2015年7月17日 星期五

2015-07-18 South Africa Science


Independent Online
   
Earth's ecosystem taking strain - report   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - Unprecedented environmental degradation is jeopardising the health of future generations. This is according to the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission report on Planetary Health, released by Discovery in Joburg, Manila and New ...

Researchers call for 'planetary' medicine to deal with climate impacts   Environment & Energy Publishing
There's a real risk that many of our advancements to human health could be lost   Business Insider Australia
Pollution Versus Pollination: Losing Our Natural Resources from A to Zinc   EP Magazine
The Conversation AU   
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Science Envoy Travels to South Africa, Mauritius, and Seychelles   
US Department of State (press release)
U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Jane Lubchenco will travel to South Africa, Mauritius, and Seychelles July 17 - 31 in support of President Obama's initiative to strengthen the United States' science and education relationships overseas. Dr. Lubchenco is serving ...

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Wall Street Journal
   
The Man Who Flew Mankind to Pluto   
Wall Street Journal
Laurel, Md. Pluto is alive—and no one knows why. On Tuesday the New Horizons spacecraft, having traveled three billion miles since 2006, darted past this orb of rock and ice, gathering data and taking photographs. The first high-resolution shots ...
New Horizons: Why bother exploring the Solar System?   BBC News
Scientists puzzle over Pluto's polygons   GMA News
Pluto's frozen plains 'beautiful eye candy'   Toronto Sun
New York Times   
Irish Times   
NBCNews.com   
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iSchoolGuide
   
Science Explains What Makes Screams Scary   
iSchoolGuide
Roughness of sound is said to be the the reason why screams scare most people. Sign Up For Our Newsletter >>. Scream. (Photo : Getty Images) Scream. People are quick to attribute loudness to what makes screams scary but what they do not know is that a ...

Scientists Investigate The Power and Meaning of the Human Scream   Sentinel Republic
Why Do Screams Make Us Afraid?   Weekly Observer
Why do screams trigger fear? Here's the surprising reason why...   Morning Ticker
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Tech Times   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Inquirer.net
   
This Seaweed is the New Bacon   
Inquirer.net
These Oregon State University researchers found something better than a unicorn: bacon-tasting seaweed. Misleading the public with a humorous claim that they discovered the mythical animal, the team at OSCU's Hatfield Marine Science Center wound up ...

Scientists Discuss Using Superfood Dulse as a Vegan Replacement for Bacon!   Pioneer News
Seaweed that Tastes Like Bacon Discovered By OSU Researchers   Viral Global News
Scientists Develop Bacon-Flavored Seaweed   Fox 28
WWMT-TV   
Tech Times   
Newsday   
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Digital Journal
   
Australia plans to cull up to 2 million feral cats by 2020   
Digital Journal
The Australian government announced that it has plans to cull up to 2 million feral cats by 2020. It is a bid to preserve native species that face extinction because of the cats' predatory behavior, according to authorities.
Australia Plans To Kill 2 Million Cats   The Dodo
Australia set to cull around two million feral cats   Metro
Australia plans to kill two million cats by 2020   The Nation
The Inquisitr   
The Weather Network   
Hamilton Spectator   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Robot passes self-awareness test   
Telegraph.co.uk
Robots might be even cleverer than we realised. A simple experiment carried out in New York has demonstrated that robots not only have greater powers of deduction than previously acknowledged but are also aware of their own limitations. Scientists at ...

Experimental robot shows signs of self-awareness   Christian Science Monitor
This Robot Just Passed a Rudimentary Self-awareness Test   io9
Watch the moment when a really cute robot becomes self-aware   Quartz
Engadget   
Daily Mail   
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TIME
   
FEMALE BLOOD-SUCKERS zero in on human prey by smelling our BREATH   
The Register
Deadly female blood-suckers have been shown to zero in on their living prey by sniffing out the CO2 emitted in exhaled breath, according to new experiments. The blood-drinking femme fatales in question are not, perhaps unfortunately, Kate Beckinsale ...
Mosquitoes Use Triple Threat to Hunt Their Victims   Laboratory Equipment
Mosquitoes first sniff then attack their host   Dispatch Times
Mosquitoes Track You With 3 Senses, Bite Without Guilt   Clapway
Tech Times   
Benchmark Reporter   
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KCCU
   
Last Year Was the Hottest Since Temperature Record Keeping Began   
TIME
The average temperature around the world was higher last year than any year since modern record keeping began, climate experts said on July 16. The findings, published in a new report in the journal Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, show ...

2016 candidates can't duck climate change   Newsday
2014 was Earth's warmest on record   Daily Times
NOAA says 2014 was hottest year on record, Weather Channel reports   NOLA.com
89.3 WFPL   
Courthouse News Service   
The Market Business   
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Times of India
   
Massless particle for gen-next electronics found   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: A massless particle that eluded scientists for 85 years has been discovered and it could pave the way for faster and more efficient electronics and new types of quantum computing. An international team led by Princeton University scientists ...

Massless particle discovered 85 years after it was theorized   UPI.com
'Massless' Particle May Create Faster and More Efficient Electronics   Science World Report
Weyl Particle: A Massless Solution to Your Quantum Locutions   Clapway

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