2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 Namibia Science


The Nation
   
Hot, dry climate long kept dinosaurs out of tropics   
The Nation
An unpredictable, yet scorching and dry climate kept large, grass-eating dinosaurs out of the tropics for some 30 million years after they first appeared on Earth, a study out Monday found. It has been a longstanding mystery: why did long-necked dinosaurs ...

Study Links Untenable Levels of CO2 near the Equator during Triassic to ...   West Texas News
Climate change kept herbivorous dinosaurs away from tropics   The Silver Ink
Equatorial Dino Mystery Solved   Latinos Post
SlashGear   
TIME   
BGR   
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Forbes
   
Good Scientists Should Publicly Criticize Tim Hunt's Claims   
Forbes
The vigorous reactions to remarks by biochemist Tim Hunt about women in science are being cast as an internet shaming. Instead, they are part of how scientists engage with each other to build knowledge. Tim Hunt, winner (with Paul Nurse and Leland H.
Brian Cox criticises 'disproportionate' reaction to Tim Hunt's comments   The Guardian
Brian Cox attacks 'social media' that forced Nobel scientist Tim Hunt to quit   Daily Mail
Calling Tim Hunt Sexist Won't Help Women in Science   TIME
The Times (subscription)   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Daily Beast   
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Irish Independent
   
Thousands of people refusing to leave their homes as volcano poised to erupt   
Irish Independent
Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Open Gallery 6 Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, June 16, 2015, ...

More than 10000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano   AsiaOne
Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung erupts: Over 10000 evacuated   Sydney Morning Herald
10000 Indonesians flee Mt Sinabung eruption   Stuff.co.nz
RTE.ie   
Arab News   
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RT
   
Bioengineers invent engine powered by water vapor, artificial muscles   
RT
Bioengineers have invented the world's first engine that runs on energy created from the process of natural water evaporation at room temperature, by utilizing cleverly engineered artificial muscles. The small device, created by researchers at Columbia ...

'Evaporation Engine' Propels Tiny Car With Power of Water Vapor   NBCNews.com
This engine uses nothing but water and bacteria to power small devices   Washington Post
New Technology Captures Evaporation Energy by Employing Bacterial Spores   Uncover Michigan
Empire State Tribune   
Ubergizmo (blog)   
The Guardian   
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BBC News
   
Protect more bee species to safeguard crops, say scientists   
BBC News
Almost 80% of crop pollination by wild bees is provided by just 2% of the most common species, say scientists. In the UK, a small number of bees are vital for crops such as oilseed rape, apples and strawberries, according to the University of Reading team.
Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family   Telegraph.co.uk
Just two percent of wild bee species pollinate at least 80 percent of crops   Mashable
Tiny number of bees account for most crop pollination - study   Reuters
Malay Mail Online   
Quartz   
Yahoo News UK   
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CBS News
   
Pac-Man ghost octopus could be named Opisthoteuthis adorabilis   
CBS News
It looks like a ghost in the Pac-Man video game, has been compared to a Pokemon creature and served as the inspiration for the character Pearl in "Finding Nemo." But the oddly adorable octopus that scientists have taken to calling the flapjack still doesn't ...

An octopus so cute you might call it 'Adorabilis'   Atlanta Journal Constitution
This Pokemon-like octopus is so cute scientists want to call him Adorabilis   Metro
Scientists Discover "Pac-Man Ghost Octopus"   WFMY News 2
The Week Magazine   
California Diver   
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The Globe and Mail
   
UrtheCast to launch online video feed of Earth from ISS   
The Globe and Mail
Get ready for the ultimate reality show: It's the whole world, all the time, in high definition and in colour. UrtheCast Corp., a Vancouver-based company that has staked out the high ground – literally – in its bid to open up the Earth observation industry, says it is ...

6/16: Deaths, injuries in California balcony collapse; Space photography 101 ...   CBS News
Astronauts cook space-burgers in high resolution on the International Space ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Watch NASA's mesmerizing 4K Ultra HD footage of life in space   RT
Mashable   
Belfast Telegraph   
Boing Boing   
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National Geographic
   
World's thinnest bulb created from graphene   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Researchers have created the world's thinnest light bulb using graphene, an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon, as a filament. Led by Young Duck Kim, a postdoctoral research scientist in James Hone's group at Columbia ...

A Sheet Of Graphene Is The World's Thinnest Lightbulb   Gizmodo Australia
Scientists Develop World's Smallest Light Bulb Using Graphene   Wall Street Journal
This is the world's thinnest light bulb, and it's just one atom thick   TechRadar
The Statesman (press release)   
The American Bazaar   
NDTV   
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TIME
   
The Mystery of Saturn's Earth-Sized Cyclone, Explained   
TIME
There's one big difference between Earth and Saturn—OK, there are a lot of big differences between Earth and Saturn, including size, chemistry, temperature, distance from the sun and number of moons (one for Earth, up to 62 for Saturn). But the difference ...

Even small thunderstorms can cause huge polar cyclones on Saturn   Zee News
Gigantic Saturn Cyclones attributed to Multiple Small Thunderstorms   Uncover Michigan
NASA's Cassini makes final approach to fly-by Saturn's moon Dione   Daily News & Analysis
The Hoops News   
Pioneer News   
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Wired
   
Eruption Update: Japan, Philippines, and Indonesia   
Wired
Asama, one of the volcanoes located near Tokyo, erupted on Tuesday. The weather conditions haven't permitted much of a view of the eruption, but it appears to have been a small explosion that spread ash only on the area near Asama. However, officials ...

Mount Asama volcano erupts near Tokyo   Telegraph.co.uk
Mount Asama Erupts: Five Facts About Volcanoes in Japan   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Light ashfall points to volcano eruption in central Japan; no damage reports   Reuters India
Inside Japan Tours   
Business Standard   
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