2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 Namibia Science


NBCNews.com
   
No asteroid threat to Earth, says Nasa   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nasa has rubbished claims that a devastating asteroid will hit Earth sometime between September 15 and 28, saying there is not one shred of evidence on it till now. One of the numerous recent blogs and web postings doing the rounds claim ...

NASA confirms world will not end by asteroid strike in September   ABC Online
NASA: No, There Isn't A Deadly Asteroid Heading Right For Us   Gizmodo Australia
No asteroid threatening to hit Earth next month: NASA   Financial Express
CNN   
New Zealand Herald   
EarthSky   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says   
Christian Science Monitor
Humans are throwing ecosystems out of whack by not only killing a large number of animals, but by killing adults and top carnivores in particular, a study suggests. One answer is to act more like animal predators.
Humans are unsustainable super-predators, UVic scientists say   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Humans are 'wickedly efficient super-predators'   Dispatch Times
Ecologists Make the Best Argument for Eating the Youth Since “A Modest Proposal”   The Hullabaloo Online
Sentinel Republic   
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Newsweek
   
China's Pollution Overestimated by Large Margin for Years, Study Says   
Newsweek
The new calculation was based on analysis of China's coal—it turns out it produces up to 40 percent less carbon pollution as it burns. Reuters. Filed Under: Tech & Science, China, Climate Change. China is the biggest carbon emitter in the world, but ...

China's emissions may be 14% lower than feared, research finds   Irish Times
China's CO2 levels may be overstated   The Straits Times
China's carbon dioxide emissions may be lower than experts thought   TODAYonline
Christian Science Monitor   
Livemint   
Financial Express   
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CBC.ca
   
Further investigation planned in whale deaths in Alaska   
Washington Post
JUNEAU, Alaska — A federal agency announced plans Thursday for a more intense investigation into what caused the deaths of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska since May. NOAA Fisheries declared the deaths an “unusual mortality event,” ...

What's killing whales off BC-Alaska coast?   CBC.ca
30 whales have died off the coast of Alaska this year, and we're not sure why   Mashable

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USA TODAY
   
July was Earth's hottest month on record; scientists say climate change is ...   
San Jose Mercury News
In a dramatic sign of climate change's growing impact, this July was the warmest month on Earth since modern temperature records were first kept in 1880, federal scientists announced Thursday. While climate change isn't causing California's drought, ...

Study finds climate change makes California's drought worse   Reuters
Scientists see link between global warming, California drought   Sacramento Bee
Global warming worsened the California drought, scientists say   Boston Globe
Rapid News Network   
Times of San Diego   
Duluth News Tribune   
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NewsQuench
   
Epic selfies taken by Curiosity rover during Mars mountain trip   
NewsQuench
NASA's Curiosity rover has traveled to a new drill site on Mars and sent a selfie back to Earth from one of the planet's highest known mountains. This is not your usual selfie. The Curiosity Rover took an epic, one-of-a-kind selfie a little before it ...
Curiosity Snaps Stunning One of a Kind Belly Selfie At Buckskin Mountain Base ...   Universe Today
Curiosity Rover's new selfie shows injured wheel   TechnoBuffalo
Jezero crater may be landing site for next Mars rover   The Space Reporter
Sentinel Republic   
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The Guardian
   
New Zealand conservationists apologise over accidental shooting of endangered ...   
The Guardian
Four critically endangered takahē (left) were mistakenly shot by hunters contracted to cull the abundant pukeko (right) – despite takahē being flightless and twice the size. Photographs: Getty Images. Elle Hunt · @mlle_elle. Thursday 20 August 2015 21 ...
Takahe shooting 'difficult to deal with' - Deerstalkers' Association   New Zealand Herald
Marksmen kill endangered species in NZ bird cull   The Sun Daily
Protected takahe killed in pukeko cull   3News NZ

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Discovery News
   
These spiders glide through the air like Superman   
Washington Post
Living in a tropical tree canopy can be dangerous business for small creatures. If something knocks you off a branch, you could fall to the crowded, complex forest floor where lizards, birds and ants will probably gobble you right up. It appears that ...
'Flying' spiders glide from trees, control where they land   KSL.com
Scientists make shocking discovery   PPP Focus.com
Glider spiders   The Economist
Rapid News Network   
CNET   
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Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
   
'Significant rises' in jellyfish numbers reported around the UK   
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
It has been another bumper year for sightings of jellyfish in the UK, according to conservationists. The massive barrel jellyfish have appeared in record numbers for a second consecutive year and large numbers of mauve stingers were reported off ...
Jellyfish Numbers In UK Waters At Record High   Tech Times
Record numbers of jellyfish spotted off south coast   ITV News
Jellyfish 'As Long as 5 London Buses' Invading English Coastline   Newsmax

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Financial Times
   
EU urges speeding of efforts to clinch global climate deal   
Financial Times
The EU has called on world leaders to accelerate efforts to clinch a landmark UN climate deal in Paris in December, complaining that technical talks have been “painfully slow”. Brussels styles itself as the global leader on climate change and is seen ...
Climate boss says EU can only back a strong Paris deal | Reuters   Firstpost
EU slams top economies on climate summit targets   Economic Times
Submit climate summit targets without delay, EU tells top economies   Livemint
The Guardian   
Washington Post   
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