en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-06-13 South Africa Science

PornHub asks for $3.4M crowdfunding to make sex tape filmed in space
Montreal Gazette
About half a century ago, humankind — inspired as much by Cold War geopolitics as the desire to go where no one has gone before — set its sights on that most distant horizon: space, the final frontier. About 50 years in, that most distant horizon seems as far ...

PornHub crowdfunding to make sex tape in space   USA TODAY
Pornhub's Sexploration: Crowdfunding to film sex in zero-gravity   Techly
Pornhub Wants to Make a Sex Movie in Space   Creativity
Hindustan Times
Vancouver Desi
Latin Post
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New Kerala

Tackling climate change can create 60m jobs: ILO
DAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: Tackling climate change is a unique opportunity for job creation and economic growth, up to 60 million jobs can be created in a greener, low carbon economy if the right policies are adopted, the head of International Labour Organisation ...

Inaction on climate change now will cost us all in the future: UN labour chief   New Kerala

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THE BUSINESS TIMES

China reaffirms 2030 climate commitments: state council
THE BUSINESS TIMES
[SHANGHAI] China's Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed the government's commitment to achieve peak carbon emissions by "around 2030", the State Council said in a statement issued late on Friday. The statement contained no new commitments ahead of ...

UN climate negotiations: Second round concludes with 'positive progress'   Financial Express
Global warming: It's the economy, stupid   The Globe and Mail
Can the divestment movement tame climate change?   BBC News
USA TODAY
Reuters
News24
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Science News

Traces of dino blood, soft tissue found even in junk bones
Science News
DRIED BLOOD A scanning electron micrograph of a sliver of a theropod's toe claw reveals oval-like structures that resemble the red blood cells seen in living birds. The colors correlate to density: less dense, carbon-based material appears red and denser ...

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Men's Journal

Kelly Slater to SeaWorld: Free the Orcas
Men's Journal
On Wednesday June 10, Kelly Slater joined forces with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in an attempt to confront Sea World about their treatment of orcas. The 11-Time World Surfing Champ issued a letter calling out SeaWorld for ...

SeaWorld CEO: Releasing Orcas Would Be 'Poor Choice'   Ecorazzi
Kelly Slater speaks out on behalf of PETA on release of Orcas, but SeaWorld ...   News Tonight Africa
Kelly Slater supports Orca Freedom instead of SeaWorld Captivity   NYC Today
Brevard Times
Surfer Magazine
The Dodo
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Channel 24

Discovery Science going stellar for Asteroid Day
Channel 24
Cape Town – Discovery Science (StarSat 320) is going stellar from 20 June with an amazing array of incredible documentaries and beautiful, cosmic programming in the run-up to Asteroid Day on 30 June. From Saturday 20 June at 19:00 starting with Strip ...

Scientists Are Crowdfunding Spacecraft To Blast Asteroids Out Of The Sky   Popular Science
NASA Addresses Doomsday Prediction by Comet Strike in September 2015   Guardian Liberty Voice
100m wide asteroid to have near miss with Earth in July   International Business Times UK
Ecumenical News
Maidstone and Medway News
Newsweek
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htxt.africa

Make and learn to fly your own drone with the Drone Academy
htxt.africa
Under the guidance of MIT graduate and drone entrepreneur James Paterson of Aerobotics, you'll be taken through the process of building and flying a remote control quadcopter, as well as guidance around the new law and what sort of applications you ...

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News24

Crunch issues for climate negotiators
News24
Most parties agree overall global warming must be limited to 2°C over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, though states that are most exposed to climate change want a lower ceiling of 1.5°C. One proposal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70% from ...

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