2015年10月10日 星期六

2015-10-11 South Africa Science


Reuters Africa
   
Poaching threatens Mali's rare desert elephants: UN mission   
Reuters Africa
DAKAR (Reuters) - About a fifth of Mali's rare desert elephants have been killed this year as ivory poachers exploit a security vacuum in the country's north, the United Nations said on Thursday. At least 57 elephants died between January and June ...
Mali's Rare Desert Elephants Threatened by Poachers, Conflict   Voice of America
Poaching threatens Mali's rare desert elephants   Digital Journal

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The Nation
   
Africa being left out of climate aid   
The Nation
LIMA - The head of the African Development Bank says the continent is not getting enough of the billions of dollars in climate change funding, despite being the region that suffers most. With clutch climate talks approaching in December, world leaders ...
World Bank Group pledges $29b for climate financing   The Nation Newspaper
Africa being left out of climate aid: development bank   Times LIVE
Development banks pledge $15 billion in new climate funds   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Reuters Africa   
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)   
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Reuters Africa
   
Scientists predict drier Horn of Africa as climate warms   
Reuters Africa
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Horn of Africa is becoming drier in step with global warming, researchers said on Friday, contradicting some climate models predicting rainier weather patterns in a region that has suffered frequent food ...

Why climate change could leave the Horn of Africa parched   Christian Science Monitor
Study: Horn of Africa droughts linked with global warming   Summit County Citizens Voice
In Arizona: Scientists predict drier Horn of Africa as climate warms   Pulse Nigeria
Voice of America   
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electronicsfeed.com
   
New algorithm can predict sexual orientation of men   
electronicsfeed.com
Researchers have found nine small regions of the genetic code that may play a crucial role in determining whether a person is heterosexual or homosexual. Scientists found the link after comparing the DNA of 47 pairs of male twins. The study's lead ...
Saliva Test To Identify Gay Men Is 67% Accurate   News Every day
No, Scientists Have Not Found the 'Gay Gene'   The Atlantic
Genes can predict sexual orientation in men, says study   Hindustan Times
Bend Bulletin   
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I am a happy feminist   
News24
Growing up as a young girl I was very keen on learning domestic chores and used to love helping my aunt cook. She would say, I would one day make a good bride who could take care of her husband. At the time I did not put much thought into it but as a ...

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Yibada (English Edition)
   
What about the medical secrets in our scriptures?   
Times of India
This year's Nobel Prize has focused international attention on traditional medicine but India is still not tapping the full potential of its herbal remedies. Sometimes it takes an old solution to crack an even older problem.T his year's Nobel Prize for ...
The secret Maoist Chinese operation that conquered malaria – and won a Nobel   Scroll.in
No, this Nobel Prize is NOT for Traditional Chinese Medicine   Hong Kong Free Press
Nobel Prize victor Tu Youyou   Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)
New York Times   
The Straits Times   
WantChinaTimes   
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The Guardian
   
World will pass crucial 2C global warming limit, experts warn   
The Guardian
Pledges by nations to cut carbon emissions will fall far short of those needed to prevent global temperatures rising by more than the crucial 2C by the end of the century. This is the stark conclusion of climate experts who have analysed submissions in ...
Judges plan to outlaw climate change 'denial'   Telegraph.co.uk
Climate advocates launch nationwide climate caravan   Samar News.com
Climate Justice: Paying for the destruction of climate change   Manila Bulletin
St. Cloud Times   
Inquirer.net   
Zambia Daily Mail   
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Ynetnews
   
Israeli scientist helps create first digital brain tissue   
Ynetnews
An international team of experts, including Israeli Professor Idan Segev, has created the world's first detailed digital representation of a brain. Ynet. Published: 10.10.15, 15:30 / Israel Culture. An international team of scientists, including ...
Scientists Recreate Part of Rat's Brain on Computer   Haaretz
First results of 10-year digital brain project   New Vision
Reconstructed rat brain portion marks simulation milestone   swissinfo.ch
New York Times   
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electronicsfeed.com
   
Record high temperatures in oceans killing coral   
electronicsfeed.com
The effects are being seen by divers and snorkelers here on our reefs, in the form of bleaching and stressed corals. As record ocean temperatures cause widespread coral bleaching across Hawaii, NOAA scientists confirm the same stressful conditions are .
Coral reefs are not just pretty – they are vital to life   The Guardian
NOAA Warns Global Coral Bleaching Event Will Persist Through 2016   Immortal News
Coral bleaching taking place at unprecedented level   SurfPaducah
The Next Digit   
Steelers Lounge (blog)   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
What ancient rocks reveal about Earth's inner core   
Christian Science Monitor
A reassessment of ancient rocks has led scientists to estimate that Earth's inner core started to form about a billion years ago. AP/File. View Caption. About video ads. View Caption. 1 of 1. New data indicates that our planet's innermost core is much ...
Earth's inner core is 1.5-billion-years old   Nature World Report
The New Study Says Earth's Core is Younger Than We Originally Thought   MyTechBits

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