2015年9月3日 星期四

2015-09-04 South Africa Science


The Nation
   
Odd ancient lizard-like reptile called earliest-known turtle   
The Nation
WASHINGTON - It was a creature that one scientist said resembled “a strange, gluttonous lizard that swallowed a small Frisbee. ” But a sophisticated skull analysis showed that this reptile called Eunotosaurus africanus that lived in southern Africa 260 ...
Scientists discover key clues in turtle evolution   Space Daily
Missing link in turtle evolution found   The Budapest Report
South African fossil unlocks secrets of the turtle's skull   Times LIVE
Ledger Gazette   
Livemint   
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Climate change could alter key ocean bacteria: study   
Reuters
LOS ANGELES Climate change could put a type of oceanic bacteria into evolutionary overdrive in a way that could pose a threat to its long-term survivability and its important role in the food chain, according to a study published on Tuesday. The ...

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RTCC
   
UN climate chief expects national pledges to cover 80% of emissions before Paris   
RTCC
The UN's top climate official expects up to 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions to be covered by national climate plans by the end of 2015. In an interview with RTCC, Christiana Figueres said she was confident Brazil and India will soon add their ...
Facing the Future - The Significance of Intended Nationally Determined ...   AllAfrica.com
Here's how India can increase the chances of a successful climate deal in Paris   Grist
COP21: Last Stops on the Road to Paris   Energy Collective
Devex   
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Times of India
   
Earth now home to 3 trillion trees   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: More than 3 trillion trees exist on Earth - roughly 422 per person - but the total number of trees has plummeted by 46 per cent since the start of human civilisation, according to a new Yale-led study. The new estimate of more than 3 ...
The earth as three trillion trees!   NY City News
How Many Trees Does Earth Have? New Study Yields Big Surprise   Huffington Post
Earth has 3 trillion trees, census shows   The Straits Times
Los Angeles Times   
TODAYonline   
Northern Californian   
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Mashable
   
Robots will be fighting against pesty starfish on the Great Barrier Reef   
Mashable
Crown-of-thorns starfish are one of the greatest threats to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and a team of researchers have a robot that's going to fight back. The starfish species, which is native to the Indo-Pacific region, feeds on coral and a ...
Robot to destroy starfish on Great Barrier Reef   Brisbane Times
COTSbot Is The Terminator Of Starfish   Ubergizmo
Australia Deploys Killer Robots to Terminate Reef-Eating Starfish   NBCNews.com
Maine News Online   
Pioneer News   
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Bangkok Post
   
Intel putting $50 mn into quantum computing research   
Bangkok Post
SAN FRANCISCO - US chip colossus Intel on Thursday said that it will put $50 million and engineering resources into an alliance on quantum computing that could radically advance complex problem-solving. Intel Corporation plans a 10-year collaboration ...

Intel to Invest $50 Million in Quantum Computers   Wall Street Journal
Intel ponies up $50 million for quantum computing research   PCWorld
Goodbye Moore's Law! Intel invests $50 million into quantum computing partnership   Fortune
Scientific Computing   
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NBCNews.com
   
Key radar fails on $1 billion NASA environmental satellite   
Zee News
Cape Carnival: A key instrument on a $1 billion NASA satellite has failed, reducing scientists` ability to capture data to measure the moisture in Earth`s soil in order to improve flood forecasting and monitor climate change, officials said on Thursday ...
September 3, 2015 in News: Radar on NASA's SMAP Earth observing satellite ...   Spaceflight Now
Attempts to Power Radar Instrument aboard Soil Moisture Satellite Failed: NASA   NY City News

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Livemint
   
Waste coffee grounds can store methane   
Livemint
Seoul: Scientists have developed a simple 'soak and heating' process which treats waste coffee grounds to enable them to store the harmful greenhouse gas methane. Methane capture and storage provides a double environmental return—it removes a ...

Higher Education reporter   The Australian (blog)
Scientists are using coffee to tackle climate change -- seriously   Business Insider Australia
The Latest in Coffee Grounds Energy Technology   Pacific Standard
uSwitch.com (Tech)   
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Ancient Origins
   
Study Reveals Human Body Has Gone Through Four Stages Of Evolution   
Newsroom America
(Newsroom America) -- Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human body's size and shape has gone through four main stages. A large international research team including Binghamton University ...

Human Body Has Gone through Four Main Stages of Evolution, Scientists Say   Sci-News.com
Scientists See Four Main Stages of Human Evolution   Archaeology

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Newsweek
   
No, That's Not a Floating Spoon on Mars   
Newsweek
An image captured by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover on August 30, 2015 shows what looks like a floating spoon. In fact, it's most likely a ventifact, a rock shaped by wind. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Filed Under: Tech & Science, Mars, Curiosity Rover, Spoon, ...

NASA's Laser-Communication Tech for Spacecraft Zaps Forward   Space.com
NASA HISTORY: Viking Lander 2 Landed on Mars 39 Years Ago   SpaceCoastDaily.com
There Is a Floating Spoon on Mars, Allegedly   Softpedia News
Astronomy Magazine   
KTIC   
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