2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 U.K. Science


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family   
Telegraph.co.uk
Bees contribute more to the Britain's economy than the monarchy, new figures show. Researchers at the University of Reading estimated the overall value of the pollinators by examining how heavily food crops rely on bees to grow, and how much the sale of ...

Protect more bee species to safeguard crops, say scientists   BBC News
Just two percent of wild bee species pollinate at least 80 percent of crops   Mashable
Tiny number of bees account for most crop pollination - study   Reuters
Malay Mail Online   
Yahoo News UK   
Quartz   
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The Guardian
   
Five dead Tasmanian devils may have been poisoned, says ranger   
The Guardian
The carcasses of five Tasmanian devils, including a mother with two babies in her pouch, were found by a bushwalker south of Hobart. A wildlife ranger said they may have been poisoned. Photograph: Alamy. Australian Associated Press. Tuesday 16 June ...

Tasmanian Devil deaths spark investigation   9news.com.au
Tasmanian devils create landscape of fear   Science /AAAS
With Tasmanian devils gone, possums come down from the trees   Science News (blog)

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Forbes
   
Good Scientists Should Publicly Criticize Tim Hunt's Claims   
Forbes
The vigorous reactions to remarks by biochemist Tim Hunt about women in science on social media and elsewhere are being cast as “internet shaming.” That's a mistake. The reactions are, in fact, exactly part of the way scientists engage with each other to ...

Brian Cox attacks 'social media' that forced Nobel scientist Tim Hunt to quit   Daily Mail
Brian Cox criticises 'disproportionate' reaction to Tim Hunt's comments   The Guardian
Cox: Twitter mob hounded scientist   The Times (subscription)
TIME   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Daily Beast   
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Daily Mail
   
Natural History Museum is trying to make moths turn 'gay'   
Daily Mail
For four years the museum has had an infestation of common household moths, damaging the fur and feathers on the collection of stuffed animals. Putting specimens in the deep freeze to kill eggs - where they are kept at minus 30 degrees Celsius for a ...

Moths duped into gay sex   Times LIVE
Museum tackles its moth problem by turning males gay   The Times (subscription)
How sexually confusing moths could save your clothes from holes   Telegraph.co.uk
RT   
PinkNews   
Gay Star News   
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BBC News
   
Liverpool Bay humpback whale: First sighting since 1938   
BBC News
A humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of Liverpool for the first time in more than 70 years. Local boat workers Lee Baron and Mark Harding saw the mammal in Liverpool Bay at about 15:00 BST on 9 June. There has been an increase in sightings ...

10 things you wouldn't expect to find in the Mersey   Liverpool Echo
Rare sighting of humpback whale off coast of Liverpool   CBBC Newsround
Hump back whale sightings may be possible off the Lincolnshire coast   Lincolnshire Echo
Daily Post North Wales   
Marlborough Express   
Herald Scotland   
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FG Insight
   
Time for the beaver to come home   
Herald Scotland
A coalition of over 20 environmental organisations has written to the Scottish Government calling for the beaver to be reintroduced and officially recognised as a resident, native species in Scotland. A coalition of over 20 environmental organisations has ...

Environmental groups want more beaver releases   Western Morning News
Call for beaver to be recognised as native species   Scotsman
Rural groups reiterate concerns over beaver re-introduction   FG Insight
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra   
Strathspey & Badenoch Herald   
Scotland Now   
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Express.co.uk
   
'Like a sci-fi movie' Thousands of huge jellyfish wash up on beach in mass ...   
Express.co.uk
THOUSANDS of massive jellyfish have washed up on the coast in an unprecedented beach invasion. By Oli Smith. PUBLISHED: 18:50, Tue, Jun 16, 2015 | UPDATED: 19:01, Tue, Jun 16, 2015. Barrel jellyfish invasion beach WNS. Thousands of massive ...

Thousands of barrel jellyfish wash up on Carmarthenshire beach   South Wales Evening Post
It looks like something from another planet! Thousands of jellyfish wash up on ...   WalesOnline
Thousands of jellyfish wash up on Carmarthenshire coast   BBC News
South Wales Guardian   
ITV News   
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U.S. News & World Report
   
'Green Space' at School May Help Kids Learn, Study Suggests   
Philly.com
MONDAY, June 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children's thinking skills may develop faster if they encounter "green space" such as parks and woods in their day-to-day lives, a new study suggests. Green space at school, in particular, was linked to improved ...

Growing up near parks and woodland 'boosts a child's memory and thinking skills'   Daily Mail
Study: More Green Space Around Elementary Schools May Help Kids   Rapid News Network
Color Green and Intelligence Co-Related? Recent Study Suggests Increase in ...   iSchoolGuide
PerfScience   
The Times (subscription)   
The Guardian   
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Wired.co.uk
   
Squid-inspired material can provide camouflage at flip of a switch   
Financial Express
Researchers have created a thin, skin-like material that can change color and patterns like squids. By: ANI | June 16, 2015 5:39 pm. Post Comments. Researchers have created a thin, skin-like material that can change color and patterns like squids.
Squid-inspired 'skin' to make camouflage materials smart   E&T magazine
​Bristol scientists have created active 'predator' camouflage skin for humans   Western Daily Press
Squid-inspired 'skin' could lead to smart camouflage   Wired.co.uk
Ahmedabad Mirror   
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Daily Mail
   
Was WEATHER to blame for the fall of Rome? Scottish cave reveals dry spell in ...   
Daily Mail
Extreme weather may have played a major role in the fall of Rome and also helped aid the spread of the Vikings, experts claim. Scientists studied limestone stalagmites in a remote Scottish cave to produce a unique 3,000 year-long record of climatic events in ...

Scottish cave gives up Roman climate secrets   Herald Scotland
Why weather was to blame for fall of Rome   The Times (subscription)
Scottish cave offers evidence of ancient climate variations   UPI.com
Scotsman   
EurekAlert (press release)   
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