2014年8月18日 星期一

2014-08-19 U.K. Science

  BBC News   
Glossy ibis in nest attempt at Frampton Marshes  BBC News
Two rare birds usually found in the Mediterranean region have been spotted building a nest in Lincolnshire. The pair of glossy ibis did not raise young at the RSPB site in Frampton Marsh, near Boston, but it is believed to be the first attempt by the species in ...

Glossy Ibis attempts to breed in Britain   Bird Watch
Twitch and shout: Birdwatchers are raving over rare birds in Britain   The Independent

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  Newsweek   
With an Eye on Rising Tides, Solomon Islands Will Move an Entire Town  Newsweek
A man from a village waits to blow a conch shell as he prepares for the arrival of Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, at a jetty in Marapa Island, Solomon Islands, September 17, 2012. Rick Rycroft/Reuters. Tweet. AA.
Secretary Kerry's Visit to Solomon Islands   The Diplomat
John Kerry recognises devasting impact of climate change on Pacific Islands   Matangi Tonga
Soloman Islands town to relocate 1000 people to escape climate change   Blue & Green Tomorrow
Thomson Reuters Foundation   
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  The Press, York   
Experts work to save North Yorks mussels  The Press, York
CONSERVATIONISTS are working in a remote North Yorkshire river to preserve a rare and endangered species of fresh water pearl mussel. Experts from the University of York and the Environment Agency are working in the River Esk near the North ...

Endangered species is given a helping hand - by salmon and trout   The Northern Echo

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  Gamepur   
Years It'd ACTUALLY Take to Visit Each Planet in No Man's Sky  Kotaku
This past week, No Man's Sky developer, Hello Games, mentioned that it uses a 64-bit seed to generate its planets. That got picked up by a few folks and they began saying things like "Seeing everything in No Man's Sky will take over five billion years.
No Man's Sky won't be infinite, but it might as well be   PCGamesN
It Takes 5 Billion Years To Visit Each Planet In 'No Man's Sky'   Forbes
No Man's Sky would take 5 billion years to explore   Wired.co.uk
Play.tm   
Game Debate   
HITC   
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  The Nation   
505m-yr-old creature finally given place in 'Tree of Life'  The Nation
A bizarre worm-like animal that lived 505 million years ago has been definitively categorised on the 'Tree of Life' by scientists. Known as Hallucigenia the creature has legs, spikes, a head and a tail, and has been linked with a group of modern animals for the ...

No hallucination! Weird fossil worm Hallucigenia descendant found and it's ALIVE   Tech Times
Weird, 500 Million Year-Old Worm Provides Valuable Evolutionary Clues   Chinatopix
505 Million Year Old “Weird” Worm Becomes An Ancestor   ValueWalk
LiveScience.com   
Huffington Post   
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  The Nation   
Vanishing canyon has 50 years left  The Nation
Geologists say the Daan River, which floods regularly and violently, will wipe the gorge off the map in 50 years. Savage earthquakes shake this region every 300-400 years, and the results explain why little evidence remains of previous tremors, making ...

The Fastest Natural Erosion on Earth   Nature World News
Taiwan's 'vanishing canyon' erasing quake record   BBC News
Vanishing river gorge shows geology in fast forward   New Scientist
Science Codex   
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  BBC News   
Russian cosmonauts launch nano-satellite on spacewalk  BBC News
Two Russian cosmonauts have set off on a spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) to launch a nano-satellite. Flight engineers Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Skvortsov launched a small satellite named Chasqui I. It is a joint project between the ...

UPDATE 1-Spacewalking cosmonauts launch satellite, set up studies   Reuters
Russian cosmonauts make six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside ISS   Telegraph.co.uk
Russian Cosmonaut Tosses Satellite for Peru During Spacewalk   NBCNews.com
Computerworld   
RIA Novosti   
Reuters UK   
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  The Guardian   
DINOSAUR 13 to at The Washington Pavilion  Broadway World
The Kirby Science Discovery Center at the Washington Pavilion will be one of the first theaters to premier DINOSAUR 13, a documentary based on the book Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, The Dinosaur That Changed Science, The Law and My Life ...

A bone to pick   The Economist (blog)
Dinosaur documentary digs into finding Sue -- and serving time   Chicago Daily Herald
Dinosaur 13 review – lumbering T-rex documentary   The Guardian

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  CBBC Newsround   
Turtle Moms 'Talk' to Their Young  Discovery News
Sea Turtle Week is June 16-20, but, hey, you already knew that. To celebrate these wide-ranging swimmers, we take a look at their journey from beach to sea -- and back again. Green turtles (above) are the largest of the hard-shell sea turtles, despite having a ...

It turns out turtles have something to say   Public Radio International
Amazonian turtle mothers heard 'talking' to hatchlings to get them into the water   The Independent
Scientists Study 'Talking' Turtles in Brazilian Amazon   Lab Manager Laboratory News
CBBC Newsround   
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  The Inquisitr   
Houston Residents Take To Twitter Claiming They Saw UFO  CBS Local
HOUSTON (CBS Houston) – Residents of Houston took to social media to prove they saw a UFO. Many people took photos of an object up in the sky after a rainstorm in Houston last week. “UFO over Houston or nah?” Nathaniel Xavier tweeted. The phrase ...

'Mass UFO Sighting' In Houston 'Probably Something Else' Says Sensible Scientist   Huffington Post UK
UFO in Houston? Bright, oval object photographed hovering above the city's ...   Daily Mail
Feedback at 5:00: UFO Over Houston   9&10 News
Delhi Daily News   
myfox8.com   
Yahoo News UK   
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