en-za-hotdailynews: 2014-11-21 South Africa Science

1020 rhino poached in 2014 already
Independent Online
Johannesburg - The number of rhinos poached in South Africa this year so far was 1020, the department of environmental affairs announced on Thursday. This already exceeds the 1004 that were poached for the whole of 2013, a statement released by the ...

1020 rhinos poached in 2014: Department of environmental affairs   The New Age Online
Over 1000 rhinos poached in S/Africa so far in 2014 – Official   StarAfrica.com
1020 rhinos killed in SA   iAfrica.com
AllAfrica.com
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Bottlenose dolphins have whistles for names
Daily Times
Wild dolphins around Africa have been found to have names identified by a unique whistle. Experts say the discovery, which has previously only been seen in captivity, could shed new insight on how the animals communicate. They also say it could reveal if ...

Dolphins use Signature Whistles to communicate: Study   News Tonight Africa
Researchers find bottlenose dolphins have whistles for names   Daily Mail
Dolphins Use Signature Whistles As Names, Researchers Discover   The Inquisitr
Phys.Org
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A vision of the future? We can't take our eyes off Shimizu Corporation's “Ocean ...
RocketNews24
A vision of the future? We can't take our eyes off Shimizu Corporation's “Ocean Spiral” design. Krista Rogers 2 hours ago; Comments 0. fi. On Tuesday, engineering company Shimizu Corporation announced the third entry in its “Shimizu Dream Series”–an ...

Japanese company plots $26 billion undersea 'Atlantis'   Washington Post (blog)
Atlantis may be a reality in 2030   Times LIVE
Blueprint sees Atlantis spiral deep into ocean   Gulf Times
RT
The Straits Times
The Guardian
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Small Volcanic Eruptions Slow Global Warming
Live Science
Small volcanic eruptions account for part of the global warming slowdown since 2000, a new study suggests. Until now, the climate impacts of small volcanic blasts were overlooked because their planet-cooling particles cluster below the reach of satellites, ...

Volcanic eruptions slow Global Warming   West Texas News
Could volcanoes help slow global warming?   13WMAZ
Small volcanoes could slow global warming: study   The Japan Times
Capital Wired
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What was mystery light in sky?
Independent Online
London - A blazing, eerie ball of light in the darkening sky over Russia has triggered an explosion of speculation over its cause. And the authorities have fuelled the theories flying around by refusing to comment on what happened. What appeared to be a ...

Mysterious Flash That Turned 'Night Into Day' Leaves Scientists Baffled; Was It A ...   Headlines & Global News
A Mysterious, Massive Explosion Over Russia Last Week Has Flummoxed ...   Bustle
Strange flash turns Russian night into day   The West Australian

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SBS

The International Space Station is about to get its first ever coffee machine
The Vine
I would like to bring your attention to the fact there are three to ten people working on the International Space Station at any given time and until now all they had to drink was horrible instant coffee. I know right? As if you didn't think space was a scary enough ...

Astronauts get fresh brew with new ISSpresso coffee machine   Radio Australia
ISSpresso: Astronauts will finally get to enjoy a decent cup of coffee in space   SBS
Astronauts to get 'ISSpresso' coffee machine   The New Age Online

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Robots Taking Large Steps to Coexist with Humans
Latin American Herald Tribune
MADRID – Humanoid robots endowed with human-like features are taking bold strides towards coexisting with humans in their daily activities, such as helping elderly people, therapeutic training, providing medication to patients or babysitting children at home ...

Dancing, talking robots show off at Madrid congress   Zee News

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UK pays twice its fair share to green fund
The Times (subscription)
Britain is contributing double its fair share to a global fund to help poor countries to deal with climate change, according to Oxfam. The government pledged yesterday to pay up to £720 million to the Green Climate Fund — more per capita than any other major ...

Government spends $300M to help countries with climate change   Toronto Sun
Green Climate Fund: Wealthy countries pledge cash in Berlin   BBC News
Climate Fund gets $US9.3bn pledge   Sky News Australia
Firstpost
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Sunlight may revive comet lander 'Philae'
Irish Times
Prof Monica Grady of the Open University: “We got all our data back. It has been a phenomenal success.” Previous Image Next Image. Dick Ahlstrom. Topics: News · Science · Churyumov-Gerasimenko · Philae lander · Rosetta satellite · European Space ...

Touchdown! Hear the sound Philae made as it landed on a comet   Los Angeles Times
Hear the sound of the first comet landing   CNET
Scientists Release Recording of Philae Landing on Comet   Wall Street Journal (blog)
News24
Washington Post
Boston.com
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Scientists Tagging Fish Are Actually Telling Seals 'Dinner's Ready!'
Tech Times
Acoustic tags used to track fish for scientific research may be creating a "dinner bell" effect making them vulnerable to predators, researchers say. In a study, seals were seen to prefer and seek out tagged fish over those without tags. (Photo : Wikipedia ...

Why grey seals are loving tracking tags   Christian Science Monitor
Crafty Seals Seek Follow Tracking Device Signals To Catch Fish   DOGOnews
Acoustic Tags Make Fish Easy Dinner For Seals   Voice Chronicle
ValueWalk
Uncover Michigan
UPI.com
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