uk-hotdailynews: 2015-02-14 U.K. Science

Interstellar VFX research leads to scientific paper on wormholes
Telegraph.co.uk
When it comes to the movies, science fiction and science fact are usually world's apart. Films might be based on real-life research and theories, but the truth is often stretched to a ridiculous degree. One notable exception to the rule is Christopher Nolan's 2014 ...

Interstellar's black hole code leads to real science   SlashGear
'Interstellar' Team Publishes Scientific Paper On Black Holes   Tech Times
'Interstellar" Technology Sheds Light on Real Life Black Holes   Nature World News
National Monitor
Science Recorder
Gizmodo Australia
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ESA Mars Express Orbiter Reveals Place for Caffè on Mars' Southern Icecap
Science Times
Thanks to some clever innovation, and one determined Italian astronaut currently stationed aboard the International Space Station, espresso and aroma of dark-roasted coffee beans has finally reached outer space. But what about the far off planet of Mars?
Mars rovers: Shortlist of 100 applicants for the one-way trip to the Red Planet to ...   The Independent
Meet the would-be colonists competing to die on Mars   UPI.com
Is this what Mars looked like when it had water?   Techly
The Local.de
Houston Chronicle
Washington Post (blog)
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Should we call the cosmos seeking ET? Or is that risky?
Savannah Morning News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Astronomers have their own version of the single person's dilemma: Do you wait by the phone for a call from that certain someone? Or do you make the call yourself and risk getting shot down? Instead of love, of course, astronomers are ...

Phenomena:   National Geographic
Scientists in US are urged to seek contact with aliens   BBC News
Plan to broadcast messages to alien worlds leaves cosmologists worrying   The Independent
The Guardian
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Bass Rock gannet colony now largest in the world
Herald Scotland
A colony of Northern gannets on Bass Rock has been named the largest in the world following the latest count. A colony of Northern gannets on Bass Rock has been named the largest in the world following the latest count. Sorry, you must sign in before you ...

Bass Rock has world's largest colony of Northern gannets   BBC News
Bass Rock has the largest gannet colony in world   Scotsman
Gannet population hits record total   Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
stv.tv
STV Edinburgh
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Watch how a NASA sub could explore Titan's biggest methane sea
Engadget
NASA has long announced that it wants to create a tough-as-nails submarine that can withstand extreme conditions, because it's going to explore the largest liquid methane/ethane sea on Saturn's biggest moon Titan. Now, the agency has released a concept ...

NASA Unveils Design Of The Submarine Meant For Its Titan Mission   Daily Science Journal
NASA Plans to Send Submarine to Explore Titan's Mysterious Methane Sea   Full-Time Whistle
A clear view of Titan: Nasa 'despeckles' Saturn's largest moon to reveal hidden ...   Daily Mail
Examiner.com
Techie News
The Register
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Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded in New Zealand
BBC News
Nearly 200 pilot whales have become stranded on New Zealand's South Island at a spot well-known for whale beachings. Dozens of conservation workers and volunteers rushed to the area and tried to refloat the whales as the tide rose. But at least two dozen ...

100 whales dead after New Zealand stranding   The Sun Daily
200 whales stranded on New Zealand beach, 24 die   Times of India
Volunteers work to save stranded whales - video and pictures   TVNZ
Stuff.co.nz
Examiner.com
Radio New Zealand
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Carbon release from ocean helped end the ice age
R & D Magazine
New techniques are allowing scientists to understand how carbon dioxide, released from the deep ocean, helped to end the last ice age and create our current climate. An international team, including Yale paleoclimatologist Michael Henehan, studied the ...

Ocean carbon release 'ended last Ice Age'   BBC News
Did deep sea currents end the ice age? Carbon dioxide released from ocean ...   Daily Mail
Ocean Carbon Release Helped End Ice Age   reportingclimatescience.com
Yahoo News UK
The Conversation UK
Techie News
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Rare ray of hope in latest UN climate talks
Sydney Morning Herald
The detente achieved at UN talks that concluded Friday with a framework for a world climate pact is only temporary, achieved by kicking the difficult decisions down the road, parties and observers say. But it also generated a degree of optimism rarely ...

ADP session ends, draft to fight climate change adopted   Business Standard
Deep divisions remain over future of climate talks in Paris   Financial Times
Global Climate Talks Lead to Watered-Down Text   Wall Street Journal
Reuters
The Guardian
BBC News
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