2015年8月27日 星期四

2015-08-28 South Africa Science


The Nation
   
Living with the eyes of the dead in Ethiopia   
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Girma Woldegiorgis, Ethiopia's former ceremonial president of 12 years, helped set up the Eye Bank of Ethiopia and was the first to pledge to donate his cornea. “It is the greatest joy to give your cornea to people blinded due to cornea damage, so that ...
Unlikeliest space bid on planet   New Zealand Herald
The New Railway Line Connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti to Start Early 2016   AllAfrica.com

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Phys.Org
   
Brazil builds climate tower in pristine Amazon jungle   
Phys.Org
Deep in the pristine Amazon jungle, Brazil's newest skyscraper has a mission unlike any other: to save the world. The white and orange metal frame called Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, or ATTO, is a bold new tool in the push to understand climate ...
Brazil builds climate tower   Peninsula On-line

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Gulf Digital News
   
Whale shark spotted swimming in Dubai Marina   
Gulf Digital News
Dubai: A whale shark was spotted in the waters of Dubai Marina on Thursday afternoon, causing a stir on social media. The unexpected tourist was seen by passers-by who took photographs and videos to publish on social media accounts. It's not the first ...
A shark in Dubai Marina (and it's not a property agent)   The National
WATCH: Huge whale shark spotted in Dubai Marina   News24
Whale shark spotted in Dubai Marina   gulfnews.com
What's On   
TimeOutDubai.com   
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WUNC
   
Zambia calls on Africa to adopt climate resilient agricultural policies   
Coastweek
LUSAKA Zambia (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government has called on African countries to adopt climate resilient agricultural policies if the continent is to adapt to the effects of climate change. While acknowledging the adverse effects of extreme climate ...
French-American Climate Change Symposium Comes to Raleigh   WUNC
'Climate change affecting nutrition, food security'   Times of Zambia
Interested in climate change? Attend the symposium today   N.C. State University Technician Online
teleSUR English   
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We're about to lose four Texases worth of tropical rainforest—and it's ...   
Quartz
The earth is on track to lose approximately 289 million hectares (715 million acres) of tropical forest by 2050—that's an area the size of India, or four times the US state of Texas. A new analysis by the Center for Global Development suggests this ...

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Independent Online
   
Oregon archaeologists to revisit early human cave settlement   
Reuters
PORTLAND, Ore. Archaeologists will revisit a cave in remote central Oregon, where the world's oldest-known footwear was unearthed decades ago, in the hope of shedding new light on the spread of early human settlement through the Americas. University of ...

Archaeologists to revisit Fort Rock site   Herald and News

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New York Times
   
A Home's Story, Told in Dust, Bacteria and Fungi   
New York Times
An analysis of dust from 1,200 homes across the continental United States provides new information about the fungal and bacterial communities sharing the great indoors with us. “Our homes are ecosystems that we spend a lot of time in, and so we ...

Household Bacteria Can Reveal Volumes About Home Residents   The Hullabaloo Online
How the Dust in Your Home Can Tell People Your Gender   TIME
9000 species of Germs and Fungi Exist in your home   Northern Californian
CBS News   
KRWG News22   
The Times   
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RT
   
Sea levels 'locked' into 3-foot rise by century's end – NASA   
RT
Sea levels around the world have risen an average of 3 inches since 1992 and are now rising faster than they were 50 years ago, NASA warned. What's worse, they are currently on track to increase 3 feet (90 cm) or more by the end of the century.
Sea Levels Will Rise, Experts Warn, and It's Not Going To Stop'   Sci-Tech Today
Oceans Now Three Inches Higher Compared To Measurements Taken In 1992   Tech Times
Sea Levels Will Rise, Experts Warn, and It''s Not Going To Stop''   The Hullabaloo Online
Huffington Post   
Christian Science Monitor   
Stuff.co.nz   
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The Space Reporter
   
Hubble captures iridescent 'butterfly' nebula   
The Space Reporter
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic butterfly in the form of a shimmering twin-lobed nebula. According to C/Net, the European Space Agency released a photo on Wednesday showing the Twin Jet Nebula appearing as an “ethereal butterfly.
Hubble captures image of Twin Jet Nebula in wonderful detail   The Hullabaloo Online
Hubble spots cosmic butterfly, wings of Twin Jet Nebula   KRWG News22
NASA image shows galactic butterfly   Bulletin Leader
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Washington Post   
ABC News   
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Huffington Post
   
Did Hawking Just Solve His Own Paradox - or Did Einstein?   
Huffington Post
It's been 40 years since Stephen Hawking shocked the physics world by claiming that the universe is inherently unpredictable. Now, at a conference in Stockholm where invited luminaries are discussing the impact of Hawking's discovery and possible ways ...
Stephen Hawking says you can pop up in another universe after being sucked ...   Daily News & Analysis
Is it possible that black holes could actually be portals to other universes ...   Geek Snack
Path to an alternate   Rapid News Network
iTech Post   
Newsweek   
NewsQuench   
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