2015年5月20日 星期三

2015-05-21 U.K. Science


The Hindu
   
Oldest known stone tools found in Kenya   
Brisbane Times
Sonia Harmand and Jason Lewis with stone tools found in the West Turkana area of Kenya. New York: By taking a wrong turn in a dry riverbed in Kenya, scientists discovered a trove of stone tools far older than any ever found before. Nobody knows who ...

Stone tool discovery confirms theory of early humans   Toronto Star
Stone tools in use for 3.3m years   Irish Examiner
The World's Oldest Stone Tools Were Not Made By Humans   Gizmodo
BBC News   
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The Guardian
   
Hunter pays $350000 to shoot black rhino: 'I believe in survival of species'   
The Guardian
A US hunter who paid $350,000 (£225,000) to kill a black rhino in Namibia has successfully shot the animal, saying his actions would help protect the critically endangered species. Corey Knowlton, from Texas, downed the rhino with a high-powered rifle after ...

Texas hunter shoots rhino for US$ 350000, calls it conservation   ABC Online
Texas hunter Corey Knowlton shoots endangered rhinoceros in Namibia after ...   Sydney Morning Herald
After the black rhino hunt, a village celebrates meat delivery   CNN

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Tech Times
   
Scientists will consider rules on genetically altered humans   
Empire State Tribune
As issues regarding the altering of humans continue to rise, American scientist will be working together to settle on a set of ethical guidelines about the principles of altering the human genome. The disturbing revelation that researchers in China successfully ...

Now GM Humans? International Summit to Snub Genome Editing   Maine News
Scientists to thrash out rules on genetically modified humans   The Independent
How CRISPR Became A Gene-Editing Sensation   Science 2.0
Yahoo News   
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E&T magazine
   
Wind farm construction puts seals' hearing at risk   
E&T magazine
Harbour seals living close to wind farm construction sites risk hearing problems due to exposure to excessive noise levels, a study has found. While strict limits for day and night time noise are in place protecting people living in noisy areas, no such measures ...

Wind turbine construction could damage hearing… Of harbour seals   Aberdeen Press and Journal
Seals Subject to Unsafe Noise Levels   The Maritime Executive
Wind Turbines: Hearing of UK Harbor Seals May be At Risk   Nature World News
Tech Times   
Techie News   
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Aberdeen Press and Journal
   
Shetland observatory reveals changing habits of migratory birds   
Aberdeen Press and Journal
And the numbers of scarce birds visiting the north is also increasing, according to the Fair Isle Bird Migration Project. Continuous records made by the Fair Isle Bird Observatory for more than 60 years show that spring migration starts earlier for many species, ...

Bird migration changes on Fair Isle revealed   BBC News
Fair Isle's bird migrations changed significantly over 60 years   Herald Scotland
Fair Isle migration study   Shetland News
Bird Watch   
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Reuters
   
EU concerned about farming impact on its wildlife   
Reuters
BRUSSELS Around half of wild birds have a secure status as EU programs to protect endangered species have boosted numbers, but some of their habitats are cause for major concern largely because of intensive farming, an EU report found on Wednesday.
Threat to Nature Conservation   Birmingham Post
'The State of Nature in the EU' report published   Eurosite

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NBCNews.com
   
What Can We Learn From Visiting Ceres?   
NBCNews.com
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided an even closer look at the bright spots on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres — but the origins of the spots are still subject to debate. The latest view, released Wednesday, shows the flashes of sunlight reflected by the ...

Share this story   Herald Sun
NASA releases Ceres 'alien lights' extreme close-up pics but STILL can't explain ...   Mirror.co.uk
Space probe takes first close-up images of mysterious lights on Ceres   9news.com.au

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Greenwise Business
   
Organic farming increases biodiversity, report claims   
Greenwise Business
The debate over the environmental effects of organic farming is likely to be reignited after a study found that it offsets the loss of biodiversity on conventional farms. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological ...

Could organic farming's benefit of biodiversity complement conventional fields?   Genetic Literacy Project

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CIproud.com
   
Local Honey Beekeeper Fights to Keep Hives Buzzing   
CIproud.com
Popular fruits like watermelons, apples, cranberries and even things like nuts and pumpkins could soon be hard to come by. PEORIA - Popular fruits like watermelons, apples, cranberries and even things like nuts and pumpkins could soon be hard to come by.
Four-week beekeeping class creates a buzz in Lee County   The News-Press
Hobby beekeeper lives the sweet life   Wairarapa Times-Age
Thief steals bees from Chicago farm   CBS News
Leamington Courier   
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Daily Mail
   
Mountain peaks in world's greatest ranges are shaped like WORMS   
Daily Mail
Ask a child to draw a mountain and they will likely sketch a snowcapped, pyramid. It is this classic mountain shape, typified by peaks like the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, that immediately comes to mind when many of us imagine these towering geological ...

Climate Change Impact--A 3-D Look at the Planet's Mountain Ranges   The Daily Galaxy (blog)
Mountains hold climate change surprise, scientists find   Christian Science Monitor
Mountain shape a key factor in species surviving climate change   Carbon Brief (blog)
Grist   
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