2014年9月30日 星期二

2014-10-01 South Africa Science

  Wildlife Extra   
World wildlife populations have declined by half since 1970  Wildlife Extra
Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. In the Living Planet Report, species in Latin America were found to show the sharpest decline. A new report undertaken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed that ...

World wildlife populations halved in 40 years - report   BBC News
We've killed off half the world's animals since 1970   Washington Post (blog)
Has Half of World's Wildlife Been Lost in Past 40 Years?   National Geographic
Irish Times   
Yahoo News UK   
Mail & Guardian Online   
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  The Space Reporter   
Report envisions vacations in space and underwater in ten years  The Space Reporter
Vacationers' destinations in 2024 will include spaceflight in low Earth orbit and visits to underwater hotels, according to a report entitled “The Future of Travel 2024.” Compiled by a group of 56 people including researchers, editors, travel industry experts, and ...

Skyscanner Report Says There Will Be Space And Underwater Vacations By 2024   KpopStarz
The final tourism frontier? Space and underwater vacations to become reality in ...   New York Daily News
Space Tourism by 2024 a strong possibility   Beta Wired
Yahoo Travel   
Northern Voices Online   
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  Capitalberg   
Tanzania receives support to strengthen policies on climate change and food ...  Newstime Africa
Dar es Salaam, 30 September 2014. An initiative to enhance the capacity of the Tanzania Government to develop and implement policies on climate change adaptation in relation to food security in the country was launched at the end of last week, in Dar es ...

Can the world keep up with soaring global food demand?   CBS News
Global Climate Change Worsening Conditions: Increasing Heat Waves ...   Capitalberg
Paul Polman & Marc Van Ameringen: A food system for the future   Gulf Today
Rocky Mountain Collegian   
AllAfrica.com   
National Hog Farmer   
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  Jewish Telegraphic Agency   
Red moon rising: Look up October 8  Camden Haven Courier
Past lunar eclipse showing the shade of red the moon can often display. Credit: Noel Munford. GET set for an astronomical experience like no other on the mid north coast. We're going to be treated to a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday evening, 8 October ...

Total Lunar Eclipse next week   News Tonight Africa
Lunar Eclipse Program Offered On October 8   St. Ignace News (subscription)
Earth As An Exoplanet - A Gateway To Search Life Signs   Capital OTC
Jewish Telegraphic Agency   
Fox News   
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  News Tonight Africa   
New Cash Infusion to wipe Buffalo River off the list of Great Lakes "toxic hotspots ...  News Tonight Africa
On Monday, the Great Lakes Commission has announced the funding of around $4.7 million to support the restoration project of the Buffalo River. The funding will be used to reinstate degraded shorelines and come up with natural habitat at seven sites along ...

Big Boost for Buffalo River Restoration   Dredging Today
$4.7M targeted for cleanup of Buffalo River   Newsday

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  Phys.Org   
New UN report warns of 'devastating' effects from ongoing destruction of ...  indiablooms
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS) The world is losing its mangroves at a faster rate than global deforestation, the United Nations revealed on Monday, adding that the destruction of the coastal habitats was costing billions in economic damages and impacting millions ...

UN: Rapid mangrove loss costing $ billions   Cayman News Service
UN Concerned By Continued Destruction Of Mangrove Forests   RTT News
Time for worldwide fund to save mangroves - UNEP   InterAksyon
Xinhua   
IISD Reporting Services   
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  CBC.ca   
Chimpanzees develop cultures in the wild like humans  Telegraph.co.uk
Chimpanzees develop cultures in the wild which distinguish them from other groups, scientists have found. A community of Sonso chimpanzees living in Uganda's Budongo Forest was filmed using crushed leaves and moss to collect water. During six days of ...

Watch the 'extraordinarily rare' moment that chimpanzees teach each other new ...   Daily Mail
Wild chimps learn from others to make new tools   CBC.ca
Wild chimps ape each other with a new 'tool' - and reveal how their culture evolves   The Independent
The Verge   
Science Codex   
The Inquisitr   
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  NDTV   
US, India to collaborate on Mars exploration  Zee News
Washington: India and the US, after sending their own respective spacecraft into Mars' orbit, have now agreed to cooperate on future explorations of the Red Planet, which America said will yield "tangible benefits" to both the countries and the world at large.
Check out this gorgeous Mars picture, courtesy of India's orbiter   Los Angeles Times
India's low-budget Mars probe snaps an iconic photo of the red planet   PRI
NASA, India's Space Agency to Collaborate on Mars and Earth-Study Missions   Latin Post

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  The Nation   
Fourth largest lake disappears  The Nation
Do you believe that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be able to successfully reinvigorate the PPP? Yes. No. Don't know. Do you believe that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be able to successfully reinvigorate the PPP? Yes. (13%). No. (84%).
Chunk of Aral Sea, one of the largest lakes, dries up   Times of India
NASA images reveal shocking scale of Aral Sea disaster   Fox News
Aral Sea: How one of the world's largest lakes turned into a ship cemetery ...   RT
TIME   
Washington Post (blog)   
The Independent   
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  New York Times   
Thailand Government to Use Taste-Testing Robots to Ensure Consistency of ...  Design & Trend
(Photo : Commons) The Thailand government disapproves of the lack of uniformity at restaurants serving dishes claiming to represent authentic Thai food. They will be solving this problem via taste-testing robots. The Thailand government disapproves of the ...

Thailand builds taste-testing robots to ensure uniformity of Thai dishes   Science Recorder
Taste-Testing Robots Verify Authenticity of Thai Cuisine   PC Magazine
Bad Thai? Thailand creates taste-testing robot to authenticate cuisine   The Globe and Mail
BBC News   
ABC News   
National Post   
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