2015年5月16日 星期六

2015-05-17 U.K. Science


The Independent
   
Remember #TheDress? Brain scientists now see the internet meme as ...   
The Independent
Internet memes: here today, gone tomorrow, replaced by whatever new comedy pet antics, political gaffes or celebrity hubris are tweeting up a storm by lunchtime. Not so, however, The Dress. You remember #thedress – in February, a snap of a lacy frock ...

Remember #TheDress? Now MIT scientists use it explain why we see colours so ...   Telegraph.co.uk
#TheDress: have researchers solved the mystery of its colour?   The Guardian
The Science Behind the Dress   New York Times
Herald Scotland   
Belfast Telegraph   
Yahoo News UK   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Mexican Satellite Lost as Russian Rocket Fails After Launch   
Wall Street Journal
MEXICO CITY—A Russian-made rocket carrying a Mexican communications satellite into orbit failed minutes after launch from Kazakhstan on Saturday, causing the loss of the satellite, the Mexican government said. The company responsible for the launch, ...

Russian rocket crashes   Herald Scotland
Russia loses Mexican satellite after rocket failure   DAWN.com
Another Russian space rocket malfunctions, crashes down to Earth   Mashable
Voice of America   
New York Times   
Reuters   
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Express.co.uk
   
Sarah Brightman: Why has the singer's dream to blast off into space been ...   
Express.co.uk
That was the date an eight-year-old Sarah sat down with her father at their home in Hertfordshire and watched on the family's black and white television the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take man's first steps on the Moon. The memory of the thrill ...

Sarah Brightman postpones space flight plans, cites personal family reasons   Market Business News
Singer And Aspiring Space Tourist Sarah Brightman Postpones Her Launch   io9
Sarah Brightman representative hopes some money paid for preparations for her ...   Kyiv Post
People Magazine   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Washington Post   
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Market Business News
   
Butterfly numbers exploded in UK in early April   
Market Business News
Butterfly numbers in the UK have 'rocketed', according to a report by The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), which put the record number for some species down to an exceptionally warm beginning of April. The BTO's Garden Watch results have been ...

Painted lady butterflies could invade Britain in their millions for summer weather   Western Daily Press
Butterfly numbers soar in the UK despite variable weather   Techie News
UK's weather best for the butterflies   Odisha Samaya
Daily Mail   
The Weather Network   
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AOL Travel UK
   
Britain set for invasion of killer ants and wasps, warn experts   
AOL Travel UK
Experts say Britain will be hit by deadly pharaoh ants and flying insects this summer. The mild spring will also lead to an increase in wasp nests. Tom Frost, of Pure Pest Management, told the Daily Mirror: "The biggest problem will be the wasps – but the ones ...

Britain prepares for invasion of deadly pharaoh ants and wasps this summer   getwestlondon
Swarm of bees nest on Springfield car as warnings over wasp invasion gather ...   Essex Chronicle
Swarms of bees could be on their way to Brentwood   Brentwood Gazette

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Artificial lawns are damaging wildlife, say conservation charities   
Telegraph.co.uk
Gardeners who abandon their lawnmowers in favour of laying artificial turf are inadvertently damaging Britain's wildlife, conservation charities have warned. As the march of artificial lawns gathers pace, wildlife that once sought shelter from intensive farming in ...

Rise in artificial lawns threatens Britain's wildlife especially birds   Daily Mail
Artificial lawns 'a threat to wildlife'   The Times (subscription)
Artificial lawns pose threat to wildlife and rare plants   Austrian Tribune

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Discovery News
   
Giant Squid Lore and Legends Date Back Centuries   
Discovery News
A giant squid washed up on New Zealand's South Island earlier this week, a specimen whose tentacles reached over 16 feet in length. It caused quite a stir when found, and was rescued from birds and other scavengers by a local museum. According to an ...

Giant Squid: New Zealand Sea Monster's Death A Mystery [Photo]   The Inquisitr
16-feet giant squid that washed up in New Zealand provide material for ...   The Standard Daily
Look at the Size of That! 23-Foot Giant Squid Washes Up on New Zealand Beach   Modern Readers
The Independent   
ABC News   
Northern Voices Online   
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International Business Times UK
   
Global warming established with detection of atmosphere hotspot   
International Business Times UK
Strong warming detected in the upper troposphere has sealed the debate on global warming. The hotspot detected was expected and appears in many climate models. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science have produced ...

Troposhere is warming up; researchers confirm using publicly available data   Techie News
New study finds a hot spot in the atmosphere   The Guardian
Researchers detect strong warming in upper levels of lowest layer of earth's ...   West Texas News
reportingclimatescience.com   
AZoCleantech   
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Live Science
   
Octopus-Inspired Robotic Arms Can Multitask During Surgery   
Live Science
A robotic arm inspired by octopus tentacles could make it easier for surgeons to access hard-to-reach parts of the body. A new robotic device uses a series of inflatable chambers to mimic how an octopus can twist, elongate and bend its limbs in any direction.
Taking cue from octopus' arms for a robotic arm capable of surgery   Techie News
Octopus Arm Inspires Future Surgical Tool   Science Times
Robot Inspired By Octopus Tentacles Could Save Lives   Tech Times
Maine News   
BBC News   
Digital Journal   
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Daily Beast
   
2015 Is the Hottest Year On Record   
Daily Beast
Two huge ice shelves in Antarctica are falling apart. 2015 is the warmest year on record. Congress swears climate change isn't happening because it snowed in DC last winter. Here's the climate crisis in two hunks of ice: the snowball that Climate Change ...

Are climate scientists cowed by sceptics?   The Guardian
A Strong Beginning Makes Way for Improved Results: Equality in Climate ...   Huffington Post
Lord Turner warns of carbon bubble threat to investment   Greenwise Business
Daily Record   
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