2014年12月14日 星期日

2014-12-15 U.K. Science


The Times (subscription)
   
Life on Earth is facing same fate as the dinosaurs   
The Times (subscription)
The planet could lose 75 per cent of its species in a mass extinction to rival the demise of the dinosaurs, ecologists have warned. A report published in Nature said that growing fears about the survival of tigers, whales and elephants were part of a far bigger ...

World faces mass extinction of species within a century - new report   TVNZ
Earth could face sixth mass extinction within 100 years   The Independent
Earth heading towards mass extinction   Full-Time Whistle
The Guardian   
International Business Times UK   
The Weather Network   
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Plymouth Herald
   
Plymouth photographer captures Geminid meteor picture   
Plymouth Herald
Plymouth photographer Chris Newman has captured a perfect shot of the Geminid meteor shower at a beach near the city. Chris, who shares his pictures on Facebook as Let's Focus Photography, took the picture at Bigbury on Saturday night. This weekend is ...

Clouds obstruct view of Geminids meteor shower in eastern Australia   WA today
How to photograph the Geminids meteor shower this weekend   The Space Reporter
Stunning pictures of the Geminids meteor shower   The i100
The Independent   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Independent
   
Richard Branson shelves submarine plan to take tourists to bottom of oceans   
The Independent
It is one of the world's last frontiers and has seen fewer human visitors than the moon. And that – for the time being at least – is how it shall stay. Sir Richard Branson has shelved plans for a submarine to take tourists to the bottom of Pacific's Mariana Trench, ...

Future plan for Virgin Cruises   Barbados Advocate
Sir Richard Branson quietly shelves Virgin submarine plan   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Independent
   
Ancient mummy prepared for public exhibition after excavation in 2012   
The Independent
French archaeologists are carefully preparing a 1,000-year-old Peruvian mummy ahead of a new exhibition. The mummy, a women believed to have been around 50 years old when she was ceremonially buried in the ancient settle of Pachacamac, near Lima ...

Pictured: Astonishingly well preserved 1000 year old mummy to go on display for ...   Mirror.co.uk
1000-year old Mummy to go on display at the Museam de Confluences, Lyon   Uncover Michigan
Curled up for 1000 years   The Nation

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Retford Today
   
Is that a space station - or is is Santa?!   
Retford Today
The International Space Station (ISS) will glide across Nottinghamshire's night skies on Christmas Eve – or will it be Santa on his sleigh? You will be able to look up in festive wonderment as the bright object passes Earth at 5.22pm the night before the big day.
Conspiracy theorists declare UFO sighted from International Space Station video ...   Bio & Tech Insights
Mysterious Red Signal near ISS Sparks UFO Rumors   Uncover Michigan
Is That Mysterious Flashing Red Light Near The ISS A UFO?   E Canada Now
International Business Times UK   
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Daily Mail
   
It's boom time for the bittern: Numbers of the bird hit highest level since 19th ...   
Daily Mail
Rare bitterns are bouncing back with the highest number of 'booming' males recorded since the nineteenth century, wildlife experts said. The elusive heron-like birds, which were driven to extinction in the UK, have been helped by European conservation ...

BOOMING BITTERNS ARE BOUNCING BACK   Herald Scotland
Boomtime as bittern numbers start to soar   Express.co.uk
Booming success means Somerset best for Britain's bitterns   Western Morning News

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New York Times
   
A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure   
New York Times
LIMA, Peru — Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, after more than 36 straight hours of negotiations, top officials from nearly 200 nations agreed to the first deal committing every country in the world to reducing the fossil fuel emissions that cause global warming.
UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks   BBC News
UN climate change deal in Peru attacked by environmental activists as 'weak ...   The Independent
Sunday, December 14, 2014   Daily Mail
Irish Independent   
Washington Post   
Wall Street Journal   
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The Guardian
   
How to hack your home: why there's never been a better time to tinker   
The Guardian
As presenter of this year's Christmas lectures, Professor Danielle George wants us to 'hack our homes'. Here she explains why hacking – as in tinkering with technology, not sabotaging it – has become a key skill for today's children. Professor Danielle George ...

Professor Danielle George to make sparks fly in the 2014 Christmas Lectures   Nouse

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Financial Express
   
Comet landing is top physics event of 2014   
Times of India
LONDON: The first ever landing of a man-made probe onto a comet by the ESA's Philae spacecraft has been named the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for 2014. Nuclear fusion with lasers and a tractor beam %are also among the 10 physics ...

Top 10 physics breakthroughs listed   BBC News
Redmayne and Cumberbatch have made science cool for school   Telegraph.co.uk
Comet landing named Physics World 2014 Breakthrough of the Year   physicsworld.com
CNET   
Washington Post   
Financial Express   
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Metro
   
Male rats prefer female rats wearing lingerie to naked ones   
Metro
Not content with making tiny bras for rats, researchers found that male rats preferred the females wearing the special rodent 'lingerie'. Like men, the furry creatures can learn to associate certain clothing with sex, the researchers say. The bra-loving males ...

Male Animals can Learn to Link Clothing with Sex   West Texas News

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