2015年3月18日 星期三

2015-03-19 U.K. Science


Daily Mail
   
English genomes share German and French DNA while Romans and Vikings left ...   
Daily Mail
But the English owe a lot to the French and a fair amount to the Germans – at least as far as our genes are concerned. For a study has mapped the genetic make-up of Britain. Researchers analysed the genetic code of 2,000 white Britons and compared the ...

DNA study shows Celts are not a unique genetic group   BBC News
New genetic map of Britain shows successive waves of immigration going back ...   The Independent
Vikings were keen on pillaging, but they drew the line at rape   The Times (subscription)
Express.co.uk   
NBCNews.com   
National Monitor   
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Reuters
   
Mystery of Darwin's strange South American mammals solved   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To 19th century British naturalist Charles Darwin, they were the strangest animals yet discovered, one looking like a hybrid of a hippo, rhino and rodent and another resembling a humpless camel with an elephant's trunk. Ever since ...

New protein analysis solves Darwinian mystery of South American mammals   Daily Mail
Darwin's 'strangest animal ever discovered' finally identified after 180 years   Science Recorder
Mysterious creature which baffled Darwin is related to horse   Telegraph.co.uk
Christian Science Monitor   
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The Independent
   
Engraved ring found in Sweden suggests contact between Viking Age ...   
The Independent
An engraved ring has suggested evidence of close contact between Viking Age Scandinavians and the Islamic world, more than a century after it was discovered. The excavation site at a Viking trading centre in Sweden called Birka recovered the silver ring in ...

Why was a 9th century Viking woman buried with a ring that says 'for Allah' on it?   Washington Post (blog)
'For Allah' inscription found on Viking ring from 9th century   Digital Journal
Ring found in 9th century grave is inscribed 'for Allah'   Daily Mail
Discovery News   
9news.com.au   
Ancient Origins   
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Digital Journal
   
Conservation protection announced for the Pitcairn Islands   
Digital Journal
Adamstown - The U.K. is set to establish the largest, continuous marine reserve in the world. The reserve will be based around the Pitcairn Islands, which are located in the Pacific Ocean. The announcement about the nature reserve was made during the ...

World's largest single marine reserve approved   Mother Nature Network
The Largest Marine Reserve In The World In Pitcairn   Clapway
Satellites Will Guard New Marine Reserve From Fish Pirates   Popular Science
The Independent   
Reuters   
Yahoo News UK   
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Irish Independent
   
Spectacular Northern Lights dazzle in Irish skies   
Irish Independent
Tourism bosses may have spent a small fortune lighting up global monuments for St Patrick's Day - but back home thousands of people were treated to a free display as the Northern Lights danced in Irish skies.
Your aurora borealis photos on St. Patrick's Day   CBC.ca
Northern Lights: Huge solar flare creates night-sky spectacular   The Independent
Amazing pictures of the Northern Lights across the UK   BBC News
Metro   
National Post   
Redditch Advertiser   
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Scottish Daily Record
   
Solar Eclipse: How And Where To See It   
Sky News
Much of northern Europe will go dark for several minutes on Friday, but what are the risks of viewing the solar eclipse? 16:49, UK, Wednesday 18 March 2015. Play video "Solar Eclipse: Will You See It?" ...

How to Safely Observe the Total Solar Eclipse This Week   Yahoo News UK
Solar eclipse to darken skies Friday   CBS News
Met Office says cloud may hide solar eclipse over Burnham on Friday   Burnham-On-Sea
The Chosun Ilbo   
Examiner.com   
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Irish Times
   
Solar eclipse set to darken the sky over Ireland on Friday morning   
Irish Times
People have a chance tomorrow to see a rare phenomenon of nature as a near-total eclipse of the sun tracks across Ireland. It will become noticeably cooler, and sunlight will dim as up to 95 per cent of the sun will be blocked out by the moon. “It is a fantastic ...

Experts warn against looking directly at eclipse   Irish Examiner
Video: Your safety guide to observing Scotland's solar eclipse   Scotland Now
Clear skies could give Bristol some of the best views of Friday's solar eclipse   Bristol Post
The Independent   
The Weather Network   
mirror.co.uk   
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Daily Mail
   
Walk this way! Hi-tech 'catwalk' could solve the mystery of how the penguin got ...   
Daily Mail
It has baffled scientists for years - why the penguin waddles in such a distinctive manner. Most other diving birds are able to simply fly on land - but not the penguin. Now, researchers hope to unravel the mystery of the waddle - and find out how it evolved.
Penguin waddle put to the test   BBC News
​Why do penguins waddle?   CBS News

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Yibada (English Edition)
   
New Video Shows Proof the Loch Ness Monster Might Indeed Exist   
Yibada (English Edition)
It seems that Nessie, the fabled Loch Ness Monster, isn't as camera shy as she or he was before. Tourists walking along the shore of the loch at Urquhart Castle came face-to-face with what one of the tourists described as a "big black belly". Like Us on ...

Loch Ness Monster Sighting By Tourist 'Caught' On Camera: Real Or Fake?   Tech Times
Tourist Family Captures Loch Ness Monster 'On Film'   Design & Trend
Incredible Image shows Bright Tail of Meteor streaking across Sky above Loch ...   Maine News
Examiner.com   
The Market Business   
Times Gazette   
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Digital Journal
   
Stonehenge slabs were stilts for an overhead religious temple   
Digital Journal
A new theory about the role played by Stonehenge in ancient times says that its huge slabs could have been used as stilts for holding up a large, circular, wooden temple designed for religious ceremonies.
New Theory Says Stonehenge a Heavenly Altar   Clapway
Has the Stonehenge mystery been solved? New theory emerges for Britain's ...   mirror.co.uk
Stonehenge: A'Mecca on Stilts' one Art Critic Says   Empire State Tribune
Customs Today Newspaper   
Smithsonian   
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