2015年6月21日 星期日

2015-06-22 South Africa Science


Sky News Australia
   
Comet probe Philae dials home   
Sky News Australia
Europe's robot lab Philae has phoned home after several days silence in its journey towards the sun on the back of a comet, and is 'doing very well'. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) says it is the third time that Philae has touched base with earth since it ...

Philae 'doing very well'   The Hindu
Best Space Stories of the Week – June 21, 2015   Space.com
Europe's revived comet lander phones home   Bangladesh News 24 hours
Tech Times   
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Tech Times
   
Iberian Lynx Survives Brush With Extinction: Now Threatened By Road Accidents   
Tech Times
Efforts to save the endangered Iberian Lynx are costly but many of the spotted cats that were released into the wild are getting hit by cars. Last year alone, 22 of the endangered animals were hit by vehicles. (Photo : Programa de Conservación Ex-situ del ...

Iberian lynx: back from the brink of extinction ... and run down by cars   The Guardian
Cars Threaten World's Most Endangered Feline   NDTV
Cars threaten world's most endangered feline- Iberian lynx   News24

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ABC Online
   
ACT Government signs up to two international climate change agreements   
ABC Online
The ACT has signed up to two international agreements on climate change ahead of the Paris Climate Change Conference later this year. It means the ACT is now a signatory to the Compact of States and Regions, and the Compact of Mayors. The Territory ...

Grassroots groups call climate protests   Green Left Weekly
Paris climate summit: France wants a pre-meet on deal outline   The Indian Express
Joining forces to meet the challenge of climate change   Daily News Egypt
Brisbane Times   
AllAfrica.com   
Santa Monica Mirror   
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Mid-Day Daily
   
Earth's Groundwater Reserves Might Be In Danger   
Mid-Day Daily
According to a recent study conducted on data provided by NASA, it seems that the Earth's groundwater reserves might be in danger. The study was performed by the University of California Irvine on the extensive data collected from NASA's Gravity Recovery ...

OUR OPINION: Water decision in 1988 valid in face of new facts   Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
The draining of the world's aquifers   Washington Post
NASA SOUNDS WARNING ABOUT WORLD'S DWINDLING SUPPLY OF FRESH ...   Sky Valley Chronicle
Benchmark Reporter   
Hamilton Spectator   
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Minister Naledi Pandor Addresses Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ...   
AllAfrica.com
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will this weekend travel to Vienna in Austria, where she is expected to participate in and speak at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) Conference, as well as associated ...


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The Hindu
   
Science behind summer solstice   
The Hindu
While jokes about the summer solstice including the one that said our planet would be only 5 km away from the Sun had been trending on the Internet, the northern hemisphere welcomed the first day of the summer on June 21. What is solstice? A solstice ...

Father's Day summer solstice: Dads get the longest day of the year (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
From Print Edition   The News International
Thousands mark summer solstice at Britain's Stonehenge   The Nation
Kansas City Star   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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New York Times
   
Few Echo Pope's Environment Plea in Sunday Sermons   
New York Times
On the first Sunday after Pope Francis issued a landmark document on the environment, Roman Catholics attending Mass in Kenya, France, Mexico, Peru and the United States said they were thankful that he was using his pulpit to address climate change, ...

Papal encyclical raises new fear: contemporary evils might actually persist   Sydney Morning Herald
Resignations reflect Pope Francis's hard line on sex abuse cases   Irish Times
Can Pope end bickering on climate change?   U-T San Diego
Fox News   
Philly.com (blog)   
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The Independent
   
Why would you do this? Men surf on the back of a rare shark (+video)   
TVNZ
Footage of two men surfing on the back of a rare whale shark has sparked outrage. The video, thought to have been filmed in Venezuela, shows the men standing on to the flat-backed shark while holding a rope attached to a boat, the Mirror reports. The stunt ...

VIDEO: Pair slammed for 'surfing' whale shark   Whitsunday Times
Video: Pair caught surfing on whale shark   3News NZ
Great white shark circles boat off New York coast and feeds on whale   Telegraph.co.uk
The Guardian   
New York Daily News   
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The Land Newspaper
   
Climate: elephant in room for northern Aus   
The Land Newspaper
THE RECENTLY recently released white paper on developing northern Australia ignores an elephant in the room: climate change. While the paper sees a bright future for the north (roads, rail, dams and food), without considering climate change we can't be ...

Climate for change: our action plan to save the future   Sydney Morning Herald
Australia's peace threatened by climate change   WA today
Australia military 'unprepared' for climate impacts – experts   RTCC
The Australian   
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Orlando Sentinel
   
Study: Lakes on Titan could be similar to sinkholes on Earth   
Orlando Sentinel
Close-up radar image showing both empty and liquid-filled depressions (coloured blue) on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.A new study suggests that the moon's surface dissolves in a similar process that creates sinkholes on Earth. The radar image was created ...

Polar Winds On Saturn's Moon Titan Makes It More Earth-Like Than Previously ...   Huffington Post
These moons are better than planets   Khaleej Times
Cassini captures detailed images of Saturn's moon Dione   Engadget

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