2015年6月17日 星期三

2015-06-18 South Africa Science


Reuters
   
On eve of encyclical, pope appeals for 'our ruined' planet   
Reuters
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis, on the eve of the most contested papal writing in half a century, said on Wednesday that all should help to save "our ruined" planet and asked critics to read his encyclical with an open spirit. In the highly personal and eloquently ...

Dot Earth | Exploring the Pope's Moral Push for Climate and Energy Progress ...   New York Times (blog)
Pope Francis' climate scientist: the German adviser who primed the pontiff   Sydney Morning Herald
Why the leader of a billion souls cares about the earthly realm   Reuters Blogs (blog)
The Australian Financial Review   
Irish Independent   
Washington Post   
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The Hindu
   
The Hindu Centre, EU holding essay contest on climate change   
The Hindu
The European Union, in collaboration with the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, has launched an essay competition, #MyClimateMyFuture, on the challenges posed by climate change. The EU is organising a photo contest also on the subject.
Uganda demands legally binding agreement on climate change   New Vision
Climate diplomacy must for global action against climate change: Mushahidullah   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
European Climate Diplomacy Day - Work Together to Slow Climate   AllAfrica.com
rabble.ca   
Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy   
Today's Zaman   
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io9
   
Astronauts Have Done So, So Much With Duct Tape And Electrical Tape   
io9
You've heard the story of how duct tape saved Apollo 13*, but that's not the only time tape has come to the rescue in space. Here are some of the ridiculously cool ways tape makes life far, far better in low Earth orbit and beyond.
Jack King: Nasa official who performed hundreds of countdowns and became ...   The Independent
Letters and Feedback, June 17   Florida Today

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News Tonight Africa
   
Manitoba Government to provide Protection to Five Animal and Plant Species   
News Tonight Africa
In an effort to protect Manitoba's few remaining patches of tall grass prairie and the rare limestone plains known as alvars, NDP government of Manitoba has designated them as threatened or endangered. It has been told that the olive-sided flycatcher, the ...

Manitoba moves to protect endangered ecosystems, animals and plants   Globalnews.ca
Manitoba's NDP Government to List Five Animal and Plant Species as Endangered   NH Voice
Protection for ecosystems, bats   The Carillon
CBC.ca   
Winnipeg Free Press   
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News24
   
London museum deploys 'gay' moth sex controls   
News24
London - London's Natural History Museum is trialling a quirky system using female moth pheromones to confuse males into homosexual activity in its battle to stop the damaging cloth-eating insects from breeding. British agricultural technology company ...

Museum turning moths gay   Sunday World
'Gay' moth sex cuts pest numbers as chemicals mothballed   Bangkok Post
London museum creates sexually confused moths   Science /AAAS
The Independent   
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CNET
   
Are these the stars that shaped the universe?   
CNET
The Very Large Telescope has spotted signs that may indicate the presence of the oldest stars in the universe -- formed from matter created by the Big Bang. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; June 17, 2015 3:00 PM PDT. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus.
Super-Bright Galaxy CR7 Reveals Signs of First Stars in the Universe   NBCNews.com
Astronomers discover monster stars that sparked the cosmos   SFGate
What built the universe? Super-bright galaxy CR7 may unlock the mystery   The Register
The Space Reporter   
Astronomy Magazine   
Tech Times   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Just a handful of wild bee species do most of the pollination work   
Los Angeles Times
Wild bees pollinate many crops, but some bees are busier than others. On average, only 2% of wild bee species were responsible for 80% of the pollination visits witnessed by researchers around the world, according to a study published Tuesday in the ...

Environment: Wild bees are critical to pollination   Summit County Citizens Voice
St. Andrews beekeeper tries to boost backyard colonies   CBC.ca
Bees Have Higher Contribution To British Economy Than Buckingham Palace ...   International Business Times AU
Capital Public Radio News   
Pioneer News   
Nature World News   
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CBC.ca
   
Nasa's latest scary discovery: The world is running out of fresh water   
New Zealand Herald
Drought-stricken California is not the only place draining underground aquifers in the hunt for fresh water. It's happening across the world, according to two studies by United States researchers made public yesterday. Twenty-one of the world's 37 largest ...

Earth's groundwater being drained at rapid rate   The Nation
Alarming new NASA findings on the status of Earth's water   Science Recorder
World's groundwater supplies being depleted at an alarming rate   KABC-TV
abc7news.com   
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Reuters
   
Hordes of red crabs wash up on Southern California beaches   
Reuters
SAN DIEGO Hundreds of thousands of tiny crabs have been washing up on Southern California beaches, marring the sandy coastline with streaks of red, as warm ocean currents carry them farther north and closer to shore than usual, officials said on ...

Millions of red tuna crabs invade California beaches   CBS News

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CTV News
   
'Unprecedented' toxic algae bloom along west coast   
CTV News
An alarmingly large algae bloom that's been poisoning wildlife along the U.S. coast has extended all the way up to Vancouver Island. U.S. scientists have recorded some of the highest concentrations of domoic acid, a deadly natural toxin produced by algae, ...

Toxic algae bloom in Pacific Ocean could be largest ever   CBS News
Toxic algae bloom off West Coast might be largest ever, scientists say   The Globe and Mail
Toxic algae bloom in Pacific Ocean may be largest on record   Science Recorder
The Guardian   
CBC.ca   
Pulse Headlines   
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