2015年6月20日 星期六

2015-06-21 U.K. Science


Telegraph.co.uk
   
New freedom of expression row at university that forced out scientist over sexist ...   
New Zealand Herald
The university accused of forcing a Nobel Prize winning scientist to resign over sexist comments is at the centre of a new row over freedom of expression. University College London (UCL) already stands accused of being heavy-handed and pandering to a ...

Enough talk. There are ways we can help women in science now   The Guardian
UCL may reinstate Nobel scientist   The Sunday Times
Tim Hunt sexism row: Female professors call for 'fingerpointing' to stop   The Independent
Daily Mail   
Huffington Post UK   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Hotseat Panel Brings NASA Chief Down To Earth   
Sky News
It is never easy dealing with a barrage of questions - even when you're a high-flier like former astronaut Charles Bolden. 08:35, UK, Saturday 20 June 2015. Play video "Mission To The Red Planet". Video: Mission To The Red Planet. Share on Twitter · Share ...

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden: Area 51 And Alien Life Exist   The Inquisitr
I Believe in Aliens, But We're Not Hiding Any: Nasa Chief Tells Children   The New Indian Express
Aliens are out there Says head of Nasa   The Daily Star

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Ely Standard
   
Booming bitterns are making a comeback   
Ely Standard
The bittern – a type of heron extinct in the UK at the turn of the 20th Century – is bouncing back to full recovery, according to the RSPB. Share. Comment. Email this article to a friend. To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Scientists count bitterns by ...

Boom time for bitterns once faced by extinction   Western Daily Press
Booming bitterns are reviving   PerfScience
Over 150 male bitterns recorded in England and Wales   NYC Today
Surfbirds News (blog)   
BBC News   
The Guardian   
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GMA News
   
Summer solstice expected to bring longest day on Monday   
GMA News
Expect Monday to be one long day – literally – due to the summer solstice, state astronomers said. The summer solstice this year is due to occur at 12:38 a.m. Monday, PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said. "Philippine nights are at their shortest ...

5 facts about the first day of summer   FOX 9 News
Summer Solstice 2015: What is it? How do we celebrate it? Everything you need ...   Manchester Evening News
Hot times ahead: Summer solstice today   CapitalGazette.com
WFMY News 2   
iDigitalTimes.com   
International Business Times   
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The Guardian
   
The Earth stands on the brink of its sixth mass extinction and the fault is ours   
The Guardian
The marine Tylosaurus and the flying Pteranodon died out in the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction. Photograph: Arthur Dorety/Corbis. Jan Zalasiewizc. Saturday 20 June 2015 19.05 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on ...

'Humans driving sixth mega wipeout of animals'   The Hindu
Earth's species disappearing at frightening rate, study finds   Toronto Star
Alarming research: Sixth mass extinction is here, US study   The Express Tribune
Sky News Australia   
Voice of America   
Alaska Dispatch News   
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Tech Times
   
Tim Hunt Was Subject Of 'Witch Hunt,' Says Richard Dawkins   
Tech Times
Comments by Sir Tim Hunt about women in the field of sciences have been the subject of tweets and much commentary, making University of Oxford evolutionary biologist and writer Robert Dawkins regard Hunt as the subject of a "witch hunt." Instead ...

Of course Richard Dawkins comes to Tim Hunt's defense: Protesting sexism isn't ...   Salon
Female professors call for end to Sir Tim Hunt sexism row   Telegraph.co.uk
Richard Dawkins comes to defence of Tim Hunt after "feeding frenzy"   Irish Examiner
Daily Mail   
The Independent   
New Zealand Herald   
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CBC.ca
   
FAO Director-General Welcomes Papal Encyclical   
AllAfrica.com
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has welcomed the Papal Encyclical Laudato Si on Climate Change and Environment, released today by Pope Francis. Graziano da Silva said in a statement: "The Pope adds a strong moral voice to the need to ...

Bishops' group briefs 'respectful' bipartisan Hill staffers on papal letter   Environment & Energy Publishing
Paul Melia: Pope puts the onus on all of us to act now   Irish Independent
Papal directive on climate change welcomed by Bishop Fred Henry   CBC.ca
WTRF   
Swindon Advertiser   
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CBS News
   
Researchers discover 8 million dog mummies   
NYC Today
According to a new study, in ancient Egypt, several people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, so much so that the catacombs beside his sacred temple once had approximately 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs. In honor of Anubis ...

Millions of mummified dog remains found in Egypt   ABP Live
8 million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site   WPEC
8 Million Mummified Animals In Temple Of Egyptian Death God Anubis Says ...   Design & Trend

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Motherboard
   
Coating Wires in Graphene Offers a Way Beyond the 'Copper Bottleneck'   
Motherboard
A simple and relatively cheap graphene upgrade has the potential to boost the speeds of future computer processors beyond current limits, according to research presented this week at the Symposia of VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto by a group of ...

Copper Wires Wrapped In Graphene Could Revolutionize CPU Speeds In The ...   Softpedia News
Graphene-sheathed copper wires could dramatically speed future processors ...   ExtremeTech
Chip wires perform better when gift wrapped   Fudzilla (blog)
West Texas News   
Techie News   
Scientific Computing   
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KYTX
   
Red tuna crabs invade Southern California shores   
KYTX
(USA TODAY) - Throngs of red tuna crabs washed ashore Southern California beaches this week, likely the result of warmer water off the coast, scientists said. The tiny one-to-three inch, crawfish-like creatures floated onto shore in hordes so deep that parts of ...

Tiny Red Crabs Blanket California's Shores [Video]   Social News Daily
Mystery as thousands of crabs wash up on California beach   Telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of tiny red crabs wash up on California's shores   Mashable
NBCNews.com   
National Post   
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