2014年11月12日 星期三

2014-11-13 U.K. Science

  BBC News   
Rosetta: Scientists await news of 'bouncing' comet probe  BBC News
Scientists are facing a tense wait to learn the fate of a robot probe that made a historic landing on a comet - but did not stay in place as planned. Data from the Philae craft indicates it landed at least three times on the comet, after harpoons failed to attach it to ...

Landing on a Comet, a Mission Aims to Unlock the Mysteries of Earth   New York Times
Comet landing after 10 years and 4bn miles   Herald Scotland
Age-old dream fulfilled as humans finally make contact with comet   Sydney Morning Herald
Indian Express   
Irish Independent   
Channel News Asia   
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  The Independent   
Mosquitoes' attraction to humans explained by new scientific study  New Zealand Herald
With summer nearing, mosquitoes will soon be a common annoyance. So why do they like human blood? Mosquitoes became attracted to a chemical vapour exuded from human skin. Photo / Thinkstock. A chemical vapour exuded from human skin became ...

Body odour first attracted mosquitoes to humans   Telegraph.co.uk
How Mosquitoes Acquired a Taste for Human Blood   Nature World News
Scientists discover how mosquitoes came to love the taste of humans   The Independent
HealthCanal.com   
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  The Ecologist   
A Marine Charter to protect and revitalise the UK's ocean riches  The Ecologist
The 2009 Marine Act was meant to result in a full network of marine protected areas along the UK coast, writes Tom Hickey. But since then far too few MPAs have been created, and no real change or action has followed. Hence the launch of the Marine ...

Over 140 MPs and Peers Support Calls for Network of MPAs around UK   Uncover Michigan
Proposals could fail to protect marine areas according to environmentalists   Aberdeen Press and Journal
120 MPs unite in call for greater protection of UK seas   Practical Boat Owner Magazine
Divernet   
ITV News   
Yorkshire Post   
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  CitiBlog   
Scientists from the region celebrate Rosetta touchdown  ITV News
East Anglia to space...the culmination of an historic 10 year mission to land on a comet hurtling through space, 300 million miles from Earth. Scientists from Milton Keynes, Essex and Hertfordshire all contributed to the European Space Agency's project, which ...

ROSETTA MISSION: Tweets confirm Philae space probe has successfully ...   Milton Keynes MKWeb
Milton Keynes' Open University scientists help with mission to land on a comet   CitiBlog (blog)
The world's first space landing on a comet - with thanks to Milton Keynes scientists   Milton Keynes Citizen

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  Daily Mail   
Plane passenger records speeding circular 'UFO' zooming over Iran  Daily Mail
This is the moment a plane passenger filmed a 'UFO' speeding beneath his aircraft over Iran. The incredible footage shows a mysterious circular object moving at a steady pace through heavy clouds somewhere over the centre of the West Asian country.
A Real UFO? Or Could It Be A Drone?   Digitpedia
UFO Flies Underneath Passenger Plane in Iran? What's the Mysterious White Orb?   Tech Times
Have you seen a UFO in Staffordshire?   Staffordshire Newsletter
Express.co.uk   
Milton Keynes MKWeb   
Daily Star   
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  Reuters   
China-US climate pact 'heartening' but short of what's needed: IPCC  Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) - A deal between China and the United States to combat global warming is "heartening" although it falls short of the action needed to avert the worst impacts, the head of the U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Wednesday. China said 2030 ...

World leaders call for action on climate change   Science News for Students
US-China Move on Climate Change Critical to Asia   EconomyWatch.com
US and China shake hands over climate goals: IPCC says it's a start, but not ...   Tech Times
Chicago Tribune   
Florida Flambeau   
Straight.com   
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  Express.co.uk   
Codebreaker says Bletchley Park staff dried undies on Enigma machine  Express.co.uk
MARCHING British soldiers boasted they would “Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line”, but there was no mention of lady codebreakers draping their smalls over their Enigma machines. By: David Scott. Published: Thu, November 13, 2014. elizabeth ...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Balfour tells how she used to dry damp bras on Enigma machine   Daily Mail
Bletchley Park codebreakers 'dried their knickers on Hitler's Enigma machine'   Telegraph.co.uk

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  The Independent   
MOULDY DICK: France aims to snatch EXPLODING WHALE crown from US  Register
French explosives experts have been put on high alert as officials consider plans to carry out a controlled detonation of a beached whale. The 15-ton beast washed ashore near Montpelier earlier in the month and quickly turned into a stinking and potentially ...

French authorities in race to dispose of beached whale carcass amid fears it ...   Irish Independent
Dead Whale on French Beach Threatens to Explode   The Weather Channel
Authorities might dynamite dead whale before it self-explodes   New York Post
Leicester Mercury   
Express.co.uk   
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  The Guardian   
Russian research team explores giant Siberian sinkhole  The Guardian
A Russian scientist climbs down into a 35 metre crater that opened in the Yamal peninsula in Siberia this summer, to explore the cause. Photograph: Vladimir Pushkaryov/Corbis. Alec Luhn in Moscow. Wednesday 12 November 2014 11.46 EST. Share on ...

Stunning beauty inside mysterious Siberian crater (PHOTOS)   RT
Inside the Siberian crater: Amazing new images show mystical beauty inside ...   Express.co.uk
Experts descend into Siberan crater to learn about its origins   Daily Mail
Business Insider Australia   
The Siberian Times   
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  Astronomy Now Online   
12 November 2014 in News: Jupiter's 'sunburnt' Great Red Spot  Astronomy Now Online
Research suggests effects of sunlight produce the colour of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The feature's clouds are much higher than those elsewhere on the planet, and its vortex nature confines the reddish particles once they form. Image credit: ...

NASA Scientists Solve Mystery Of Jupiter's Famous Great Red Spot   Neon Nettle
Nasa Says Jupiter's Mysterious Great Red Spot Caused by Sunlight   International Business Times UK
What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot? NASA scientists make amazing discovery to ...   Express.co.uk
Firstpost   
Zee News   
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