2014年11月9日 星期日

2014-11-10 U.K. Science

  The Independent   
Eusocial climbers: Meet E O Wilson, the man that knows all about ants  The Independent
There is a terrifying beauty in the bustling activity of an ants' nest. The selfless sacrifice of the sterile workers to the fertility of queen and colony appears to be an act of supreme altruism. It is both commendable and disturbing. If only ants could grow to the size ...

Dawkins is right. Genes make us generous   The Times (subscription)

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  New York Times   
Scientists, and Universe's Odd Behavior, Are Recognized With $3 Million Prizes  New York Times
Two teams of astronomers who discovered that the universe is apparently being blown apart by a mysterious something called dark energy had already shared a Nobel Prize and the $1 million Shaw Prize, among other honors. Now they have won the richest ...

Breakthrough Prizes in science, math earn winners $3 million each   Reuters UK
Mark Zuckerberg Discusses the 2015 Breakthrough Prizes   Businessweek
Pioneering scientists share £23m Breakthrough prize pot at US awards   The Guardian
NEWS.GNOM.ES   
Forbes   
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  NEWS.com.au   
Humans could soon be living on the moon 0:36  NEWS.com.au
COULD astronauts one day be printing rather than building a base on the Moon? Forty-five years after the first manned mission to the Moon on July 20, 1969, scientists are now one step closer to building a 3D lunar base there. Once the plan is realised, it will ...

One small step towards living on the moon (thanks to 3D printing)   TVNZ
How homes on the Moon will be created by robotic 3D printers   Whitsunday Times
3D-print a moonbase? No problem for our robots, says European Space Agency ...   RT
The Mary Sue   
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  Irish Examiner   
History-making probe mission targets comet  Herald Scotland
Scientists will attempt to make history this week by landing a robotic probe on the surface of a comet more than 300 million miles away. Scientists will attempt to make history this week by landing a robotic probe on the surface of a comet more than 300 million ...

Comet landing holds key to origins of life on Earth   Irish Examiner
Has the Space Race Been Pushed Back Another Decade?   Money Morning Australia
European spacecraft Rosetta set to drop lander on comet   Sydney Morning Herald
Scotsman   
Beta Wired   
EarthSky   
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  ABP News   
India air pollution 'cutting crop yields by almost half'  UK Progressive Magazine
Agriculture hit by both urban and rural pollution as wheat and rice yield decrease significantly, study finds. Air pollution in India has become so severe that yields of crops are being cut by almost half, scientists have found. Researchers analysed yields for ...

Air pollution slashes India's potential grain yields by half   Thomson Reuters Foundation
Indoor air pollution turning fatal for Indian kids   ABP News

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
IPCC's 'scary' new report is needle stuck in an old groove  Telegraph.co.uk
Ploughing through the new “Synthesis Report” put out by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), we may be reminded of one of those old gramophone records, when the needle got horribly stuck in a groove. Compiled by many of the ...

SUNRISE: A Look At Latest Warnings On Climate Change   CHANNELS TELEVISION
Is climate change Bible's 'last days'?   Plymouth Herald
Don't cave in on climate policy, US Senate leaders urge Obama   Reuters UK
USA TODAY   
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  KMTV   
International crew leaves space station, heads back to Earth  Reuters
Nov 9 (Reuters) - Three International Space Station crewmen strapped themselves inside a Russian Soyuz capsule on Sunday and flew away from the orbital outpost on a return trip to Earth, wrapping up a 5 1/2- month-long expedition. The capsule, which ...

Three space station fliers wrap up 165-day stay in orbit   CBS News
November 9, 2014 in Mission Reports: Station trio set for return to Earth   Spaceflight Now
International Space Station Expedition 41 crew members return to Earth: Watch ...   The Republican - masslive.com
Orlando Sentinel   
Wall Street Journal (India)   
CBS Local   
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  Haaretz   
Neanderthal DNA reveals ancestral link with modern Europeans  Haaretz
Scientists, studying the genetic history of a 37,000 year old Russian skeleton, also found proof of interbreeding between Neanderthals and homo sapiens. By Will Dunham Nov. 9, 2014 | 2:19 PM | 1 ...

Ground-breaking DNA study sheds light on human ancestry   Belfast Telegraph
Ancient Russian Man's DNA Sheds New Light on Neanderthal Interbreeding   The Moscow Times
Our ancestors were breeding with Neanderthals - but not as much as we thought   Irish Examiner
Firstpost   
gulfnews.com   
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  Dumb-Out   
Why snakes grow two penises, but men only one: research breakthrough  South China Morning Post (subscription)
Researchers may have figured out why different species develop different genitalia. In snakes and reptiles, the genitals grow to mimic leg buds - producing twin organs. In humans, the genitals grow to mimic a tail bud - so the penis is a single structure.
Research explains why snakes have two penises and men got only one   Beta Wired
Here's How The Penis Evolved   Science World Report
Why do we have one genitalia and lizards have two?   DigitalJournal.com
India Today   
Design & Trend   
helpmeoutDOC News - A consistent flow of medical news   
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  Tech Times   
Scientists capture phenomenal images of planet-forming disc around young star  Daily Digest
A planet forming disc orbiting a young star has been captured in detail for the first time, giving scientists a unique chance to obtain information on how solar systems form. Our own solar system has been assumed to have formed in a similar environment, the ...

Planet-forming disc imaged in sharpest detail ever   Sen - Space exploration network (subscription)
Birth of planets revealed in concentric rings of comets, asteroids and dust   Space Daily
ALMA radio telescope captures birth of new alien solar system in stunning image   Tech Times
Science Recorder   
PBS NewsHour   
Metro   
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