2015年4月16日 星期四

2015-04-17 U.K. Science


The Independent
   
Earth's collision with a Mercury-like planet may have been vital to life flourishing ...   
The Independent
A massive collision between a Mercury-like planet and the early Earth could have taken place billions of years ago to create the vital planetary conditions that have allowed life to flourish, a study has suggested. An analysis of the elements making up the ...

Earth 'swallowed Mercury-like planet' to form layers and magnetic field – Oxford ...   RT
Earth Swallowed Mercury Like Planet to Form Layers   Prensa Latina
Early Earth collision could clear up two geological mysteries   Royal Society of Chemistry
Market Business News   
Siliconrepublic.com   
International Business Times UK   
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CNET
   
How ancient 'zombie worms' screwed up valuable fossils   
CNET
A team of researchers in England has discovered how a worm with no mouth or stomach may have messed with the ocean's fossil record for millions of years. by Michael Franco · @writermfranco; April 16, 2015 8:52 AM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter.
Bone-Eating Worms Fed on Giant Marine Reptiles   Nature World News
Prehistoric Bone-Devouring Osedax Worms Fed on Carcasses of Plesiosaurs   Sci-News.com
Osedax Zombie worm has eaten up many fossil bones, scientists say   Market Business News
American Live Wire   
BBC News   
mirror.co.uk   
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Daily Mail
   
Stone Age man was a CANNIBAL: Flesh was cut and chewed off the dead in ...   
Daily Mail
Prehistoric humans living in a cave 14,700 years ago were cannibals and made cups from the skulls of the dead, a new study has found. Researchers at the Natural History Museum in London and University College London have found evidence that the ...

More proof ice age Britons had cannibalistic habits   Natural History Museum
Cannibalism Among Human Ancestors Revealed By Chewed-Up Bones   Headlines & Global News
Our cannibal ancestors: Ancient corpses prove our forebears enjoyed eating ...   mirror.co.uk
Popular Archaeology   
Eurasia Review   
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USA TODAY
   
ISS crew prepares to grapple SpaceX Dragon early Friday   
USA TODAY
From her perch in the International Space Station's windowed cupola, Samantha Cristoforetti early Friday will watch SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft make its final approach, looming ever larger as she prepares to snare it with a robotic arm. It's a moment the ...

CRS-6 Dragon prepares for arrival and berthing with the ISS   NASASpaceflight.com
Of Mice and Synthetic Muscle: Big Science On SpaceX Dragon Spaceship   Yahoo News UK
Station Crew Gets Ready for New Dragon and New Science   Space Fellowship

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The Independent
   
Raining earthworms - biblical event hits Norway   
New Zealand Herald
The early bird soars above the mountains and fjords, attempting to catch the worm. Except in Norway, the worms are flying too. From the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder to the residents of Shirley in Croydon in 1998, the rainfall of frogs, fish and even apples ...

Earthworms rain down from skies over Norway, puzzling scientists   The Independent
Earthworms rain from sky over Norway   The Local.no

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Daily Mail
   
Billions of giant jellyfish appearing off the British coastline   
Daily Mail
This week's warm weather may have tempted you to take a dip in the UK's usually chilly waters. And if you had, you wouldn't have been the only one swimming around the coastline. Billions of jellyfish have appeared in our waters, apparently attracted by the ...

Watch giant swarm of jellyfish more than a MILE long swim off the coast of ...   mirror.co.uk
Jellyfish invasion: ENORMOUS shoal a mile in length spotted in British waters   Express.co.uk
VIDEO: Barrel Jellyfish Spotted Off Cornish Coast   Pirate FM
Western Morning News   
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NBCNews.com
   
Why Does an Octopus Walk Funny? Scientists Are Amazed   
NBCNews.com
Octopuses move with a simple elegance, but they have no rhythm, according to new research. Each of an octopus's eight arms is soft, flexible and muscular, and acts as if it has an infinite number of joints, said the study's lead author, Guy Levy, a postdoctoral ...

How octopuses co-ordinate their arms   BBC News
How an octopus uses its limbs to move   CBBC Newsround
How do octopuses control their eight arms all at once?   International Business Times UK
Live Science   
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Tech Times
   
Not From Aliens: Parkes Observatory Clarifies Radio Signal Bursts Come From ...   
Tech Times
The origin of mysterious radio signals named perytons have been traced to, suprisingly, microwave ovens and not aliens. (Photo : Michael Coté | Flickr). It is not uncommon for radio telescopes to receive unexplained radio waves. While such signals could ...

Energy bursts from space traced back to microwave   New Zealand Herald
Scientists receive message from aliens — but turns out to be interference from ...   The Independent
Scientists spot mystery alien signal from deep space - but it was actually their ...   mirror.co.uk
Market Business News   
PerfScience   
Uncover Michigan   
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Market Business News
   
Meat sensor tells you when it is safe or not to eat   
Market Business News
Scientists at MIT have created a cheap, portable sensor that can tell you when meat or fish in your fridge or at the grocery store is safe to eat by detecting the gases emitted when it starts to rot. You would be able to take this device to the shops and decide for ...

Carbon Nanotubes Used To Create Sensor That 'Sniffs Out' Rotten Meat   Headlines & Global News
Scientists develop sensor to detect rotting meat   The Grocer
MIT sensor detects spoiled meat   MIT News
ElectronicsWeekly.com   
The Engineer   
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The Guardian
   
Case of the giant blob   
The Guardian
In recent months the US has had some really weird weather. Eastern North America has been held in the icy grip of the polar vortex, experiencing crazy amounts of snow during the winter. Meanwhile, the west has been warm and parched, with drought ...

Warm Pacific 'Blob' Linked to Weird Weather   Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Mystery blob in the Pacific messes up US weather and ecosystems   New Scientist

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