2015年5月22日 星期五

2015-05-23 Namibia Science


Biodiversity for sustainable development   
Namibia Economist
A statement from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism looks at the importance of conserving biodiversity in the broadest sense of its definition. “As countries around the world observe International Biodiversity Day on Friday, 22 May 2015, all fellow citizens ...

Specialised personnel shortage disables MET   New Era (press release)

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NEWS.com.au
   
An artist impression of the galaxy. Picture: NASA Source: NewsComAu   
NEWS.com.au
ASTROPHYSICISTS have discovered a remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion suns. Known as WISE J224607.57-052635.0, it is the most luminous galaxy to ever be discovered and was located using data from NASA's Wide-field ...

NASA spacecraft finds galaxy as bright as 300 trillion suns   KAKE
Brightest known galaxy shines like 300 trillion suns   The Space Reporter
Most 'Luminous' Galaxy In The Universe Discovered   WFMY News 2
CNET   
Xinhua   
Investorplace.com   
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Washington Post
   
Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   
Washington Post
The troubling news continues this week for the Antarctic peninsula region, which juts out from the icy continent. Last week, scientists documented threats to the Larsen C and the remainder of the Larsen B ice shelf (most of which collapsed in 2002).
Antarctic Peninsula in 'dramatic' ice loss   BBC News

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Hubble spots uniquely strange 'Nasty' star   
The Space Reporter
An enigmatic star dubbed “Nasty 1” resides in the Milky Way galaxy and is much bigger than Earth's sun. It is classified as a Wolf-Rayet star, a type of star which quickly loses its outer hydrogen-rich layers to reveal an intensely hot and bright helium core.
Astronomers identify scary 'cannibal star' and name it NASTY. Will it live up to the ...   Mirror.co.uk
This Is The Star That NASA Has Nicknamed The 'Nasty One'   Gizmodo Australia
Oregon Astronomy: Startling Hubble Finds Include Odd Star   Oregon Coast Beach Connection
CNET   
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The Nation
   
Brain implant senses aim to move robotic arm   
The Nation
A new kind of brain implant senses a patient's intent to move a robotic arm, offering new promise to people who are paralyzed or have lost limbs, researchers said Thursday. Erik Sorto, 34, is "the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device ...

Implanted brain chips let paralyzed man control arm with his thoughts   Science Recorder
Paralyzed man controls robotic arm with computer chips in brain   KABC-TV
Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm   New Vision
Engadget   
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The Nation
   
Dogs have been man's best friend longer than we thought   
Times of India
LONDON: Dogs may have been domesticated by humans about 27,000 to 40,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought, according to a new analysis of ancient wolf DNA. Earlier genome-based estimates had suggested the ancestors of modern-day ...

Dogs domesticated over 27000 years ago   The Nation
Siberian Wolf Bone Sheds New Light on Man's Long Relationship With Dogs   The Moscow Times
DNA hints at earlier dog evolution   BBC News

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Smithsonian
   
Watch a Baby Bee Go From Wriggly Larvae to Adult in Just Over a Minute   
Smithsonian
Despite the fact that they produce delicious honey and are vital to pollinating crops, honeybees still earn screams from those that fear their stings. They may not be considered cute and cuddly like other animals, but watching the first 21 days of a honeybee's ...

Watch this incredible 60-second time-lapse video of bees being born   BT.com
Must See: A bee's first 21 days in time lapse, egg to adult   The Weather Network
Watch: The First 21 Days in a Bee's Life in 60 Seconds Flat   Softpedia News

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Empire State Tribune
   
Pakistan sees eye to eye with French president on climate change issue   
Empire State Tribune
Mushahidullah Khan , the Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator greatly approves the declaration about the highly anticipated agreement by the French president . The Agreement requests rich countries to help increase climate finance for developing ...

Pakistan Agrees With French President on Climate Treaty   Capitalberg
Korea could play Crucial Role in Fight against Climate Change   Maine News
Global business sends clear message to policymakers for ambitious deal at ...   International Chamber of Commerce
Business Insider   
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CTV News
   
Is it a UFO? Sun halo sparks fear and jokes in Mexico   
CTV News
MEXICO CITY - Was it a UFO? A sign that the end is nigh? A rainbow-like halo surrounded the sun over Mexico City on Thursday, an optical phenomenon that triggered a social media frenzy of pictures and jokes about the end of the world. Some weren't so ...

Halo Around Sun Dazzles Mexico City   Huffington Post
Solar halo captivates stargazers   Belfast Telegraph

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Business Insider Australia
   
A student designed this flag for Planet Earth that astronauts could plant on Mars   
Business Insider Australia
With manned missions to Mars on the way and commercial space travel now a reality, what's left missing is a world flag for outer space. Oskar Pernefeldt — a graphic design student at the Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm — has come up with a ...

Student creates Earth flag for interplanetary missions   CBC.ca
Is this the flag that could represent Earth to the stars?   CNET
Student Oskar Pernefeldt comes up with an International Flag of Earth   Metro
Yahoo News   
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