2015年2月5日 星期四

2015-02-06 U.K. Science


Full-Time Whistle
   
Dutch chimps learn to fit in — by picking up Scottish accent   
Full-Time Whistle
Chimpanzees have special 'words' that they use for different types of food and can even learn the calls used by strangers from foreign groups. rimatologists have found that a group of adult chimpanzees from a safari park in Holland adapted the grunts they ...

Revealed: How chimpanzees 'change their accents to fit in with new groups'   Evening Standard
Chimpanzees alter vocal calls after moving to different regions, scientists say   SMN Weekly
Chimpanzees Change Their Accent To Fit In - Much Like Humans   Design & Trend
Tech Times   
World Tech Today   
Headlines & Global News   
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Yahoo News UK
   
Termite mounds can halt desert's advance: study   
Yahoo News UK
Termites, the pesky insects whose fondness for wood makes them the bane of homeowners, help halt desertification in semi-arid areas and protect against the effects of climate change, a study said. In grasslands, savannahs and arid areas of Africa, Latin ...

How lowly termites save grasslands for lions, elephants, and people   Christian Science Monitor
Tiny termites help drylands combat climate change: study   Xinhua
How termites hold back the desert   Mongabay.com
Headlines & Global News   
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Times LIVE
   
Scientists discover viral 'Enigma machine': Cure for the common cold in sight?   
National Monitor
Researchers have found a code which viruses use to form themselves, by interrupting this code it may be possible to shut them down entirely. A team of British researchers appear to have made a breakthrough in the treatment of a wide range of diseases.
It could be the end of the common cold   Metro
Cure for common cold gets a step closer   Times of India
Cure for common cold? Experts a step closer after cracking code that lets bug ...   Mirror.co.uk
Daily Mail   
Washington Post   
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Daily Mail
   
Hawkweed in South Wales is first living species in UK to be named after David ...   
Daily Mail
A wildflower has become the first living species in the UK to be named after Sir David Attenborough. The Attenborough's hawkweed (Hieracium attenboroughianum) was found a decade ago in South Wales but it took ten years of study to ensure it was a new ...

New plant named after Sir David Attenborough   Telegraph.co.uk

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BBC News
   
'Robot scientist' holds key to new drugs   
BBC News
Creating new drugs costs serious money - and that means effort is put into areas that can generate a lot of profit for pharmaceutical firms. But if the cost of researching drugs can be lowered, it may mean illnesses and diseases that affect fewer people - or ...

Robot Scientist Could Boost Drug Discovery   Full-Time Whistle
Eve the robot scientist discovers new drug candidate for malaria   Engadget
Eve the robot scientist discovers new drugs on her own   Market Business News
Sky News   
Scientific American   
Royal Society of Chemistry   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Meet the man who's swimming around Antarctica in Speedos to get Putin's ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Vladimir Putin is not known for bowing to the demands of foreigners. But environmental campaigner Lewis Pugh thinks he will be able to influence the Russian president's policymaking with a series of swims in the Antarctic seas – wearing nothing but a pair of ...

British endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to battle 'dangerous' waters   Western Daily Press
Lewis Pugh's Ross sea awareness drive will see him swim freezing Antarctic   The News Reports
Man faces 'most dangerous swims'   Daily Mail
The Independent   
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BBC News
   
'Corkscrew' seal deaths due to cannibalism not boats   
BBC News
Marine scientists have said they may have solved the mystery surrounding the deaths of seals whose carcasses were discovered with distinctive corkscrew wounds. The finds sparked suggestions ships' propellers had struck them. Researchers now think the ...

The seal killers: not boat propellers but other seals   Herald Scotland
Seal cannibalism is likely cause of mysterious injuries   Full-Time Whistle
Cannibal seals behind mystery deaths in Scotland   Scotsman
stv.tv   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Out of this world selfie: Amazing moon shots taken by Buzz Aldrin in space   
Mirror.co.uk
Staring into the camera, floating high above the Earth, astronaut Buzz Aldrin must have been over the Moon with this incredible shot – the first ever selfie in space. He took the snap in 1966, on the Gemini 12 mission to test vital equipment. Now an amazing ...

BLOOMSBURY LONDON AUCTIONING OFF VINTAGE NASA PHOTOS   Full-Time Whistle
Vintage Nasa photos up for auction in £500k collection   Daily Mail
Awe-inspiring collection of vintage NASA photos on sale for whopping £500000   Express.co.uk
ArtLyst   
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Daily Mail
   
Could we soon find water on the moon? Nasa discovers hydrogen craters that ...   
Daily Mail
Scientists could be closer to finding water on the moon - a discovery that could help create rocket fuel and breathable air for future colonies. Using data from the Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter's Lend tool, Nasa scientists have been mapping the hydrogen ...

Full moon - Nasa unveils video imagery of the far side of the moon using Lunar ...   Metro
NASA's LRO Discovers Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon's Pole-Facing ...   Space Fellowship
Ever wonder what the other side of the moon looks like? NASA has the answer   CBS News
Astronomy Magazine   
Business Standard   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
NASA Mars Orbiter Takes Amazing Picture Of Curiosity Rover   
Full-Time Whistle
Some of our favorite images of Earth are those that have been taken from space in recent years, especially from the latest in satellite imaging technology. But satellites are also good for grabbing great shots of human creations on other places, like Mars, ...

Mini-Martian MIDGET EMPIRE once dominated Mars, UFO spotter claims   Mirror.co.uk
See a satellite view of the Mars Curiosity rover   CNET
4 February 2015 in News: Ageing Mars rover could be shut down   Astronomy Now Online
Sen (subscription)   
Discovery News   
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