2015年11月4日 星期三

2015-11-05 South Africa Science


Times LIVE
   
Now they've found pieces of plastic in your salt   
Times LIVE
Researchers from East China Normal University found micro-sized particles of plastic, cellophane and other plastics in the 15 brands of salt they tested. File photo. Image by: AFP Relaxnews ©Shutterstock.com/Ilya Andriyanov ...

LOL! What? People Love Plastic So Much They're Putting it in Salt?!   One Green Planet
Why our salt is packed with plastic   Sydney Morning Herald
There are probably tiny pieces of plastic in your table salt   Telegraph.co.uk
Care2.com   
The Green Optimistic (blog)   
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INFORUM
   
New giant raptor found in western South Dakota   
INFORUM
LAWRENCE, Kan. – A research team has identified a new giant raptor fossil dating back 66 million years that would have roamed and was found in far northwestern South Dakota. Advertisement. x. previous next. SendPrint ...

Humongous raptor once roamed South Dakota, say scientists   Christian Science Monitor
Palm Beach County researchers discover new type of raptor in South Dakota   WPTV.com
South Dakota was once home to giant raptors   SlashGear
USA TODAY   
Discovery News   
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Denton Outlines the Climate Agreement Africa Should Seek in Paris   
AllAfrica.com
Victoria Falls — The Director of the Special Initiatives Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) Ms. Fatima Denton has called on African negotiators to sharpen its tools and refine ...

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IBNLive
   
NASA is hiring astronauts   
IBNLive
NASA issued a hiring call on Wednesday for space explorers that may fly on future missions aboard commercially built spacecraft or NASA's deep-space Orion capsule. The agency will begin accepting applications from December 14 through mid-February.
Calling all wannabe astronauts. NASA's hiring for first time in 4 years (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Wanted: Astronauts. Got the right stuff?   USA TODAY
Got the right stuff? NASA is hiring astronauts   Inquirer.net
WKBW-TV   
Pulse Headlines   
WDJT   
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The Weather Space
   
Will We See an Aurora Tonight?   
The Weather Space
The Met Office has said the Northern Lights could dazzle over Britain tonight - just a month after the last sighting of the incredible natural phenomenon over the UK. This has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ...

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Wall Street Journal
   
Poorer Nations' Demand for Climate-Change Aid Weighs on Paris Talks   
Wall Street Journal
Poorer nations' demand that wealthier countries help bankroll their transition to cleaner energy has emerged as the biggest obstacle for world leaders seeking to reach an agreement on emissions at a summit that begins this month. World leaders arrive ...
International negotiations aren't the main game in the climate change fight ...   The Age
UN chief calls on member states to increase ambition ahead of climate conference   Xinhua
California revs up for Paris climate change summit   Los Angeles Times
UN News Centre   
Fox News   
Huffington Post   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
Diamonds may actually be really common   
Stuff.co.nz
Could the $2 million Mouawad Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra, set with thousands of diamonds, really be worth just a few hundred bucks? New research on diamond formation suggests that the valuable stones might actually be a dime a dozen – but good luck ...

Diamonds form in a simple chemical reaction 120 miles underground   Daily Mail
Earth is Richer in Diamonds than Thought   The Independent
Diamonds May Be Common, Deep in the Earth   Newsweek
Christian Science Monitor   
Livemint   
News from The Johns Hopkins University   
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IBNLive
   
Startling trick turns jellyfish into super swimmers   
Futurity: Research News
Millions of years ago, jellyfish were already swimming the oceans with the same pulsing motions that use today. Now researchers have discovered a startling truth about how jellyfish and lampreys, another ancient species that undulate like eels, move ...
Jellyfish and Lampreys Reveal Swimming Secret for Better Submarines   Financial Company Voices
Science was wrong on jellyfish motion   News24
Jellyfish and Lampreys Use a Surprising Trick to Swim in Waters   The Weather Space
Steelers Lounge (blog)   
Bills Insider (blog)   
Northern Californian   
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Times LIVE
   
Climate change gets us hot   
Times LIVE
Three economists studied 80 years of US fertility and temperature data and found that when it is hotter than 27C, a large decline in births follows within 10 months. File photo. Image by: Gallo Images/ Thinkstock ...

Global warming reduces sex, birth rates   Independent Online
Study: Global Warming Could Lead to Less Sex   Miami New Times
Environment Global Warming Will Make You Have Less Sex   TheInertia.com
AskMen   
GOOD Magazine   
Times of India   
National Bureau of Economic Research   
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The Nation
   
Allosaurus had monstrously gaping jaws   
The Nation
A new study analyzing dinosaur jaw musculature found that this fearsome hunter that prowled North America about 150 mllion years ago was able to crank open its jaws between 79 and 92 degrees, wider than a right angle. With a skull length of about 3 ...
Dinosaurs Bite Preys with Mouth Opened 90 Degrees Wide   The Independent
Study Shows Just How Wide The T-Rex's Bite Actually Was   Tech Times
Rex Opened Its Massive Jaw Very Wide to Munch on Dinosaurs   NYSE Post
Maine News Online   
The Straits Times   
Christian Science Monitor   
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