2014年9月11日 星期四

2014-09-12 U.K. Science

  The Guardian   
Stopping climate meltdown needs the courage that saved the ozone layer  The Guardian
In The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, a comedy made in 1971, Spike Milligan portrays Sloth as a tramp trying to get through a farm gate. This simple task is rendered almost impossible by the fact that he can't be bothered to take his hands out of his pockets ...

Ozone layer showing first signs of recovery in 35 years   Irish Independent
Ozone layer shows first sign of recovery, says UN   The Star Online
Progress made in restoring Ozone layer, say scientists   The Standard Digital News
BBC News   
The Hindu   
Discovery News   
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  Daily Mail   
Northern Lights shining in parts of Britain tonight  Daily Mail
Parts of Britain are to be treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights on Friday evening. The colourful bands of shimmering light are usually only seen in the northerly reaches of Scandinavia, Canada and remote parts of Russia. But tonight the display, ...

Aurora Lights for Northern US, Oregon, the Coast   Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Aurora Borealis/Northern Light Display Possible This Weekend   Boston.com
Northern lights to dazzle on Friday   Lewiston Sun Journal
MyNorthwest.com   
Shanghai Daily (subscription)   
Scotland Now   
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  BBC News   
'Boris' the robot can load up dishwasher  BBC News
A robot unveiled today at the British Science Festival will be loading dishwashers next year, its developers claim. "Boris" is one of the first robots in the world capable of intelligently manipulating unfamiliar objects with a humanlike grasp. It was developed by ...

QUIRKY WORLD ... Robot Boris is a dab hand with dishwasher   Irish Examiner
Robot capable of handling unfamiliar objects unveiled   Financial Times
First robot gets to grips with a dishwasher   The Times (subscription)
3News NZ   
ITV News   
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  The Guardian   
Rowan Williams urges PM to provide prophetic leadership at UN Summit  Independent Catholic News
Now that David Cameron has confirmed his attendance at the UN climate summit of world leaders in New York, Christian Aid's Chair, Rowan Williams, has urged him to deliver on his promise to lead 'The Greenest Government Ever' and provide a prophetic ...

Climate Change and Food Sovereignty: The People's Climate March   Huffington Post
David Cameron to attend 'vital' UN summit to focus on climate change   Western Daily Press
Western Mail Letters: Thursday, 11 September, 2014   WalesOnline
Firstpost   
New York Times (blog)   
The Guardian   
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  Financial Express   
Bacteria that eat radioactive waste discovered in UK  India Today
Bacteria that eat radioactive waste has been discovered in Britain and could now be used to help 'eat away' at nuclear waste, it has been reported. Scientists at the University of Manchester have found 'extremophile' bacteria which can survive the harsh ...

Waste-Eating Bacteria Novel Way to Dispose of Nuclear Waste   French Tribune
Newly-discovered waste-eating bacteria could help in nuclear waste disposal   Gizmag
Want Fries With That? Nuclear Waste-Eating Bacteria Discovered   OilPrice.com
Financial Express   
Yahoo News UK   
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  The Guardian   
Venomous Spider Eggs Found in Banana Bunch  The Weather Channel
The Brazilian wandering spider is called the “World's Deadliest Spider” and the species is also known to be extremely aggressive. Abby Woodgate, 30, a mother in Essex, United Kingdom, was stunned to find eggs from a Brazilian wandering spider in her ...

Mother Finds Venomous Spider Eggs In Supermarket Banana   Direct2Mum
Woman finds eggs of 'world's deadliest spider' in Tesco bananas   BreakingNews.ie
Mother finds deadly spider eggs in Tesco bananas   Irish Independent
Central Queensland news   
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  University of Manchester   
Manchester to get graphene innovation centre  tce today
THE University of Manchester, UK, is building a new £60m (US$97m) centre to develop commercial applications for graphene and related 2D materials. Manchester says that the new Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) will bridge a crucial gap ...

Osborne pushes northern materials science 'powerhouse'   E&T magazine
Walport puts forward plan for northern research institute   Times Higher Education
Manchester to get second £60m graphene centre   New Electronics
Insider Media   
The Construction Index   
Greenwise Business   
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  The Guardian   
Giant predatory dinosaur Spinosaurus was scourge of prehistoric rivers  The Guardian
Spinosaurus, the only known dinoasaur adapted to life in water Spinosaurus, the only known dinosaur adapted to life in water, swam the rivers of north Africa 100m years ago. Image from the October issue of National Geographic. Illustration: Davide ...

Spinosaurus fossil: 'Giant swimming dinosaur' unearthed   BBC News
Alien-like giant water-living dinosaur unveiled   The Hindu
A Lost-and-Found Nomad Helps Solve the Mystery of a Swimming Dinosaur   New York Times
Register   
The Week Magazine   
Dumb-Out   
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  The Times (subscription)   
Wagtail wins stay of execution as Tesco holds its fire  The Times (subscription)
After bungled attempts to evict it using nets, traps and a trail of food, the threat lurking in the rafters was deemed so grave that Tesco in Great Yarmouth asked for marksmen to move in. Their unwanted guest is variously described as jittery, frantic and about ...

Tesco abandons plan to shoot rogue wagtail   The Guardian
Marksman stood down over store bird   Belfast Telegraph
Tesco calls in sniper to shoot protected bird in Norfolk store   Telegraph.co.uk
ITV News   
BBC News   
Express.co.uk   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Hidden Stonehenge exposed by high-tech survey  Sydney Morning Herald
There is more to Stonehenge than meets a visitor's eye. Researchers have produced digital maps of what's beneath the World Heritage Site, using ground-penetrating radar, high-resolution magnetometers and other techniques to peer deep into the soil ...

Hidden Monuments Under Stonehenge Revealed by High-Tech Mapping   National Geographic
TV review: Operation Stonehenge   The Times (subscription)
Stonehenge had 'huge stone religious sibling' just two miles away   The Independent
CNET   
Deutsche Welle   
NEWS.com.au   
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