2015年10月1日 星期四

2015-10-02 South Africa Science


News24
   
SA almost dead last in maths and science education - WEF report   
News24
This school was specifically set up to address the shortage of quality maths and science matriculants from township schools in the Western Cape. WATCH.WATCH. Related Links. Khayelitsha Center for Science and Technology produces next generation of ...

SA Is Again Stone Last for Quality of Science and Maths Education   AllAfrica.com
SA ranked 138th in WEF's Global Competitiveness Report   Eyewitness News
Africa is growing fast—and yet still wildly uncompetitive   Quartz
Mail & Guardian Africa   
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Govts must cooperate more in water 'hotspots' to prevent conflict-UN University   
Reuters Africa
LONDON, Oct 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Governments in water 'hotspots' need to scale up cooperation over shared water resources to avoid 'drastic' consequences such as international conflicts, the United Nations University (UNU) said on Friday.
Water problem hotspots demand effective new approaches to international co ...   EurekAlert (press release)

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Citizen
   
Carbon cut pledges 'still not enough to cap warming to 2 degrees'   
Citizen
Earth is on track for average warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius by 2100, outstripping the UN target, said an analysis Thursday of country pledges for curbing climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. Paris (AFP). While exceeding the UN goal of limiting ...

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Raising the Level of Ambition Towards a COP21 Outcome Through Nationally ...   
AllAfrica.com
In December 2015, the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) will host the 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP 21) negotiations to achieve universal commitment towards an ambitious, legally binding agreement on climate change.

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Angola calls for new climate change agreement in favor of developing countries   
GlobalPost
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Angola on Thursday called climate change "one of the greatest challenges facing humanity," saying that a new agreement, expected to be reached in Paris in December, must be conducive to the protection of the right to ...

USA - Vice President Suggests World Reflection On UN Role, Future   AllAfrica.com

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NDTV
   
India Unveils Climate Target to Cut Carbon Intensity   
NDTV
India has promised to make its economy more energy efficient and cut intensity of carbon emissions by 33-35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, in a climate-change policy statement released ahead of a UN summit in Paris in December. India, the world's ...

India Announces Plan to Lower Rate of Greenhouse Gas Emissions   New York Times
Paris Climate Deal Should Be Comprehensive, Equitable: India   The New Indian Express
World headed for 2.7 Celsius warming   The Nation
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
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The Australian Financial Review
   
How The Martian movie could keep much-needed money flowing like water for NASA   
The Australian Financial Review
It's been a big week for Mars — and for NASA, whose astronauts hope to get there. First came the agency's announcement about detecting flowing water on the planet, news that made headlines around the world. Closing out the week, NASA will make its way ...

'The Martian' Flips The Script on Damsels in Distress   moviepilot.com
Mars in the movies: Interesting facts about the Red Planet's depictions on the ...   Deseret News
Mars, Jupiter will have a conjunction then Venus, Mars   Alamogordo Daily News
BBC News   
Gwinnettdailypost.com   
New Zealand Herald   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs had help from volcanoes, study says   
Los Angeles Times
These are layered lava flows of the Deccan Traps east of Mumbai, India. Scientists think that volcanic activity here may have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago. These are layered lava flows of the Deccan Traps ...
Double trouble: asteroid, volcanoes implicated in dinosaur doom   Reuters India
Boffins: We know what KILLED the DINOS – and it wasn't just an asteroid   The Register
​Dinosaurs wiped out by double-whammy disaster caused by a meteor impact and ...   Western Daily Press
Tech Times   
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Spaceflight Now
   
October 2, 2015 in News: Charon takes center stage in new batch of New ...   
Spaceflight Now
This enhanced color view of Pluto comes from New Horizons' Ralph color camera. The colors highlight the subtle variations in the composition of Charon's crust, with the reddish region near the north pole — informally named Mordor Macular — standing ...
Pluto's moon Charon photos reveals fractures FOUR times the Grand Canyon's size   Daily Mail
10 Things to Know for Friday   Modesto Bee
New Pics Show Pluto's Largest Moon Is Sort of Funky Looking   PC Magazine
Space.com   
Discovery News   
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TIME
   
Mass Movement of Wildebeest Can Be Seen Using Periscope   
NYC Today
The migration of large wildebeest will be live-streamed online on YouTube page of HerdTracker's and through the Periscope app, playing through October 5. It is among one of Africa's 'Seven Natural Wonders, which sets a spectacular show of nature.
Live streaming the great trek   Times LIVE
Kenya's wildebeest migration from Maasai Mara streamed online   All About News
Watch the Greatest Migration On Earth Live On Your Smartphone   The Weather Space
Pulse Headlines   
Mongabay.com   
News24   
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