2014年8月14日 星期四

2014-08-15 U.K. Science

  Forbes   
Scientists think they have dust specks from outside our solar system  Los Angeles Times
Call them the seven wonders of interstellar space: Tiny specks of dust captured by a NASA spacecraft may be the first material from outside the solar system ever caught and brought to Earth. Researchers studying the contents of a capsule returned to Earth in ...

Star dust taken from comet tail excites scientists   Contra Costa Times
Scientists capture space dust from OUTSIDE the solar system - and it could ...   Daily Mail
Specks of star dust likely first from beyond solar system   Reuters
NDTV   
BBC News   
Forbes   
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  Blue & Green Tomorrow   
Genetically altered fruit flies could be answer to global crop problem  Blue & Green Tomorrow
A genetically altered self-killing fruit fly could provide the answer to a global pest-control issue, according to new research, potentially saving over 300 crop types. Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers analysed the effect of ...

Genetically modified fruit flies could save crops   Times of India
New Approach to Sterilizing Fruit Flies   Entomology Today
Genetically-modified fruit flies could control wild populations by producing only ...   Gizmag
CITY A.M.   
Horticulture Week   
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Isle of Man  Isle of Man Today
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VIDEO: Bill Oddie visits Potteric Carr  South Yorkshire Times
Bitterns are having a rocky road to recovery following their UK wide extinction around 1885 – a result of habitat loss and persecution at the time. After bitterns returned to Norfolk in 1900 they have continued to struggle as the reedbed habitat they so heavily ...

Bill Oddie visits Potteric Carr   Doncaster Today

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Commuter safety concerns at Winchester railway station  Hampshire Chronicle
A WINCHESTER commuter has joined the chorus of disapproval over the safety of women at Winchester's revamped station car park. The much-vaunted £3.7 million scheme includes a double-decked open air car park and over-rail bridge with lifts, but some ...


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  Oman Daily Observer   
Wheee! Treats Make Dolphins & Whales Squeal Like Happy Kids  Huffington Post
Almost like giggling children, dolphins and whales squeal with delight when they get a fishy treat, a new study finds. These marine mammals are known to use buzzing sounds to navigate and communicate when hunting for food. But the animals also emit ...

Dolphins and whales squeal with pleasure, scientists find   Telegraph.co.uk
Dolphins And Whales Can Squeal For Pleasure   City Talk 105.9
Dolphin's Squeal of Approval   Chinatopix

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  Sky News Australia   
'Salmon cannon' fires at 22mph  Sky News Australia
A 'salmon cannon' that sucks fish out of water and fires them over barriers such as dams has been developed. Salmon are born in freshwater before migrating to the ocean - then return to their place of birth to lay their own spawn. But obstacles such as dams ...

Video shows 'salmon cannon' used to help fish move upstream   The Independent
'Salmon Cannon' Fires Fish Over Dams At 22mph   Sky News
'Salmon Cannon' Helps Migrating Fish to Fly Over Obstacles (VIDEO)   International Business Times UK
Uncover California   
Gizmodo Australia   
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  Science Recorder   
Glacial melting is mainly due to human activity, new study shows  Science Recorder
Human activities are the primary cause of glacial melting around the world, according to a groundbreaking study. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. Human activity is unequivocally ...

Humans 'driving glacier melting'   Daily Mail
Glaciers are melting because of humans, study finds   CBS News
Melting glaciers are caused by man-made global warming, study shows   The Independent
Businessweek   
Discovery News   
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  Inter Press Service   
Climate change adaptation can help promote sub-Saharan African livelihoods ...  StarAfrica.com
NEW YORK, 13 August 2014 / PRN Africa / — Investing in ways to adapt to climate change will promote the livelihood of 65 per cent of Africans, the United Nations environmental agency reported, warning also that failing to address the phenomenon could ...

Climate change adaptation can boost investment and job creation in Africa   Thomson Reuters Foundation
Adaptation Gaps Mean African Farmers Fork Out More Money for Reduced ...   Inter Press Service
Report Highlights Need for Investment in Climate Change Adaptation   AllAfrica.com
Blue & Green Tomorrow   
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  BBC News   
Chesil Beach hand grenade detonated by bomb disposal team  BBC News
Portland Coastguard said a member of the public found the "rusty old grenade" on the seaward side of the beach by Wyke Regis. Coastguards contacted the Army about the grenade, which still had the pin attached. The area was cordoned off and a bomb ...

Hand grenade found on Portland   Dorset Echo

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