2015年6月22日 星期一

2015-06-23 South Africa Science


Times LIVE
   
South Africa to host 2016 CITES talks   
Times LIVE
South Africa has been hit with a sharp rise in rhino poaching in recent years, with numbers at record levels this year despite renewed government efforts, such as the use of helicopters and anti-poaching dogs. File photo. Image by: PHILIMON BULAWAYO / ...

SA to host next CITES conference   Independent Online
Environmental Affairs On Cites COP17   AllAfrica.com

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Huffington Post
   
Pagans Around the World Join the Pope in Calling for Environmental Action   
Huffington Post
Contemporary Pagan religious practice commonly fosters a sense of spiritual connection with the Earth. Pagans actively try to cultivate a harmonious relationship with the non-human natural world. In this time of accelerating environmental change, many ...

The Pope Speaks to Every Voter's Experience   New York Times
Humanity Is Not a Plague: Laudato Si' Rejects Population Control   Aleteia EN
Ivo Vegter   Daily Maverick
Patheos (blog)   
Ricochet.com   
Austin American-Statesman   
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Times LIVE
   
Climate change to shrink size of bread   
Times LIVE
The scientists discovered that rises in carbon dioxide will increase the size of wheat plants and make them more efficient at using water but will affect the quality of the grain. File photo. Image by: Waldo Swiegers ...

Latest victim of global warming: loaves of bread will be smaller in future, warn ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Climate change could lead to smaller loaves of bread in 2050, scientists say   The Independent
A loaf of bread will be more 'crumpled' because grains will have less protein   Daily Mail
Sydney Morning Herald   
ZME Science   
Queensland Country Life   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
The African elephants of Tanzania - and their devastating poaching   
Telegraph.co.uk
The huge grey body collapsed into the mud, rolling and wallowing like a pig in muck, however this was no piglet but a magnificent African bull elephant. First he bent his knees and covered his belly, then he rolled onto his side, using his trunk to spray himself.
How Elephant Poop is Helping Nab Ivory Poachers   Smithsonian
WildAid Launches Major Elephant Campaign in Tanzania   Ecorazzi
Elephant DNA to Help End Illegal Ivory Trade   AllAfrica.com
The Standard Daily   
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)   
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Rappler
   
Endangered wildlife list swells in 2015, from lions to orchids   
Reuters
OSLO The number of animals and plants at risk of extinction rose in 2015 despite government pledges to improve protection, with species under threat ranging from lions in West Africa to orchids in Asia, a study showed on Tuesday. The Red List of ...

Lion among 23000 species threatened with extinction: conservationists   ABS CBN News

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BT.com
   
Mars-sized planet discovered   
BT.com
A planet the size of Mars has been discovered 200 light years from Earth - the equivalent of measuring a pin head as far away as the moon. 1. Share this. Facebook; Twitter; Google plus; Email; Share. 0. An artist's illustration of Kepler-138b (SETI Institute/PA).
Is life possible elsewhere in the Universe?   News24

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Chron.com
   
More than 700 people have signed up to help Elon Musk build a Hyperloop ...   
Chron.com
A lot of people apparently think they have what it takes to impress Elon Musk. Musk's Hyperloop pod competition has received more than 700 entries since the contest was announced last Monday. The contest, which seeks to find the perfect pod design for the ...

Why Elon Musk's SpaceX is even cooler than Tesla   TechRepublic
Hyperloop: Elon Musk's giant blowgun   Independent Online
Excerpt from Ashlee Vance's Elon Musk: How the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and ...   Economic Times

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Scientists must do more to defend against politicans' attacks: Schmidt   
Herald Sun
Astrophysicist and Nobel laureate in physics Brian Schmidt says says scientists need to better defend themselves against attacks by politicians in relation to climate change, saying the world was "struggling" to tackle the global warming issue. The US-born ...

Australia lagging on climate change response   WA today (blog)
Abbottalypse Now for climate change policy   MacroBusiness (blog)
Interview: Chris Barrie and Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti   ABC Online

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The Indian Express
   
Meaning COP-21   
The Indian Express
It is a term that will be heard and talked about very frequently in the coming days. The reference will be to the climate change conference scheduled to take place in Paris in November and December this year. An annual meeting, this year it is expected to ...

Sowing Local Opposition to COP-21 in Paris   Global Warming (blog)
'Paris meeting likely to seal climate deal'   Times of India
Will the climate justice movement 'Seattle' the Paris talks?   rabble.ca (blog)
Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute (blog)   
AllAfrica.com   
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Minister - Egypt Keen On Reaching Unified African Stance On Climate Change   
AllAfrica.com
Egypt is keen on reaching a unified African vision over climate change in preparation for presenting it at the Paris conference, slated for December, said Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy. In press statements, Fahmy said that the Paris conference is an ...


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