en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-01-16 South Africa Science

Human activity helping push state of the 'Earth System' into unknown 'danger ...
National Post
Humans are the prime driver of the deteriorating “Earth System,” says an international research team that is calling for a change in trajectory. “The only state of the planet that we know for certain can support contemporary human societies is now being ...

Human activity has pushed Earth beyond four of nine 'planetary boundaries ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Dot Earth | Can Humanity's 'Great Acceleration' Be Managed and, If So, How?   New York Times (blog)
Humans pushing Earth towards 'danger zone' - study   InterAksyon
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Santa Fe New Mexican.com
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As Oceans Heat Up, a Race to Save World's Coral Reefs
National Geographic
The only barrier reef off the continental U.S. stretches 300 nautical miles along Florida's coast, protecting the shore and bringing in billions of tourist dollars every year. Photograph by Spencer Millsap, National Geographic. Laura Parker. National Geographic.
How Coral Reefs Can Bounce Back from Mass Bleaching Near Death   Scientific American
How some corals recover from 'bleaching': climate study   The New Age Online
Scientists reveal which coral reefs can survive global warming   The Guardian
Christian Science Monitor
Full-Time Whistle
Phys.Org
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Cyclone Bansi Drenches Mauritius
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
The tight eye of Cyclone Bansi can be seen passing to the north of Mauritius on Tuesday. Category-5 Cyclone Bansi brought gusty winds and beneficial rainfall to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on Tuesday and Wednesday. While the well-defined eye of ...

Cyclone Bansi - Additional Personnel to Be Dispatched to Rodrigues   AllAfrica.com

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Has Missing Beagle 2 Been Found On Mars?
Sky News
The British spacecraft disappeared after being released from its orbiter but there is renewed hope it may not be lost after all. 21:46, UK, Thursday 15 January 2015. Play video "Beagle 2: The Failed Mars Mission". Video: Beagle 2: The Failed Mars Mission.
Missing Beagle found on Mars?   CNET
Professor's BEAGLE, missing for 10 years, FOUND ON MARS   The Register
Images to reveal beagle 2's fate   Daily Mail
The Independent
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Astronauts back in ISS after leak scare
The Nation
CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronauts returned to the US side of the International Space Station on Wednesday after sheltering most of the day in Russia's modules while ground teams assessed a potential ammonia leak, NASA said. Wearing masks as a ...

Astronaut set to spend one year in space   CNN
Singer Sarah Brightman preparing for space station visit   Reuters
Singer Sarah Brightman To Visit Space Station   Sky News
Daily Mail
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Thrill-seeking geese? Birds ride Himalayas like a roller coaster
Los Angeles Times
If you think riding a roller coaster is scary, how about flying one through the Himalayas? Scientists who tracked bar-headed geese across their mountainous seasonal migration have discovered that the birds won't take a straight path to their destination, but ...

Geese ride airborne "roller coaster" in migration across Himalayas   CBS News
The secrets of the world's highest bird migration : A goose is actually awesome   Full-Time Whistle
Studies depict that the Geese follow a Roller Coaster Flight Pattern in order to ...   Frontline Desk
Tech Times
Christian Science Monitor
BBC News
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Sea turtles may use Earth's magnetic field to migrate, scientists say
SMN Weekly
New research into female sea turtle migration patterns has revealed that the terrapins may be using the magnetic field of the Earth to help them navigate to far-flung nesting grounds. Female sea turtles have a reputation for returning to the same beach where ...

Sea turtles find nesting grounds using this one weird trick   State Column
Sea turtles use the Earth's magnetic field to find their beach of origin   Washington Post
How Do Sea Turtles Find the Exact Beach Where They Were Born?   National Geographic
Discovery News
Los Angeles Times
CBS News
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First human conversations were probably about rocks
UPI.com
"To sustain Acheulean technology, there must have been some kind of teaching, and maybe even a kind of language," explained Dr. Thomas Morgan. By Brooks Hays | Jan. 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM. Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter. share with ...

World's oldest butchery tools gave evolutionary edge to human communication   UC Berkeley
Human language may have evolved to help our ancestors make tools   Science Now
Ancient tools may have sparked language 2.5m years ago   Delhi Daily News
NBCNews.com
Discovery News
CBS News
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Study: Zebras' stripes keep them cool
The Week Magazine
Why do zebras have stripes? Depending on the scientist you ask, the answer may be related to camouflage, mating, or even fly repellent. A new study in Royal Society Open Science poses a different explanation entirely: The stripes help zebras stay cool in ...

How Zebra Stripes and Rising Sea Levels Have More In Common Than You ...   Science Times
Zebras' Stripes Help The Animals To Cool In Hot Temperatures   Voice Chronicle
Zebra Stripes May Be More For Cooling Than Camouflage   Huffington Post
National Geographic
USA TODAY
Live Science
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NASA's New Horizons probe begins flyby over Pluto
Business Standard
US space agency NASA said its New Horizons spacecraft Thursday officially began its six-month approach to Pluto, with the first close-up flyby scheduled for July 14. After a voyage of nine years covering 4.8 billion km (3 billion miles), the piano-sized probe ...

NASA Begins Countdown to Pluto Flyby   Newsweek
NASA Spacecraft Begins 1st Ever Approach To Pluto   CBS Local
NASA Pluto Probe Begins Science Observations Ahead of Epic Flyby   Yahoo News UK
Northern Arizona Today
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