2015年2月24日 星期二

2015-02-25 U.K. Science


South Wales Evening Post
   
Dolly the Sheep is getting one, so should Swansea Jack have a blue plaque as ...   
South Wales Evening Post
IF Dolly the sheep can get a blue plaque - surely Swansea Jack can get one too? This may be your view after hearing that Dolly is to have a blue plaque in her memory in Edinburgh. The plaque will acknowledge her contribution to science as the first mammal ...

Dolly the Sheep immortalized with “unsung hero” of science blue plaque   Market Business News
Plaque to honour Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, to be erected ...   Herald Scotland
Dolly woz here: the world's most famous sheep gets a blue plaque   The Guardian
Nottingham Post   
stv.tv   
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Customs Today Newspaper
   
Snail teeth to be Strongest known natural material   
Customs Today Newspaper
NEW YORK: The team of University of Portsmouth showed in a research that a natural material has surpassed the strength of any other known, including spider silk, titanium, and Kevlar. Limpets are vegetarian sea snails that typically reach about five ...

Limpet teeth are so strong they could reinforce boats, airplanes and racing cars   Market Business News
Limpets: Stronger than the rocks they cling to   Redbrick
Limpet Tooth Could be an Inspiration for Better Material Engineering   Voice Chronicle
Alaska Dispatch News   
Northern Voices Online   
Youth Health Magzine   
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New York Times
   
Length of Lashes Keeps Eyes From Drying, Study Finds   
New York Times
Long and luxurious eyelashes have been in fashion at least since Cleopatra. But scientists now suggest that their real function is to help protect eyes from drying out. David Hu at the Georgia Institute of Technology first decided to investigate eyelashes after ...

How fake eyelashes can damage your sight   Daily Mail
Biologists lift lid on eyelash mystery   Yahoo News UK
Ideal lash length follows one-third rule   ABC Online
Live Science   
Emirates 24/7   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
Research into 'Star Wars' hands   
Belfast Telegraph
Prosthetic limbs similar to the bionic hand used by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars could soon be a possibility following the launch of a new research project. Also in this Section. Samsung Galaxy S6: company mocks rumours with 'Is This The Next?' page ...

Right now British scientists are making a £1.4m Star Wars-inspired bionic hand   London Loves Business
'Star Wars' fan spends $1200 on tattoos   Fox 29 Lake Charles

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New York Times
   
Don't malign rats for the Black Death - the gerbils were to blame   
New Zealand Herald
Who, me? Researchers say gerbils, not rats, may have been to blame for the Black Death in Europe. Photo / Thinkstock. The Black Death has always been bad publicity for rats, with the rodent widely blamed for killing millions of people across Europe by ...

Gerbils, Not Rats, May Have Caused Bubonic Plague, Study Finds   ABC News
Gerbils, Not Rats Behind Spread of Black Death   Discovery News
Revisionist history: Gerbils, not rats, may have caused bubonic plague, study says   OCRegister
BBC News   
The Guardian   
The Times (subscription)   
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FOX43.com
   
Mission to Mars: Finalist for one-way trip talks to FOX43   
FOX43.com
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPMT & CNN) — Mars One, a group that plans to send humans on a one-way trip to Mars, has announced its final 100 candidates. They have been selected from 200,000 applicants and will go on to further testing later this year, which ...

Mars One plan to colonise red planet unrealistic, says leading supporter   The Guardian
Mars One mission: 'My boyfriend is cool with me going to Mars on a one-way trip'   Telegraph.co.uk
Endemol axes plans for reality TV show that would record life of Mars One ...   Daily Mail
Huffington Post   
Realscreen   
The Mancunion   
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BBC News
   
US sea level north of New York City 'jumped by 128mm'   
BBC News
Sea levels along the northeast coast of the US rose by record levels during 2009-2010, a study has found. Sea levels north of New York City rose by 128mm in two years, according to a report in the journal, Nature Communications. Coastal areas will need to ...

Global warming: sea levels north of New York 'rise by record 128mm'   International Business Times UK
Shocking Sea Level Rise Off New York Promises Future Floods   Sputnik International
Sea level spiked for two years along northeastern North America   R & D Magazine
reportingclimatescience.com   
Business Insider Australia   
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Reuters
   
Chockablock with crocs: Seven species rocked ancient Amazon basin   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If one croc is reason enough to stay out of the water, how about dipping your toes in a place with seven different croc species including two 26-foot (8-meter) monsters, all living side by side eating just about anything that moves?
Creatures that ruled the Earth 13 million years ago were crocodiles   Mirror.co.uk
Peru was a crocodile paradise before the Amazon River went and ruined it   Washington Post
Chock Full of Crocs! 7 Fossil Species Found in Peruvian Amazon   NBCNews.com
Reuters India   
Empire State Tribune   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Mysterious Craters in Siberia Caused by Exploding Methane Gas and Climate ...   
Headlines & Global News
Some of the craters, or funnels as scientists call them, are massive and surrounded by smaller holes. (Photo : Vasily Bogoyavlensky). Four new craters have been discovered in northern Russia and some fear that global warming is causing gas eruptions from ...

20 'baby' craters appear near giant hole-turned-lake in Siberia   RT
Giant craters continue to appear mysteriously in Siberia   Christian Science Monitor
Mysterious new craters in Siberia baffle scientists   The Week Magazine
Empire State Tribune   
Pioneer News   
SMN Weekly   
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The Guardian
   
India's tiger success story may be based on inaccurate census, says study   
The Guardian
Statistical model used by India is a poor way to accurately predict tiger numbers, says Oxford study. Photograph: UB Photos/Barcroft India. Adam Vaughan. Tuesday 24 February 2015 11.36 EST Last modified on Tuesday 24 February 2015 12.40 EST.
Leap in Indian tiger numbers questioned by new research   Telegraph.co.uk
Indian tiger triumph may be based on shoddy science, study says   The Independent
Tiger numbers could be a result of methodological mistake: Scientists   Economic Times
Firstpost   
Livemint   
Times of India   
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