2015年4月22日 星期三

2015-04-23 Namibia Science


New York Times
   
Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuation of 4000 Residents   
Wall Street Journal
A volcano in southern Chile erupted on Wednesday, forcing the government to declare a “red alert” as it evacuated residents from nearby communities. President Michelle Bachelet said late Wednesday that about 4,000 people were evacuated from towns in ...

Chile volcano erupts for first time in decades   The Star Online
Chile's Cabulco volcano wakes up from 54-year slumber   Sydney Morning Herald
Chile declares emergency as Calbuco volcano erupts   The Times (subscription)
USA TODAY   
The Seattle Times (registration)   
Deutsche Welle   
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CBS News
   
Lyrid meteor shower peaks Wednesday and Thursday nights   
seattlepi.com (blog)
This year, we may remember Earth Day for what happens in the middle of the night. On a day when millions around the world celebrate sustainable practices and Earth's natural beauty, the night will end with a meteor shower. Wednesday and Thursday nights ...

Lyrid Meteor Showers in Philadelphia Skies Tonight 4/22-23/15 ...   iradiophilly.com
Watch Live: The Lyrid Meteor Shower   TIME
Lyrid Meteor Shower   Northern Arizona Today
WEAU   
Fox11online.com   
Bustle   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Bees may become addicted to nicotine-like pesticides, study finds   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Bees may become addicted to nicotine-like pesticides in the same way humans get hooked on cigarettes, according to a new study, which was released as a landmark field trial provided further evidence that such neonicotinoids harm bee populations.
Pesticides give bees a buzz like smoking   Telegraph.co.uk
Common Insecticide Affects Bees Like Cigarettes Affect Humans, Studies Find   Huffington Post
Buzz Over Bee Health: New Pesticide Studies Rev Up Controversy   NPR (blog)
New York Times   
CBS News   
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Chicago Tribune
   
Why Earth Day's creator might not celebrate Earth Day   
Chicago Tribune
A crowd watches the main stage during the 2015 Earth Day concert in Washington, DC on April 18, 2015. A crowd watches the main stage during the 2015 Earth Day concert in Washington, DC on April 18, 2015. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Getty-AFP).
To mark Earth Day, GET OUT OF nature   The Salinas Californian
8 Badass Environmentalists You Should Know   Huffington Post
Today's Lady News: Earth Day Edition!   The Frisky
Daily Caller   
Beef Magazine (blog)   
The Fulton County News   
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The Nation
   
Earth Day: Top experts call for zero-carbon world by 2050   
The Nation
A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a “zero-carbon society” by 2050. To coincide with Earth Day, research institute The Earth League ...

Abbott Govt moves quickly to dismiss 30% target   Business Spectator
Making 2015 Earth Year   Arab News
Want to Win the Climate Fight? Engage Communities of Color   Huffington Post
Business Standard   
Mashable   
New Zealand Herald   
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ABC Science Online
   
Stegosaurus plate shape may reveal gender   
ABC Science Online
Sexual dimorphism The shape of the bony plates along the back of the long-extinct Stegosaurus may have differed if the dinosaur were male or female, researchers say. The Stegosaurus was a lumbering, plant-eating dinosaur with two rows of back plates.
How To Tell If A Stegosaurus Is A Boy Or Girl? The Answer's On Top, Not On The ...   Tech Times
Bristol university student finds evidence plate size determines Stegosaurus' sex   Malay Mail Online
Dino 'sexing' study slammed by critics   Science /AAAS
Yibada (English Edition)   
Christian Science Monitor   
NBCNews.com   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Deforestation tripled in the Amazon, say researchers as experts warn more ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon almost tripled last month compared with March 2014, say researchers. Scientists from Imazon, a Brazilian non-profit reseach institution fear that the true figure may be higher. They use a programme developed by Google ...

Amazon rainforest lost a tenth of its trees in 50 years, study   French Tribune
How You Can Help Save the Rainforest   Men's Journal
Amazon deforestation exacerbating climate change problem   Market Business News

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Wall Street Journal
   
Hubble Space Telescope's Most Iconic Photos   
Wall Street Journal
The Hubble Space Telescope, that some scientists call the most important scientific instrument in the history of humankind, turns 25 this week. Here are five of the most iconic images taken by Hubble since its launch. Transcript +. This transcript has been ...

Happy Birthday, Hubble: legendary telescope turns 25   euronews
NASA Says Successor To Hubble Space Telescope Is On Track For 2018 Launch   Tech Times
NASA's Famous Telescope Celebrates A Silver Anniversary... Cheers! To Hubble   SatNews Publishers
Daily Mail   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
UANews (press release)   
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NBCNews.com
   
Spectral Readings Bring Alien Planet Into Sharper Focus   
NBCNews.com
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet's visible-light spectrum directly for the first time ever, a milestone that could help bring many other alien worlds into clearer focus down the road. The scientists used the HARPS instrument on the European Southern ...

First exoplanet seen with reflected visible light   The Space Reporter
First exoplanet detected using visible light spectrum   National Monitor
Exoplanet 51 Pegasi B Becomes First Alien World Observed In Visible Light ...   Tech Times
Science Recorder   
Discovery News   
Sci-News.com   
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RT
   
Plant genetics Sweet potato is already a GM crop   
Nature.com
The sweet-potato genome contains genes from bacteria, so is an example of a naturally occurring genetically modified (GM) plant. While combing through the genome of the domesticated sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Jan Kreuze of the International Potato ...

Sweet Potato Is a Natural GMO   Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
'Foreign DNA' in sweet potatoes suggests plants genetically modify themselves   Daily Mail
Fear of 'foreign' genes in GMOs? Turns out Nature produces transgenic sweet ...   Genetic Literacy Project
Laboratory Equipment   
Business Standard   
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