2015年4月15日 星期三

2015-04-16 U.K. Science


The Independent
   
Tools found near Lake Turkana in Kenya are world's oldest   
The Independent
The world's oldest tools – made by ancestors of modern humans some 3.3 million years ago – have been found in Kenya. Stones had been deliberately “knapped” or flaked to make a sharp cutting edge, researchers said, according to Science magazine.
Oldest human tools found at ancient crime scene   The New Daily
3.3 Million Years Ago - Oldest Known Tools Pushed Back Another 700000 Years   Science 2.0
World's oldest tools discovery may rewrite evolutionary history   Daily Mail
Science /AAAS   
KALW   
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The Guardian
   
Cracked it! Scientists solve puzzle of why knuckles pop when pulled   
The Guardian
For centuries, scientists have wrestled with the deepest mysteries of space, time and the nature of consciousness. But not all of them. Some turn their minds to what can fairly be described as lower-hanging fruit. Like why our knuckles crack when we pull them.
What really happens when you crack your knuckles   Sydney Morning Herald
Watch This Gross MRI of a Knuckle Cracking   Wired
researchers crack the knuckle mystery   Toronto Sun
Tech Times   
ABC Science Online   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
SOS for fish and dogs after temperatures soar   
Telegraph.co.uk
More than half a million fish at risk of being suffocated by toxic algae have been rescued as near-record temperatures meant that parts of the UK were hotter than Greece and Spain. Yesterday was the warmest April day in four years with the highest ...

Norfolk Broads toxic algae warning   BBC News
Toxic algae killing thousands of fish on the Norfolk Broads   ITV News
Smell of dead fish could put visitors off Norfolk Broads, anglers say   The Guardian

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Herald Scotland
   
Trying to explain why are common dolphins are becoming so common.   
Herald Scotland
Dolphin-spotters are being sought this summer by conservationists trying to explain the recent substantial increase in common dolphins off the west of Scotland, with climate change a likely cause. Dolphin-spotters are being sought this summer by ...

Dolphin sightings off the Hebrides more than doubled in twelve years   Market Business News
Dolphin sightings off the Hebrides leapt over last decade, research shows   The Guardian
Rise in Scottish dolphin sightings to be studied   Scotsman
Tech Times   
The Times (subscription)   
Belfast Telegraph   
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The Clare Herald
   
ISS and DRAGON craft in space chase over Clare   
The Clare Herald
The “DRAGON” re-supply craft, which was successfully launched this week, and will be visible along with the International Space Station (ISS) in Irish skies tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow night at 9.51pm and 8.57pm respectively. As the below photograph ...

Look up: Ireland to get stunning view of space mission Tuesday to Thursday   Irish Examiner
Dragon set to chase International Space Station in Carmarthenshire sky   Carmarthen Journal
​Dragon and International Space Station to be visible in Welsh skies   South Wales Evening Post
Coventry Telegraph   
Torquay Herald Express   
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The Inquisitr
   
Volcanic Eruption Could Lead To Worldwide Devastation, Warn Scientists   
The Inquisitr
Scientists have alleged that the world must start preparing for a volcanic eruption that could devastate mankind. According to the Daily Mail, employees at the European Science Foundation have even estimated that there is a 5-10% that a large eruption from ...

Scientists warn that world must begin preparing for explosive global catastrophe   Daily Mail
Mankind grossly unprepared for catastrophic volcano   9news.com.au
Massive volcanic eruption could wipe out human civilisation warn scientists   mirror.co.uk
Market Business News   
Express.co.uk   
CITY A.M.   
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BBC News
   
New study on terrifying 'zombie worms'   
The Weather Network
Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 4:55 PM - A new study has shed new light on the nature of 'zombie worms' -- bone-eating creatures that were thought to have evolved alongside whales. Researchers at the University of Plymouth have discovered the worms ...

Fossils Show How Boneworms Dined on Ancient Sea Serpents   NBCNews.com
'Zombie worms' ate bones of prehistoric reptiles - meaning fewer fossils to help ...   mirror.co.uk
Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Feasted On Giant Marine Reptiles In Prehistoric ...   Headlines & Global News
Belfast Telegraph   
BBC News   
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New Hampshire Voice
   
Extinct Species like Mammoths could be brought back to life   
New Hampshire Voice
According to the science, extinct species similar to mammoths could be brought back to life by cloning them. Associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Beth Shapiro describes in her new book 'How to ...

'How to Clone a Mammoth': Biologist separates science from science fiction   Techie News
Extinct species like mammoths could be cloned, says science   Market Business News
Jurassic Park in real life: The race to modify the DNA of endangered animals and ...   The Independent
Belfast Telegraph   
UC Santa Cruz   
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mirror.co.uk
   
No, journalists, global warming is not going to lead to the end of fish and chips   
Washington Post
Nowhere do people love fish and chips more than in the United Kingdom, where the National Federation of Fish Friers calls it “the undisputed National dish of Great Britain” and claims sales of 1.2 billion pounds sterling per year. No wonder, then, that when a ...

Warmer seas will cause haddock and plaice prices to soar   Daily Mail
Fish and chips off the menu as seas warm up   Telegraph.co.uk
More fish in sea   The Times (subscription)
Financial Times   
BBC News   
The Independent   
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The Independent
   
Earth ate a Mercury-like body early in its history, study finds   
WA today
The earth's electromagnetic field, visible in an aurora borealis, may have been created when Earth gobbled up another planet. Photo: Brenda Ahearn. A Mercury-like body smashed into a young Earth and gave our planet's core the radioactive elements ...

Earth's collision with a Mercury-like planet may have been vital to life flourishing ...   The Independent
Planetary science: A new recipe for Earth formation   Nature.com
Early Earth May Have Absorbed Mercury-like Object   Yahoo News UK

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