2014年12月21日 星期日

2014-12-22 U.K. Science


Full-Time Whistle
   
6000-year-old camp unearthed at Stonehenge   
Full-Time Whistle
An ancient encampment discovered near the prehistoric monument could rewrite British history. The earliest settlement ever found at the site, the Mesolithic 'Blick Mead' encampment is located about a mile and a half from Stonehenge and dates back to 4,000 ...

Stonehenge discovery puts tunnel project at risk   NEWS.com.au
Tunnel threatens Stonehenge site   3News NZ
Stonehenge discovery could rewrite British pre-history   Telegraph.co.uk
Daily Mail   
BBC News   
The Guardian   
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RTCC
   
Tropical deforestation leads to rise in temperature, erratic rainfall affecting crops ...   
Full-Time Whistle
Always a matter of concern, the topic of deforestation and its potential threats to the planet has gained more urgency. A recent report, titled Effects of Tropical Deforestation on Climate and Agriculture, was published in the journal Nature Climate Change, ...

Deforestation is changing global rainfall patterns, says study   Market Business News
Report suggests forest-cutting can immediately harm climatic patterns   Washington Post
Forest-cutting can have an immediate effect on climate, Nature report finds   Sydney Morning Herald
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
reportingclimatescience.com   
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The Independent
   
Local wildlife sites not protected by statute are being ruined by development ...   
The Independent
Wildlife-rich “secret spaces” are being ruined by farming, development and neglect, according to a new report, which finds that a tenth of these havens have been lost or damaged in the past five years. England's Local Wildlife Sites (LWSs) encompass ancient ...

One in ten wildlife sites wrecked in last five years - with many more under threat ...   Daily Mail
Warning as Yorkshire's iconic wildlife sites 'slip away like sand'   Yorkshire Post
Britain's wildlife havens are being concreted over putting rare species at risk   Express.co.uk
The Times (subscription)   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Crocodile cracks open a turtle shell in Australia   
Telegraph.co.uk
A stationary wildlife camera has captured images of a crocodile cracking open the shell of a turtle on a beach in northern Australia. The camera was set up by Dani Best, a local ranger, after she came across a dead turtle on a beach in a national park in the ...

Shell-shattering force: Croc destroys dead turtle with vicious bite   Yahoo News UK
Crocodile smashed turtle shells   cbsport
JAW-SOME! Staggering photos reveal moment crocodile SHREDS turtle in ...   Express.co.uk
Tech Times   
Mirror.co.uk   
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NBCNews.com
   
King Herod's Hallway Linked to 'Horrible' Gangrene   
Full-Time Whistle
(NEWSER) – Archaeologists have unveiled a corridor into Herod the Great's ancient palace but say the infamous king never really put the hallway to use, NBC News reports. In fact he turned his entire palace, roughly 7 miles south of Jerusalem, into a burial ...

Archaeologists Unearth Entryway to King Herod's Palace   NBCNews.com
Entrance to King Herod the Great's palace unearthed   Daily Mail
Archaeologists Find Royal Entryway To King Herod's Hilltop Palace   io9
International Business Times UK   
National Post   
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Empire State Tribune
   
Record Breaking Discovery Of Life Forms 5 Miles Deep In Marianas Trench   
Empire State Tribune
That's how deep the ghostly snailfish lives underwater in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, where the deepest part of the earth's crust is found: popularly known as the Mariana's Trench. The discovery happened when a phantom like fish was ambled by a ...

Mermaid like sailfish found at 8143 meters below sea level in Mariana Trench (+ ...   Inferse
A “tissue like” fish found in the extreme depth of Mariana Trench   Frontline Desk
New record for deepest fish   BBC News
The Independent   
National Geographic   
Belfast Telegraph   
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NDTV
   
NASA Plans Space Trip To Venus   
Headlines & Global News
NASA plans a manned mission to Venus to see if the atmosphere could be habitable for humans. (Photo : Creative Commons). NASA has plans to send men to the atmosphere above Venus to determine if a permanent human colony could survive in a floating ...

NASA Plots Manned Mission To The Atmosphere Of Venus   The Inquisitr
Is Venus humanity's next home? NASA envisions a city of solar-powered helium ...   Daily Mail
NASA proposes a 'cloud city' above Venus   Full-Time Whistle
IBNLive   
Mirror.co.uk   
CNET   
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TIME
   
Penguins just can't quite catch a break these days   
The Independent
Tourists visiting Antarctica may be sounding the death knell for some of the penguins that live there. A new study claims infectious diseases could be being spread by visitors to the continent, which is experiencing a massive increase in tourism. Last year ...

Antarctic tourism may pose disease threat to penguins   New Scientist
Scientists suggest Antarctica tourism could be making penguins sick   The Week Magazine
Antarctic Tourism Could Expose Penguins to New Diseases, Study Warns   TIME

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Daily Mail
   
First zero-gravity 3-D printer manufactures wrench in outer space in less than a ...   
Daily Mail
Getting supplies to astronauts on the International Space Station can be a long, costly process and, unfortunately, UPS doesn't deliver to outer space. However, this week, thanks to Made In Space's Zero-Gravity 3-D Printer, astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore got ...

Nasa emails spanner to space station   BBC News
ISS astronauts use 3D printer to create wrench after Nasa emails design ...   The Independent
ISS astronaut needs a wrench, NASA successfully 'emails' him one   CNET
Computerworld   
The Guardian   
Washington Post   
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BBC News
   
7ft ichthyosaur fossil found on beach near Penarth   
BBC News
An amateur fossil hunter has unearthed a 7ft skeleton of a carnivorous marine reptile on a beach in south Wales. Jonathan Bow, 34, discovered the ichthyosaur while walking the shoreline in the Penarth area. A palaeontologist at the National Museum Wales ...

The 7ft fossil of a prehistoric fish lizard has been discovered on a South Wales ...   WalesOnline
'Very Important' Ichthyosaur Fossil Discovered On UK Beach   International Business Times
Fossil hunter discovers 7ft ichthyosaur skeleton near Penarth beach   Penarth Times
NDTV   
Business Standard   
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