2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 U.K. Science


Full-Time Whistle
   
African Golden Cat Attacks Monkeys in Rare Footage   
Full-Time Whistle
Scientists captured the first video footage in existence of the elusive African golden cat recently, one of the least known and most mysterious cats in the world. The cat was recorded by a camera trap during daylight hours in Kibale National Park, Uganda. In the ...

Rare African Golden Cat attacked monkey, caught on cam   SMN Weekly
Elusive wild African cat seen hunting monkeys in rare footage   9news.com.au
Rare African Golden Cat Filmed While Attacking Monkey   America Herald
The Guardian   
Nature World News   
Mirror.co.uk   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
'Super Saturn' exoplanet may harbour Earth-sized moon in its gigantic rings   
Full-Time Whistle
This week, scientists have discovered a gigantic exoplanet with a ring system so large it would dominate Earth's night sky if it were in our own solar system. The findings, to be published in the Astrophysical Journal, are the result of a collaboration between the ...

Forget Saturn, astronomers find lord of the rings   Times LIVE
Professor Hanington's Speaking of Science: Super Saturn   Elko Daily Free Press
Researchers discovers J1407b aka Super Saturn with 200 times larger rings   The Hoops News
WROC-TV   
The Independent   
Market Business News   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Here's what lightning strikes look like from space   
Full-Time Whistle
The entire International Space Station was spun 180 degrees yesterday and lowered slightly in its orbit so that visiting spacecraft can bring more cargo to the station. The remarkable manoeuvre saw a European spacecraft 'slow' the speed of the station.
This is what lightning looks like from space   The Independent
Watch: Lightning seen from space   Telegraph.co.uk
Here's what lightning strikes look like from space [Video]   International Business Times UK
PC Advisor   
CNET   
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Scotsman
   
88% blame climate change for storms and flooding   
Scotsman
Some 88 per cent now agree the world's climate is changing, up from a low of 72 per cent in early 2013, the latest in a series of surveys on people's attitudes on the issue since 2005 revealed. Many people also thought climate change was a factor in the winter ...

Climate concern 'linked to floods'   BBC News
Britons believe in climate change... but do they care?   Telegraph.co.uk
British belief in climate change on the rise, research finds   The Guardian
The Independent   
Market Business News   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Funding boost for synthetic biology   
Herald Scotland
RESEARCHERS in Edinburgh have been awarded more than £11 m to grow their own biological organisms in the lab as part of efforts to develop medicines tailored to individual genetics. RESEARCHERS in Edinburgh have been awarded more than £11 m ...

Bristol awarded share of £40 million investment for UK synthetic biology   University of Bristol
University of Edinburgh: £11.4m research boost aids quest for healthcare solutions   Deadline News
UK Awards £40M to Bolster Synthetic Biology Research   GenomeWeb

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E&T magazine
   
FactCheck: Santorum, Huckabee distort climate change threats, solutions   
Philly.com
Rick Santorum falsely claimed that U.S. policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions “will have zero impact” on climate change. The U.S. is the world's second-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, and a reduction in its GHG emissions could slow global ...

Global Calculator: high life and climate change can co-exist   E&T magazine
World can live better and curb climate change, says UK government - TRFN   Reuters Africa

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BBC News
   
Beaver family allowed to stay in the River Otter   
BBC News
Natural England has decided that a family of beavers should be allowed to stay living in the River Otter in Devon. They are issuing a license to Devon Wildlife Trust on a five year trial basis subject to some conditions. The family of beavers are the first to be ...

Devon's beavers will stay wild and free   The Ecologist
Campaigners hail beavers reprieve   Bradford Telegraph and Argus

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BBC News
   
Chicks place low numbers on the left   
BBC News
Scientists in Italy have found that baby chickens associate low and high numbers with left and right, respectively - just like humans. In a series of experiments, 60 newborn chicks were shown patterns of shapes representing different numbers, before choosing ...

Chickens Agree: Left Means Less; Right Means More   New York Times
Newborn chicks count left to right just like HUMANS: Pattern suggests the trait is ...   Daily Mail
Bird brain? Study says chicks count like we do   The Guardian
Yahoo News UK   
Irish Examiner   
The Australian   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Volcanic eruption in Tonga creates new island   
Sydney Morning Herald
A volcanic eruption in Tonga created a new island — but the island may not last very long. Plumes of ash filled the air earlier this month when a volcano erupted off of the small island nation. The Associated Press reported the volcano is about 56 kilometres ...

Land mass forms in the pacific following eruption of the underwater Hunga Ha ...   Daily Mail
Volcanic islands   The Economist
Hunga Tonga: Underwater volcano creates new island in Polynesian archipelago   International Business Times UK

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Daily Mail
   
Cities are experiencing MORE heat waves, study claims   
Daily Mail
The world's urban areas have experienced significant increases in heat waves over the past 40 years, according to new research. Scientists found that prolonged periods of extremely hot days have significantly increased in over 200 urban areas across the ...

Urban areas see more heat waves   environmentalresearchweb
Urban heatwaves getting worse, study confirms   The Sun Daily
Cities sizzle with more heat waves, hotter nights   Los Angeles Times
The Hindu   
Malay Mail Online   
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