2015年6月22日 星期一

2015-06-23 U.K. Science


The Guardian
   
The end of animal testing? Human-organs-on-chips win Design of the Year   
The Guardian
Tiny tubes emerge from a small transparent block, pumping imperceptible amounts of fluid and air to and fro. It looks like a Fox's Glacier Mint has been plugged into a life support machine, but this humble chunk of see-through silicone is a model organ that ...

Human organ on microchip wins UK Design of the Year award   Financial Times
Medical technology that could eliminate need for animal testing wins design award   The Independent
Best of both worlds: Medical 'Organs-on-Chips' wins 2015 Design Museum ...   wallpaper.com
Dezeen   
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Sky News Australia
   
US 'climate change deaths to reach 57000'   
Sky News Australia
Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths in the United States from poor air quality by 2100, the Obama administration has argued in a new report that warns of dire effects of global warming. Monday's report underscores the ...

Climate change could undermine the last 50 years of health advances   Telegraph.co.uk
Climate change threatens 50 years of progress in global health, study says   The Guardian
EPA Warns of High Cost of Climate Change   New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald   
Financial Times   
Reuters   
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Evening Standard
   
Reinstate 'sexist' Sir Tim Hunt 'because his resignation makes women become ...   
Evening Standard
The head of a group of leading girls' schools has called on University College London to reinstate Sir Tim Hunt because his resignation portrays women as victims. Charlotte Vere, executive director of the Girls' Schools Association, which represents the ...

'I laughed at sexist joke. So fire me'   Independent Online
The hysteria over Sir Tim Hunt's 'joke' stops open debate   Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Tim Hunt says hundreds of female colleagues back him   Daily Mail
The Times (subscription)   
The Guardian   
Irish Times   
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BBC News
   
Alderney gannets travel 500 miles for food   
BBC News
Seabirds tagged in the Channel Islands have travelled 500 miles to find food, scientists have revealed. Seven gannets were tagged by conservationists after concerns were raised about the effects of renewable energy projects on the birds. Island leaders ...

Gannets flight tracked in real time for the first time via 3G   The Guardian
Gannet fishing journeys are being tracked using 3G mobile networks   Irish Examiner
British seabirds tracked in real-time via 3G networks   E&T magazine
Techie News   
Western Daily Press   
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Times of India
   
Owls inspire soundless wind turbines, planes   
Times of India
LONDON: Roaring wind turbines and thundering planes could be made much quieter and efficient if they mimic owls' flight, say researchers from the Cambridge University. "Many owls can hunt by stealth, swooping down and capturing their prey undetected.

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Saffron Walden Reporter
   
Romans rise again as ancient bones discovered in Saffron Walden   
Saffron Walden Reporter
Crime scene investigator Hilary Miller handed over the ancient bones, found at a building development in Debden Road, to Saffron Walden Museum. After the initial discovery, an examination by a field archaeology expert from Essex County Council ...

Ancient human bones found at Saffron Walden building site handed over to ...   Cambridge News
Ancient Roman bones discovered at housing development in Saffron Walden   Essex Chronicle

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Yibada (English Edition)
   
Alien Life Form Will Be Found Or Extraterrestrials Will Spot Humans Soon – NASA   
Yibada (English Edition)
NASA officials are firmly convinced that alien life forms do exist and will be found soon enough. It is likely too that these extraterrestrials are smart enough that they could even be the first to 'discover' humans. "We're going to find evidence that there is life ...

Head Of Nasa Confirms Both Area 51 And Extra-Terrestrial Life Exist   Latin Times
Extra-terrestrial life exists - but not at Area 51   Catholic Online
Area 51 does not house aliens but extraterrestrial life exists: NASA chief   Examiner.com
The Inquisitr   
Empire State Tribune   
Sky News   
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Popular Mechanics
   
European satellite blasts off to provide new color view of Earth   
Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla An unmanned Vega rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Monday to put a sophisticated Earth-watching satellite into orbit, a European Space Agency webcast showed. Flying for the fifth time, the four-stage Vega rocket, lifted off at ...

Vega successfully launches Sentinel-2A mission   NASASpaceflight.com
Watch a Vega rocket launch a satellite to space at 9:52PM ET   The Verge
It's A Go! Arianespace's Vega Flight VV05 Takes Sentinel-2A—To Join ...   SatNews Publishers
BBC News   
Daily Mail   
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Irish Independent
   
Fury as men film themselves 'surfing' on the back of a rare whale shark   
Irish Independent
Two men filmed 'surfing' a whale shark should be prosecuted say wildlife groups, who condemned the men's actions as “a stupid stunt.” Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. A three-minute video showing two men ...

Conservationists urge prosecution of men 'surfing' on whale shark   UPI.com
Shocking footage of two men "surfing" on rare shark slammed by wildlife ...   Irish Examiner
Wildlife group wants these men prosecuted for 'surfing' a shark   Hindustan Times
Evening Standard   
Express.co.uk   
Scottish Daily Record   
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Times LIVE
   
Climate change to shrink size of bread   
Times LIVE
The scientists discovered that rises in carbon dioxide will increase the size of wheat plants and make them more efficient at using water but will affect the quality of the grain. File photo. Image by: Waldo Swiegers ...

Climate change could lead to smaller loaves of bread in 2050, scientists say   The Independent
Latest victim of global warming: loaves of bread will be smaller in future, warn ...   Telegraph.co.uk
A loaf of bread will be more 'crumpled' because grains will have less protein   Daily Mail
Sydney Morning Herald   
ZME Science   
Queensland Country Life   
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