2014年11月14日 星期五

2014-11-15 South Africa Science

  BDlive   
New South African Tech Could Protect Swimmers From Sharks  AFKInsider
For 50 years, swimmers at KwaZulu-Natal beaches on South Africa's east coast have been protected from shark bites by shark nets, but nets caused collateral damage, trapping harmless sea life such as dolphins. Environmental concerns prompted the ...

Hi-tech 'punch' on nose for sharks could keep swimmers safe   CTV News
High tech 'shark pod' can potentially help save swimmers from shark attacks   Malay Mail Online
Monster Machines: Australian Electric Fence Could Safely Segregate Swimmers ...   Gizmodo Australia
Independent Online   
Surfer Magazine   
News Tonight Africa   
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  BBC News   
Comet lander: Philae sends data from surface  BBC News
The Philae lander on the distant comet 67P re-established radio contact with Earth on Friday night, downlinking yet another stream of science data. Everything expected from the little probe was delivered, just before low battery power dropped it into standby ...

Spacecraft on Comet Drills for Data as Its Power Fades   New York Times
The Rosetta lander is dead — at least for now   Washington Post
Hope for Philae: probe repositions itself on comet   Irish Independent
Telegraph.co.uk   
National Post   
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  Energy Collective   
Climate change risks  The News International
According to reports, climate change may have serious, pervasive and irreversible impacts on human society and nature. A draft UN report says governments still have time to avert the worst. Delegates from more than 100 countries and top scientists met in ...

IPCC Chairman urges Singapore to do more to address climate change   Channel News Asia
Climate change debate in decline   Mail & Guardian Online
China-US climate pact "heartening" but short of what's needed-IPCC   Reuters Africa
Chicago Tribune   
Reuters UK   
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  Rappler   
Meet the ancestors – exhibit reveals faces of prehistoric humans  Rappler
LOOK BACK. A reconstruction in silicone of 'The woman of the Pataud Shelter' by visual artist Elisabeth Daynes, who became an expert in palaeontology, seen in the exhibition in Bordeaux. Photo by Mehdi Fedouach/AFP. BORDEAUX, France – Her clothes ...

Exhibit reveals prehistoric human faces   iAfrica.com
Meet the Ancestors -- Exhibition Reveals Faces of Prehistoric Humans   Naharnet
Prehistoric woman reconstructed for Bordeaux exhibition   Malay Mail Online

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  Surfbirds News   
New protection for migratory birds and their 'flyways'  The Ecologist
Two new international agreements will help to save migratory birds from hunting, trapping and poisoning, and to protect their long-distance flyways. A key objective is to phase out lead shot within three years, and eliminate the toxic drug diclofenac.
Endangered animals afforded some more protection   Mail & Guardian Online
Conservation of Rays and Sharks Receiving Increased Protection Internationally   Dumb-Out

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  Waterbury Republican American   
Tel Aviv University research leads to historic comet landing  ECNmag.com
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has landed on a comet. The momentous event represents the culmination of 35 years of research on comets by Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun of Tel Aviv University's Department of Geosciences and other scientists working for the ...

We landed a spacecraft on a comet   News24
Top facts about the Comet 67P and space probe on it   CBBC Newsround
Spacecraft's Landing On Comet Fits In With Sacramento State Astronomy Class ...   CBS Local
The Rakyat Post   
ABC News   
PA home page   
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  NDTV   
World On Track to Meet 2020 Goal for Protected Land, Sea, but More Work ...  AllAfrica.com
While the world is on track to meet a 2020 target on the expansion of protected areas, more work is needed to ensure areas of importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services are prioritized for protection under equitably managed conditions, according to a ...

Nature reserves on the rise but funds lacking: UN   News24
World on track to meet 2020 goal for protected land, sea, but more work urgently ...   UN News Centre
Conservation report reinforces fears over 'paper parks'   New Scientist

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  Burlington Times News   
Orion's belt: Burlington company's product helps protect, retrieve NASA explorer  Burlington Times News
When the Orion spacecraft launches on its first test flight next month, it will be the most advanced piece of technology we've ever shot into space. On Dec. 4, Orion will do two test orbits around Earth to gauge safety systems that could one day put the first ...

Week's Best Space Pictures: A Star Dies, Mars Cracks, and Neutrinos Are Born   National Geographic
Videos: Delta 4-Heavy and Orion prepared for launch   Spaceflight Now
NASA's 'ambitious' space agenda threatened by current funding, financial ...   The Huntsville Times - al.com
USA TODAY   
News Tonight Africa   
Reuters   
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  BBC News   
Comet lander scientist Dr Matt Taylor apologises for shirt  BBC News
One of the scientists involved in the Philae lander mission has apologised for any offence caused over a shirt he wore earlier in the week. Dr Matt Taylor's shirt - depicting scantily-clad women - attracted a barrage of criticism on social media. In an online news ...

Space Scientist Apologizes for 'Sexist' Shirt   New Zealand Herald
Rosetta scientist's tears over ill-chosen shirt flap   The Times (subscription)
Rosetta scientist Dr Matt Taylor apologises for 'offensive' shirt   The Guardian
TVNZ   
9news.com.au   
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  NDTV   
Google's latest venture: Tracking illegal fishing in the world's oceans  Science Recorder
Google will help create a new high-tech system to identify illegal fishing fleets around the globe. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. Google has announced it is joining forces with ...

Google casts a line with conservationists to stop illegal fishing   CNET
Google is teaming up with environmental groups to help fight illegal fishing   PRI
Google joins effort to curtail illegal fishing efforts around the globe   Beta Wired
Christian Science Monitor   
Environment & Energy Publishing   
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