2014年8月26日 星期二

2014-08-27 U.K. Science

  The Guardian   
The corncockle kerfuffle, or why Countryfile isn't trying to kill you  The Guardian
The BBC has been criticised after a scheme it promoted on Countryfile distributed packets of wild flower seeds containing a poisonous plant. But the truth is more complicated, and far less alarming. Share · Tweet this. Email. Corncockle: rare, pretty and ...

Project promoted by BBC spreads poisonous wild flowers across Britain   Telegraph.co.uk
Girl Guides spark health scare after planting deadly flowers - for BBC's Countryfile   Mirror.co.uk
Girl Guides plant deadly flowers for BBC's Countryfile, trigger heath scare   Delhi Daily News
Newstalk 106-108 fm   
Daily Mail   
THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY   
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  Business Green   
Climate change perception gap 'reminiscent' of MMR scandal, survey finds  Business Green
More than half of the UK public consider themselves "well informed" about climate change, but widespread misconceptions remain around the level of scientific consensus surrounding climate risks and public support for green energy, a new survey will today ...

Winter storms in Westcountry 'convinced public that man-made climate change is ...   Western Morning News
UK public ignorant of climate science consensus - poll   Responding to Climate Change

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  BBC News   
Southern Lights filmed from International Space Station  BBC News
The European Space Agency has released time-lapse footage of the Aurora Australis, known as the "southern lights", that was filmed from the International Space Station. The footage was shot on 23 July at the South Pole. Auroras are caused by the ...

Astronauts film spectacular Northern Lights from space   Telegraph.co.uk
International Space Station flies through Aurora Australis   UPI.com
Stunning Northern Lights filmed from space   ITV News
CNET   
Sky News   
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  BBC News   
The relationship between sheepdog and master revealed  BBC News
Researchers have used GPS data to help unravel the mystery of how sheepdogs do their job so well. The research could be used to help develop "shepherd robots" to help in crowd control or cleaning up an oil spill. Claire Marshall met Meiron Owen, ...

Can robots really do the job of sheepdogs? Scientists unlock secret of how they ...   Daily Mail
Dog's life for robots as key to herding sheep found   Irish Independent
Scientists studying sheepdogs' tactics   Stuff.co.nz
Yahoo News UK   
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  Aviation International News   
U.S. Army Terminates Second Flight of Hypersonic Weapon  Aviation International News
The Army terminated the second test flight of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon soon after it lifted off. (Photo: Sandia National Laboratories). August 26, 2014, 10:08 PM. The U.S. Army terminated the second test flight of its Advanced Hypersonic Weapon ...

Hypersonic weapon destroyed after launch   GMA News
Hypersonic Weapon Explodes Seconds Into Test   Sky News
Two explosive reminders that the US and China are in a hypersonic arms race   Quartz
Reuters   
The Guardian   
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  Tech Times   
Bardarbunga volcano rumbles to life following 5.7 magnitude earthquake ...  Tech Times
Iceland could soon see a volcanic eruption, that could play havoc with the airline industry in Europe. Increased seismic activity has led to additional monitoring of the area. (Photo : Benedikt G. Ófeigsson). The Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland has experienced ...

Iceland volcano: Magma moving towards new volcanic system   BBC News
Iceland volcano continues to shake ground in possible prelude to coming eruption   Science Recorder
Magma From Iceland's Bardarbunga Volcano Moving As Quakes Intensify   Forbes
Mashable   
Daily Mail   
Christian Science Monitor   
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  The Independent   
Urinating in the sea can help to feed marine wildlife, scientists claim  The Independent
Swimmers who can't face wading back to a bathroom on the shore and instead urinate in the sea may be helping marine wildlife to grow, according to a US chemistry organisation. When a person urinates in the sea a number of compounds that plants needs ...

Ever been for a pee in the sea? Don't worry, it's a good thing   Malta Independent Online
You're Officially Allowed To Pee In The Ocean — Here's Why   Refinery29

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  BBC News   
New Antarctic atlas offers index of marine life  BBC News
The most complete audit ever assembled of Antarctic sea life is to be published this week. Continue reading the main story. Cushion stars, feeding on seal faeces in shallow water off Antarctica. More than 9,000 species, from single-cell organisms to penguins ...

Antarctic marine life atlas launched to inform conservation debate   Blue & Green Tomorrow
New atlas on Southern Ocean marine life published   Wake, Wind and Surf
Southern Ocean life mapped   Planet Earth (blog)
Hydro International   
RTE.ie   
Voice of Russia - UK Edition   
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  SpaceCoastDaily.com   
Spectacular Solar Flare Erupts from the Sun (Photos, Video)  Space.com
The sun kicked off this week with an explosive solar flare that, while not aimed directly at Earth, may be a hotspot to watch over the next few days. Moderate Solar Flare on Aug. 24, 2014. The solar flare erupted on Sunday morning (Aug. 24) from an active ...

The sun emits a mid-level solar flare which erupted on the left side of the sun   Thomson Reuters Foundation
Solar storm: Stunning photos show flares erupt from our sun   New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
Solar Flares solar flares Solar Flares   WAAY
Phys.Org   
SpaceCoastDaily.com   
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  The Space Reporter   
Four possible landing spots chosen for Rosetta probe  The Space Reporter
With the Rosetta probe in orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, mission team members now face the challenge of choosing a landing site. The probe's Philae lander will land on the comet in November, from where it will take images of its surface ...

Landing on a comet is hard: Rosetta searches for the sweet spot   CNET
Five sites shortlisted for Rosetta's comet landing   New Scientist
Five potential Rosetta probe landing sites identified on comet P67   Geek
Gizmodo Australia   
Delhi Daily News   
Tech Times   
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