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2015-08-09 South Africa Science


TakePart
   
U.S. drones capture breath samples from humpback whales in study   
Vocal Republic
BOSTON Researchers on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Cape Cod have begun utilizing a helicopter-style drone to watch humpback whales off the coast, amassing breath samples from their blowholes and taking aerial footage. The scientists first ...

Drones for Good: Tiny Flying Robots Help Protect Endangered Whales   Yahoo News
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Installs VideoLink ReadyCam Studio   Consumer Electronics Net
Drone used to collect breath samples of Whales   News Tonight Africa

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Independent Online
   
Shark safety tips: sorting fact from fiction   
Independent Online
There are more than 500 species of shark and only three of them pose a significant threat to humans. These are the great white, bull or Zambezi and tiger shark. The probability of being bitten by a shark is statistically extremely low. There were 72 ...
Protect Sharks; End EU Loopholes   Malibu Times (blog)
WWF to eateries: Remove shark's fin from menus   Daily Express

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The Hullabaloo Online
   
Map of Life: A telephone app that helps monitor wildlife   
The Hullabaloo Online
Touching the light blue icon with a three-branched tree opens the Map of Life, clicking on 'What's Around Me', brings up a list including amphibians, butterflies, bees and 180 birds. Editor : Michael BROWN Category : TECHNOLOGY08 August 2015 / Saturday ...

Map of Life: A phone app that helps track wildlife   News24

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The Guardian
   
Virgin Australia and Jetstar cancel more Bali flights because of volcanic ash   
The Guardian
Virgin Australia and Jetstar flights in and out of Bali have been cancelled for Sunday and into the early hours of Monday as winds worsen the impact of a volcanic ash cloud from Indonesia's Mount Raung. Related: Virgin Australia and Jetstar cancel all ...
Virgin Australia, Jetstar cancel flights to and from Bali again as volcanic ...   ABC Online
Another day of cancelled Bali flights   Sky News Australia
Volcano grounds all Bali flights   NEWS.com.au

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The Independent
   
Creepers' peepers: Why animals' pupils have different shapes   
The Seattle Times
A study has concluded vertical pupils help certain predators hunt and horizontal pupils help spot predators. (SOE THAN WIN/AFP/Getty Images). Researchers used computer models based on a sheep's eye to support theories about why horizontal, vertical ...

Predator or prey? The eyes tell all, say scientists   SlashGear
The eyes have it: What pupils reveal about predators and prey   Christian Science Monitor
Eye shape reveals whether an animal is predator or prey, new study shows   The Guardian
New York Times   
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CBC.ca
   
Venomous frogs discovered during painful scientific mishap   
CBC.ca
A Brazilian scientist has made the painful, first-hand discovery of the first frog capable of injecting a toxic venom into potential predators. Carlos Jared, a researcher at Instituto Butantan in Sao Paolo, was collecting frogs in a forest Goytacazes ...
Amid agony, scientists discover world's first venomous frog   IT Decisions

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NDTV
   
ISS Astronauts to Sample Leafy Greens Grown on Space Station   
NDTV
In a pioneering feat that will help astronauts on long-duration space missions like Mars, the crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) are set to eat fresh food grown in the microgravity environment of space for the first time ...
Radio enthusiast calls space station from his shed   BBC News
NASA: Seats on Russian rockets will cost us $490 million   The Denver Post
Astronauts Will Eat Space Lettuce for the First Time Next Week   Gizmodo
Chron.com (blog)   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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CNET
   
The 4-mile-tall pyramid mountain on dwarf planet Ceres is glowing   
CNET
NASA's Dawn spacecraft finds that the largest object in the asteroid belt is also a huge mystery, as the craft takes a closer look. Sci-Tech. August 8, 201512:30 PM PDT. Eric Mack mugshot. by Eric Mack · @ericcmack. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus.
Video shows Ceres' surface up close   The Space Reporter
Scientists puzzled by bright spots in Ceres - Are they ice, salt or alien ...   KRWG News22
NASA probe spots gigantic 'pyramid-shaped' mountain on dwarf planet - 4 MILES high   Mirror.co.uk
Vocal Republic   
Huffington Post   
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Weekly Observer
   
Groundbreaking Neutrino Oscillations Observed by Scientists   
Weekly Observer
Yesterday, the NuMI Off-Axis Electron Neutrino Appearance (NOvA) gave scientists something to talk about: observable neutrino oscillations. The first results and analysis of the observation were presented by Fermilab and physcists from William & Mary ...
Big Bang secret: Scientists stunned after seeing 'oscillating neutrinos' for ...   National Monitor
Fermilab's NOvA Experiment Finally Pays Off: Scientists Ecstatic to Have   Dispatch Times
Fermilab NOvA successful in emitting and detecting neutrinos   AmeriPublications
State Column   
Asia Golf Online   
Rapid News Network   
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Immortal News
   
Giant Spider Web found in Dallas suburb by Texas A&M entomologist   
NYC Today
A giant spider web has been found by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist Mike Merchant in Rowlett, a suburb in Dallas. The spider web is so massive in size that it is virtually 'draping the trees'. Similar webs have been seen in Texas ...
This communal spider web discovered in Dallas is massive   The Next Digit
Giant Spider Webs Appear In Dallas Suburb Of Rowlett   Immortal News
Giant Communal Spider Web Appears in Dallas, an Extremely Rare Sight   Dispatch Times
BABW News   
Clapway   
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