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2015-08-16 South Africa Science


This is Money
   
The space race led by Britain: Nano-sats, cube-sats - and 3 new funds send ...   
This is Money
Britain's satellite firms are counting down to a launch that they expect will mark a key milestone in the industry's astonishing expansion. But this time there will be no rocket on the launchpad. And instead of scientists, it will be private investors ...
Fighting the next war in space   Independent Online
The giant leap forward   Saudi Gazette

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Times of India
   
Why our brain hates tough grammar   
Times of India
LONDON: Ever wondered why you are not good at adapting Sanskrit but find Hindi learning a comparatively easy task? Blame your brain as it always opts for an easy route, say scientists. The grammar of languages keeps reorganising itself. A prime example ...

Find out why your brain detests tough grammar   The Hullabaloo Online
Why we prefer easier 'Hindi' over complicated 'Sanskrit' language   Financial Express
If it's too much effort for your brain to cope with difficult case ...   iAfrica.com

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Business Insider Australia
   
Tony Abbott says Australia's target for carbon emissions is 'the best in the ...   
Business Insider Australia
The new goal — down from the previous 30% — was hailed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott who said the government's objective was to put jobs and growth first, but came under fire from the Climate Change Authority. The CCA said Government could adopt ...

Myths of the Australian climate change debate   Sydney Morning Herald
Australia PM Abbott defends emissions target   Times LIVE
Emissions reduction target: Julie Bishop disputes Climate Change Authority's ...   ABC Online
The Australian   
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NDTV
   
State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador Over Cotopaxi Volcanic Activity   
NDTV
Police wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from volcanic ash spewed by the Cotopaxi volcano stand along a highway. (Reuters). Quito: Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Saturday declared a state of emergency following increased activity the ...

Ecuador declares emergency as volcano near capital spews ash   The Indian Express
Ecuador declares state of emergency over Cotopaxi volcano activity   Reuters India
Hundreds evacuated in Ecuador amid volcanic activity   Al Jazeera America

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Comet and Hitchhiking Robot Lab Near Sun   
Tolerance.ca
Space scientists are holding their breath as a robot lab rides a comet toward the sun. The lab, called Philae, landed on Comet 67P last November, and its mother ship, Rosetta has been orbiting nearby. Scientists hope the mission will help them discover ...

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The Independent
   
Sea turtle winces in pain as a straw is removed from its nose in video   
The Independent
A video showing the long, painful removal of a straw from the bleeding nostril of a sea turtle has been posted online to highlight the environmental danger posed by plastic litter. The excruciating eight-minute video shows the male Olive Ridley turtle ...
You may swear off straws after seeing this poor sea turtle   Mashable
Why you shouldn't throw rubbish into the ocean: Sea turtle undergoes op to ...   Mirror.co.uk
Plastic straw removed from turtle's nose by marine biologists in heartbreaking ...   Telegraph.co.uk
The Inquisitr   
Metro   
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Engadget
   
NASA Team Successfully Tests Rocket Engines Of Future Mars Mission   
The Market Business
If we're going to get humans to Mars, we're going to need a bigger rocket with a much more powerful engine. This is the RS-25, the engine designed for NASA's Space Launch System rocket, intended to launch the Orion spacecraft and, eventually, see ...

Amazing NASA RS-25 rocket could blast humans all the way to Mars   National Monitor
NASA Successfully Tests Mars Mission Rocket Engine RS-25   Immortal News
NASA tests rocket engine for first trip to Mars   NewsQuench
The Hullabaloo Online   
Livemint   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Resource overdraft: Planet Earth crosses into ecological red   
Christian Science Monitor
Large quantities of seaweed lays ashore at the 'Playa Los Machos' beach, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Aug. 8, 2015. Ricardo Arduengo/AP. View Caption. About video ads. View Caption. 1 of 1. Planet Earth crossed into the ecological red Friday. Thursday marked ...

How Humans Used Up a Year of Natural Resources In Under 9 Months   TIME
We've Used Up Our Annual Supply Of Earth's Resources -- And It's Only August   Gizmodo Australia
It's only August but humans have already consumed a year's worth of resources   Archinect
euronews   
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Weekly Observer
   
Octupi: Too 'Alien' to be Considered Earthlings, Scientists   
Weekly Observer
We keep looking to the stars for aliens, but we have some pretty freaky animals on Earth. Take for example the octopus: it looks like an evil mastermind out of someone's nightmare. But that's not where its strangeness ends. The genome of the Octopus ...

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Alaska Dispatch News
   
Don't like drones in your backyard? Neither do black bears, study finds   
Alaska Dispatch News
Drones flying near American black bears in Minnesota caused the animals' heart rates to soar, even though few bears showed any outward symptoms of stress, according to a new study led by University of Minnesota researchers. The findings, published in ...

Minnesota bear research finds drones, wildlife not a good mix   Albert Lea Tribune
Black bears get freaked out by drones, study finds   The Next Digit
Study: Aerial Drones Flying Overhead Stress Out Black Bears   The Hullabaloo Online
Science Recorder   
Council Chronicle   
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