2015年7月15日 星期三

2015-07-16 Namibia Science


Namibian
   
Quiver quivers under the heat of the sun   
Namibian
ABUNDANT QUIVER ... Southern Namibia is one of the rare places in the world where one can come across a forest of Aloe Dichotoma, more commonly known as the quiver tree. In spite of its waterabsorbing capabilities and storing trunk and leaves, the ...

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CBC.ca
   
NASA New Horizons Pluto mission finds ice peaks, massive canyons   
CBC.ca
Mankind's first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint Wednesday, as NASA's new pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and chasms on its big moon Charon that appear six times deeper than the Grand Canyon. QUIZ | 10 ...

Pluto mountains   BBC News
New Horizon probe's Pluto images cast light on dwarf planet's surface   The Globe and Mail
Flyby a success, Pluto probe tells Earth   Times of India
The Register   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Irish Independent   
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Irish Examiner
   
Air pollution kills 9500 in London every year: Study   
Times of India
LONDON: Nearly 9,500 people are dying in London each year due to long-term exposure to air pollution, more than twice as many as previously thought. The premature deaths are due to two key pollutants, fine particulates known as PM2.5s and the toxic gas ...

London air pollution claims 9500 lives   Irish Examiner
Air pollution costs thousands of London lives   The Times (subscription)
Air pollution in London caused early deaths of nearly 9500 people in a single ...   The Independent
Financial Times   
The Guardian   
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NBCNews.com
   
This 50-million-year-old worm sperm is a scientific treasure   
Engadget
Scientists in Antarctica have come across one of the rarest specimens on record: ancient, fossilized worm sperm. "Because sperm cells are so short-lived and fragile, they are vanishingly rare in the fossil record," explains Benjamin Bomfleur, one of ...
50-Million-Year-Old Sperm Found in Antarctica   Newsweek
Oldest sperm ever is discovered in Antarctica, by accident   Washington Post
Oldest Animal Sperm Lasts 50 Million Years in Antarctica   NBCNews.com
Chinatopix   
BBC News   
Science Recorder   
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Business Green
   
Scientists warn geo-engineering is not the answer to climate change   
Business Green
Climate-engineering techniques such as recapturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reflecting solar radiation will not help tackle climate change in the short term, research finds. A new EU-wide analysis - published yesterday by a group of 14 ...

The Goverment's greenhouse gas emissions target misses the climate change ...   Stuff.co.nz
Climate change Changing winds mean longer flights   Nature.com
Temperature swings caused by climate change may increase death rate   Ars Technica
The Guardian   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Discovery of 'twin Jupiter' points to Solar System 2.0   
NEWS.com.au
THERE'S something odd about our solar system. We've found some 470 stars with several planets circulating around them. It's only now that we've spotted one that looks a lot like our own. So far we have observed 1858 planets orbiting other suns. There ...
Eso telescope finds Jupiter's twin or 'solar system 2.0' orbiting a sun like ...   Daily Mail
Brazilian scientists discover Jupiter-like planet   GlobalPost
Astronomers discover 'Jupiter 2.0.' Could Earth 2.0 be next?   Christian Science Monitor
Tech Times   
CNET   
The Space Reporter   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
How native Australian birds like the laughing kookaburra are in 'drastic' decline   
Telegraph.co.uk
Some of Australia's best-known native birds – including the magpie and the laughing kookaburra – are in serious decline and at risk of becoming endangered in some parts of the country, according to a study of national sightings. The study, based on 427 ...
Kookaburra and willie wagtail disappearing from parts of Australia   ABC Online
Australia's laughing kookaburra among birds in decline: study   Bangkok Post
Australia's most iconic bird, the kookaburra, in strife in some areas   Courier Mail
Barrier Daily Truth   
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Mashable
   
This super healthy seaweed tastes exactly like bacon   
Mashable
Researcher Chris Langdon and colleagues at Oregon State University have, after 15 years of development, patented a particular dulse (a form of seaweed) packed with protein, low in calories, and when fried is purported to taste exactly like bacon, Daily ...
Scientists in Oregon develop bacon-flavored seaweed   seattlepi.com

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The Register
   
Did MARS once have OCEANS? Curiosity discovers continental crust   
The Register
NASA's nuclear-powered Curiosity rover has aimed its ChemCam laser at some unusually light-coloured rocks on Mars and discovered surprising similarities between them and the rocks of Earth's granitic continental crust. The evidence of a "continental ...

NASA's Curiosity rover shows Mars' Earth-like primitive continental crust   Financial Express

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Zee News
   
Destruction of Earth's plant life may make civilisation unsustainable   
Financial Express
Continuous destruction of Earth's plant life need to be halted if we want to avert civilization from becoming completely unsustainable, claims a new study. By: ANI | July 15, 2015 2:05 pm. G+. Continuous destruction of Earth's plant life need to be ...
Humans will go extinct if plant life not secured: Study   Times of India
Destruction of Earth's Plants May Place Humans at Risk   Science World Report
Watch out for yourself! Humans are over-speeding their outtake of Earth's ...   Nature World Report
Newsroom America   
Press Trust of India   
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