2015年4月23日 星期四

2015-04-24 U.K. Science


USA TODAY
   
Chinese 'Edit' Human Embryos, Scientists Urge Moratorium on Research   
NDTV
Miami: Global scientists on Thursday renewed calls to halt controversial research to genetically edit human embryos after a Chinese team published details of a stunted but breakthrough attempt in this new frontier in science. First reported by Nature News on ...

China shocks world by genetically engineering human embryos   Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese edit human embryos, spark fury   Times of India
Chinese Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos, Raising Concerns   New York Times
The Hindu   
China Economic Review   
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BBC News
   
Hubble Telescope turns 25: See its greatest moments   
BBC News
On April 24 1990, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Earth carrying the Hubble Space Telescope. It has helped to answer astronomical questions - such as the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly halfway around our ...

James Webb Space Telescope Progresses Toward Launch   Voice of America
25 photos that prove the Hubble telescope is the most amazing scientific ...   U-T San Diego
The most mind-blowing photos from space   NEWS.com.au
Gizmodo   
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Irish Independent
   
Swarms of deadly Asian hornets could make a beeline towards Ireland   
Irish Independent
Swarms of deadly hornets that are becoming very prominent in France could survive in Ireland and the UK, experts have warned. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Asian hornets, which have caused the death of six ...

Swarms of Killer Hornets could make a beeline to Ireland this Summer   Sunday World
YIKES! Invasion of massive killer Asian hornets   WND.com
Caravanners blamed for swarm of killer hornets heading to the UK   Caravan Times

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Deforestation tripled in the Amazon, say researchers as experts warn more ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon almost tripled last month compared with March 2014, say researchers. Scientists from Imazon, a Brazilian non-profit reseach institution fear that the true figure may be higher. They use a programme developed by Google ...

Amazon losses make climate change worse   environmentalresearchweb
Amazon Rainforest Deforestation: 10 Percent Caused by Human Activity, Study ...   Headlines & Global News
Amazon forest's carbon levels hit by loggers   Times of Malta
OnEarth Magazine   
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Techie News
   
Researchers print silicon on flexible electronic circuitry using lasers   
Techie News
Researchers have managed to create fully flexible electronic circuitry by producing silicon directly on a substrate from liquid silicon ink with a single laser pulse thereby paving way for a range of applications including biomedical sensors, stretchable ...

Researchers find new way to make silicon using liquid silicon ink with laser   Austrian Tribune
Boffins laser print flexible transistors   The Register
Paper-printed silicon breakthrough for micro-electronic transistors   E&T magazine
Azom.com   
(e) Science News (press release) (registration)   
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National Monitor
   
The ocean's 'economy' might be worth $24 trillion, but climate change is sure to ...   
National Monitor
A 60-page report put together by the World Wildlife Fund states that if oceans were a nation, the gross domestic product value would be $24 trillion, sitting in seventh place, just behind that of Great Britain. According to a 60-page report released April 23 by the ...

The World's Oceans Are Worth Trillions Of Dollars, Report Finds   ThinkProgress
Oceans worth $24T, but change needed to save them   The Daily Star
Oceans' economic value plunging - report   Radio New Zealand

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Nature.com
   
Cosmic rays reveal the secrets of thunderstorms   
Nature.com
The LOFAR telescope uses tile-like and dipole antennas to detect radiowaves, some of which are caused by cosmic rays. Scientists who run radio-astronomy observatories normally hope for fine weather. Not astrophysicist Heino Falcke: he likes it when ...

Cosmic rays could reveal secrets of lightning on Earth   Science /AAAS
Exploding stars help measure lightning on Earth   Daily Mail
Researchers Use Cosmic Rays To Probe Lightning   reportingclimatescience.com

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Los Angeles Times
   
Calbuco volcano: Two earthquakes occur due to fracturing rock, officials say   
Los Angeles Times
The Calbuco volcano erupts near Puerto Varas, Chile. Wednesday's eruption marked the first such activity in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over the sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. The Calbuco volcano erupts near ...

Ash piles up from eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano   Daily Mail
Chile Volcano Erupts For First Time Since 1972   Sky News
Thousands evacuated as Chile volcano roars back to life   IBNLive
Vox   
Fresh Fruit Portal   
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mirror.co.uk
   
St George's Day 'fire-breathing dragon' spotted in the sky   
mirror.co.uk
Anyone hoping for a sign from the heavens on St George's Day might have needed to have a double-take at this cloud. With it's mouth wide open, this cloud is a dead ringer for a fire-breathing dragon. But while Englishmen and women might have been ...

Amazing Cloud Formation Spotted in Viral Photo | The Weather Channel   The Weather Channel
Dragon appears in clouds in time for St George's Day   Metro

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Mashable
   
Rosetta probe sees comet sprout new dust jet for first time   
Mashable
A far-off probe orbiting a comet in deep space recently snapped an amazing photo of the cosmic ball of dust and ice warming up. The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft managed to capture a picture of a dust jet on Comet 67-P erupting for the first ...

Rosetta spacecraft captures comet erupting from the surface   Daily Mail
SLIDESHOW - Doctor hails 'stunning' images beamed back by Stevenage's ...   Hertfordshire Mercury
Spacecraft Catches Comet Making Dusty Cosmic 'Burp'   Tech Times
Record Bee   
The Planetary Society (blog)   
BBC News   
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