com   
Sputnik International   
Fox News   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Mysterious Craters in Siberia Caused by Exploding Methane Gas and Climate ...   
Headlines & Global News
Some of the craters, or funnels as scientists call them, are massive and surrounded by smaller holes. (Photo : Vasily Bogoyavlensky). Four new craters have been discovered in northern Russia and some fear that global warming is causing gas eruptions from ...

20 'baby' craters appear near giant hole-turned-lake in Siberia   RT
Giant craters continue to appear mysteriously in Siberia   Christian Science Monitor
Some Scientists Believe that One of the Causes of Sinkhole Formation in Siberia ...   Empire State Tribune
Pioneer News   
The Week Magazine   
Discovery News   
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SI.com
   
Newly discovered African wasp named for Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask   
SI.com
Brad Marchand may be the Bruins' resident pest, but it's goalie Tuukka Rask that has an insect named after him. A Kenyan wasp discovered by entomologists was given the name Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski, a tribute to the Vezina-winning and Finnish ...

Bruins' Tuukka Rask receives a stinging endorsement   Toronto Star
Scientists name new species of wasp after Boston Bruins goalie Rask   Reuters UK
Species of wasp named after Bruins' Tuukka Rask   Yahoo Eurosport UK (blog)

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News Every day
   
How Stephen Hawking has survived so long with ALS   
Brisbane Times
Stephen Hawking at a press conference last year to announce new communication technology. Photo: AFP. On April 20, 2009, a moment arrived that doctors had foretold for decades. Stephen Hawking, a scientist who overcame debilitating disease to ...

How Has Stephen Hawking Lived With ALS for 52 Years?   WHAS 11.com (subscription)
Stephen Hawking says aggression may be man's downfall   ChristianToday
Stephen Hawking: Human Aggression 'Threatens to Destroy Us All'   NBCNews.com
Tampabay.com   
Belfast Telegraph   
GMA News   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Is dark matter behind mass extinction?   
NEWS.com.au
EVERY 30 million years, our Earth goes through a seemingly scheduled mass extinction and geological upheaval. Does this have anything to do with what our solar system crashes through as it bobs its way through the galaxy? New York University Biology ...

How Dark Matter Could Cause Mass Extinctions   The Epoch Times
Research suggests dark matter plays a significant role in our planet's mass ...   Gizmag
Dark Matter accelerates extinction of 26 to 30 million years old species   Customs Today Newspaper
EarthSky   
Tech Times   
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