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2015-05-02 U.K. Science


Wall Street Journal
   
Study: Deep-Space Radiation Could Damage Astronauts' Brains   
Wall Street Journal
As NASA develops plans for a manned mission to Mars, scientists said Friday that cosmic rays during an interplanetary voyage could cause subtle brain damage, leaving astronauts confused, forgetful and slow to react to the unexpected. In a NASA-funded ...

A space odyssey: cosmic rays may damage the brains of astronauts   Sydney Morning Herald
Space radiation from galactic cosmic rays may harm brains of astronauts, study ...   ABC Online
Realistic Martian colony set up on Hawaiian volcano   NBCNews.com
Gizmodo   
Smithsonian   
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Nature World News
   
England to See Record-Breaking Warm Years   
Nature World News
With heatwaves in Europe expected to be 10 times as likely due to climate change, it should come as no surprise that England in particular will soon see record-breaking warm years. Share This Story ...

Global warming raises odds for record-breaking warm years in UK   Mashable
Man-made climate change to cause more English heat waves – scientists   RT
Climate change will make UK heat waves 13 time more likely   Blue & Green Tomorrow
Techie News   
BBC News   
Truthdig   
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BBC News
   
Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape'   
BBC News
Populations of some of the world's largest wild animals are dwindling, raising the threat of an "empty landscape", say scientists. About 60% of giant herbivores - plant-eaters - including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to ...

Global decline of large plant eaters may lead to 'wildlife deserts'   Irish Independent
Large Herbivore Loss May Create 'Barren Landscape'   Discovery News

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NASASpaceflight.com
   
Stricken Progress M-27M spotted by ISS – Entry path under evaluation   
NASASpaceflight.com
As the Russians continue their evaluations into the failure of the Progress M27-M mission, the resupply vehicle has been spotted passing the International Space Station (ISS). The vehicle – still spinning out of control – is in an orbit that is no threat to the ...

Russia's ISS Progress 59 cargo spacecraft likely to crash into Earth's atmosphere   Aerospace Technology
Out-of-control Russian ISS cargo vessel will plummet back to Earth   Engadget
The situation with the launch cargo transportation vehicle Progress M-27M   Space Fellowship

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Immortal News
   
NASA Makes Warp Drive Reality   
Immortal News
NASA is quietly claiming to have successfully tested a revolutionary new means of propulsion that could one day allow for such speeds as to make a trip to the moon take as little as 4 hours. The technology is based on the electromagnetic drive, or EM drive, ...

Fly to the moon in FOUR HOURS: NASA secretly working on warp drive   Daily Star
NASA's futuristic EM drive is exciting, but skepticism warranted   mySanAntonio.com (blog)
Nasa might have successfully tested a warp drive that could carry people at ...   The Independent
Newsmax   
NASASpaceflight.com   
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Live Science
   
Penguins Use Poop to Melt Ice, Make Baby Nurseries (Video)   
Live Science
The penguins poop on their frozen landscape in the Antarctic to melt it, creating the ideal location to rear their young when the time comes, new video footage suggests. Though most humans wouldn't consider poop an appropriate decoration for a child's ...

Penguins 'use their stinky poos to clear space for them to have sex' on Cuverville ...   Metro
Antarctic penguins boost their breed by melting snow with poop   Mashable
Penguins use poo to melt snow: scientists   9news.com.au
Wired.co.uk   
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RT
   
Lab for genetic modification of human embryos just $2000 away – report   
RT
With the right expertise in molecular biology, one could start a basic laboratory to modify human embryos using a genome-editing computer technique all for a couple thousand dollars, according to a new report. Genetic modification has received heightened ...

New gene editing tools force renewed debate over therapeutic germline alteration   Biology News Net (press release) (registration)
Citing Ethical Issues, U.S. Will Not Fund Embryo Editing   Popular Science
Ronald Bailey Argues that Gene-Editing Human Embryos Is Ethical   Reason (blog)
The Guardian   
Nature.com   
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Uncover California
   
Scientists progress towards practical quantum computing   
Uncover California
A team of scientists has dealt with errors expected to affect quantum computing up to some extent. This will help in the journey of the realization of a practical quantum computer. It is expected that quantum computers will lead to new capabilities, which could ...

IBM Researchers Close To Building A Practical Quantum Computer   ValueWalk
IARPA, IBM lay foundation for quantum computing   GCN.com
IBM Scientists Develop New Quantum Computing Breakthrough   Highlight Press
BBC News   
Gizmodo Australia   
Phys.Org   
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Los Angeles Times
   
One in six species could be wiped out by climate change, study says   
Los Angeles Times
About one in six species now alive on the planet could become extinct as a result of climate change, according to a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science. If present trends continue, the Earth's temperature will wind up 4.3 degrees Celsius ...

1 in 6 species faces extinction due to climate change: Study   Times of India
A sixth of animals face extinction due to climate   Irish Examiner
One in six species faces extinction from climate change   The Nation
Uncover California   
Grist   
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Business Insider
   
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees inadequate, scientists say | Reuters   
Firstpost
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Holding global warming to a 2-degree Celsius temperature rise – the cornerstone of an expected new global climate agreement in December – will fail to prevent many of climate change's worst impacts, a group of ...

Limiting global warming to 2 degrees 'inadequate', scientists say   Yahoo News

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