2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 South Africa Science


Times LIVE
   
Sperm harpoon the egg to fertilize, new research suggests   
Times LIVE
Thanks to new discoveries at the University of Virginia in the US, new hypothesis on how conception occurs could be around the corner. Image by: AFP Relaxnews ©Sashkin/shutterstock.com. A sperm cell latches on to its target with spiky filaments that ...

Sperm uses harpoon like tiny spikes to fertilize egg, reveals study   The TeCake
Sperm latches on egg to fertilize: Research   NYC Today
Study reveals sperm uses harpoons like spine to cross-fertilize egg   Pc-Tablet Media
Odisha Samaya   
Delhi Daily News   
Focus News   
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BDlive
   
Climate change brings cyclone risk to Persian Gulf - study   
Reuters
... * Gulf cities unprepared for extreme storm surges. * Warming may also aggravate storms for Florida, Australia. By Alister Doyle. BONN, Germany, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Climate change is bringing small risks that tropical cyclones will form in the ...
Climate change brings cyclone risk to Gulf   The Daily Star
Cyclones in the Persian Gulf?! New climate study says it could happen.   Christian Science Monitor
Climate change raises odds of 'grey swan' superstorms   Livemint
News24   
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ExecutiveGov
   
48 USAID-Backed Projects Seek to Tackle Global Development Problems   
ExecutiveGov
USAID The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded $10 million in total grants to 48 research projects that aim to address disaster management, environmental and food security issues on a global scale. USAID said Friday the projects mark ...

USAID Announces US$10 Million in New Global Research Collaboration   AllAfrica.com

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htxt.africa
   
[MAP MONDAY] SA cities' beautiful night lights as seen from space   
htxt.africa
If you're of the opinion that urban sprawls are massive eye-sores, head over to the Cities at Night Kickstarter and gaze at some of the images on the campaign's page. The pictures on the site were gathered from NASA's International Space Station (ISS ...

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eNCA
   
Conservationists campaign for Cape plant species   
eNCA
31 August 2015 – Nature conservationists are busy with a campaign to create awareness about the importance of plant species in the Western Cape. This comes after the UN agency for education, science and culture recently expanded the Cape Floral region ...


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Human Rights Watch
   
Local Activists Unite Against Cluster Bombs   
AllAfrica.com
Local activists under the Association of Landmine Survivors and Amputees of Rwanda and other Cases of Disabilities (ALSAR), on Friday, congratulated the Government of Rwanda upon ratifying the international Convention on Cluster Munitions CCM.
Why Defend the Indefensible   Human Rights Watch

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NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists develop slow-melting ice cream   
NEWS.com.au
THE summer scourge of sticky hands could become a thing of the past as British researchers announced the discovery of an ingredient to make slow-melting ice cream on Monday. The protein BslA, which occurs naturally in some food, helps to blend the ...

Scientists discover secret to slow-melting ice cream   Sydney Morning Herald
This protein may be the key to slow-melting ice cream   Washington Post
New food ingredient may lead to slower melting ice cream   PPP Focus.com
CBS News   
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Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Scientists warn almost all seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050   ABC Online
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Seabirds 'blighted by plastic waste'   BBC News
Voice of America   
CBC.ca   
Daily Mail   
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Fossils show big bug ruled the seas 460 million years ago   
Lowell Sun
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's first big predatory monster was a weird water bug as big as Tom Cruise, newly found fossils show. Almost half a billion years ago, way before the dinosaurs roamed, Earth's dominant large predator was a sea scorpion that grew ...


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CBC.ca
   
NASA picks Pluto spacecraft New Horizons' latest destination   
CBC.ca
A spacecraft that made a historic flyby of Pluto in July has a new destination — an icy rock that may reveal what the outer solar system was like shortly after it formed 4.6 billion years ago. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's next target is 2014 MU69 ...
NASA Picks Target for New Horizons' Next Flyby   Discovery News
WATCH New Horizon's historic flyby: Hitch a virtual ride past Pluto   Christian Science Monitor
New Horizons Probe Gets Its Next Flyby Target After Pluto   ABC News
Sci-News.com   
Mashable   
R & D Magazine   
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