2015年6月5日 星期五

2015-06-06 South Africa Science


Shark Nets Removed On KZN Beaches   
AllAfrica.com
Bathers who enter the waters in KwaZulu-Natal do so at their peril as, apart from a few Durban beaches, all the shark nets have been removed ahead of the expected bad weather. KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board spokesperson Mike Anderson-Reade said that ...


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Irish Times
   
Unique consultation brings climate down to the citizens   
Irish Times
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, people from 80 countries will come together around the world today for the largest ever global debate on climate change. The “World Wide Views” meeting is a unique experiment in simultaneous civic participation, hearing ...

They'll be quizzed to help us avoid climate disaster   Waterloo Record
Mediaplanet Launches “Climate Change” Campaign Inspiring Americans to ...   PR Web (press release)
Seven billion dreams, one planet   Mail & Guardian Online
Digital Journal   
AllAfrica.com   
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People Magazine
   
Scientist Discovers New Dinosaur - and Sneaks Romantic Proposal into His Study!   
People Magazine
Here's a story that should pique the interest of the writers over at The Big Bang Theory – a paleontologist snuck a marriage proposal into his detailed scientific paper. A group of scientists at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Drumheller, Alberta, ...

The most scientific way to propose   Deseret News
Never mind the dinosaur, will you marry me?   Independent Online
'Lorna, will you marry me?': Alberta paleontologist pops the question in dinosaur ...   Calgary Herald
TIME   
Quartz   
News Every day   
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nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper
   
World Oceans Day   
nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper
World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on June 8. This day is celebrated to raise awareness on the conservation of oceans. It was initially proposed by Canada at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992 and was officially recognized by the ...

World Oceans Day: Community “oceanizing” in Ottawa…   WWF-Canada Blog (blog)
Redefining "Sustainability" as More, More and, Well, More   Huffington Post
Opinon: Healthy oceans, healthy planet   Delta-Optimist
The New Age Online   
Marlborough Express   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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NBCNews.com
   
Swordsman vs. Machine: Robotic Arm and Samurai Face Off   
NBCNews.com
The swordfighting skills of the Japanese samurai are the stuff of legend, but are they in danger of being replaced by robots, like so many others? The MOTOMAN-MH24 robotic arm in this very-well-produced video makes a good case for it, but that's only ...

Watch a robot swing a sword like a samurai master   Examiner.com
Terrifying sword-wielding robot battles a martial arts expert - and performs ...   Mirror.co.uk
Katana-Wielding Robot Borrows Moves from Japanese Sword Master   IGN
Science /AAAS   
Popular Mechanics   
The Drum   
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BBC News
   
Harry Potter sectumsempra spell inspires lizard name   
BBC News
A previously-undiscovered species of ancient lizard has been named after a spell cast in the Harry Potter books. The 205-million-year-old reptile was discovered in a drawer of fossils at the University of Bristol by student Catherine Klein. Measuring just 11cm ...

Harry Potter inspires reptile name   Herald Sun
Spell of inspiration naming reptile   Irish Independent
JK Rowling's Harry Potter inspired the naming of an ancient reptile species ...   Belfast Telegraph
Culture24   
Headlines & Global News   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Labor agrees to abolish $3b tax cut1:54   
NEWS.com.au
THE rise of the machines has been postponed — if we don't laugh ourselves into oblivion! Watch the epic fails of the world's most advanced robots as they compete in their own Olympiad. Something tells me the time of the Terminator is still some way off.
DARPA Robotics Challenge: How robots can respond to natural and man-made ...   Economic Times
Robot Olympics tests which intelligent machine is the best emergency worker ...   Herald Sun
The $2 million chore: Cutting-edge robots tackle menial tasks in Pomona ...   OCRegister
Philippine Star   
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Irish Independent
   
Evidence of gold-trade route found   
Irish Independent
Evidence of a gold trading route between the south-west of the UK and Ireland dating back to the early Bronze Age has been uncovered by archaeologists. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The researchers from ...

Archaeologists find evidence of prehistoric gold trade   UPI.com
Discovered: Prehistoric Gold Trade Route   Laboratory Equipment
Prehistoric Gold Trade Route Discovered   Nature World News
Daily Mail   
Newswise (press release)   
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NBCNews.com
   
NASA's Flying Saucer Grounded: Ill Winds in Hawaii Force Launch Delay   
NBCNews.com
NASA has had to postpone the balloon-borne launch of its rocket-powered "flying saucer" from a test range in Hawaii repeatedly, due to weather concerns. The saucer-shaped Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, or LDSD, is designed to demonstrate ...

NASA hopes its 'flying saucer' parachute works better on second try   Los Angeles Times
Bad weather delays NASA 'flying saucer' launch again   Economic Times
Launch Of NASA's Flying Saucer, The LDSD, Postponed Due To High Winds   Tech Times
CTV News   
Vocal Republic   
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Irish Times
   
Global warming 'pause' caused by glitch in data   
Irish Times
Global warming has not undergone a “pause” or “hiatus”, according to US government research that undermines one of the key arguments used by sceptics to question climate science. The new study reassessed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

What Global Warming "Hiatus"? New Research Shows Temperature Keeps ...   Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Global Warming Hiatus Called Into Question By Scientists   Viral Global News
Scientists conclude that global warming never went on "hiatus"   Los Angeles Times
Huffington Post   
Times Gazette   
The Australian   
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