2015年7月2日 星期四

2015-07-03 U.K. Science


The Guardian
   
Get this: spiders can “sail” on water   
The Guardian
Legs as sails. A linyphiid spider catches the wind to float across water Photograph: Alex Hyde. Henry Nicholls. Thursday 2 July 2015 20.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Google+ · Share on ...

Scientists discover how spiders use their legs as sails and silk as an anchor   Daily Mail
Seafaring Spiders Set Leggy Sails and Drop Silken Anchors   NBCNews.com
Spiders can travel across water like ships - they even have equivalents to ...   Irish Examiner
Nature.com   
Express.co.uk   
Discovery News   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Big Rip will end the universe, scientists claim   
Telegraph.co.uk
A group of scientists claim to have evidence supporting the Big Rip theory, explaining how the universe will end – in 22 billion years. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, have discovered a new mathematical formulation that ...
How will the world end? Scientists say the universe will be torn apart in a ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Not with a bang, but with a Big Rip: how the world will end   The Guardian
The End of the Universe: Dependent of Gooeyness?   Huffington Post
New Statesman   
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies   
Sputnik International   
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Empire State Tribune
   
Sea horse's square tail could inspire future armored robots   
Los Angeles Times
With an equine head and a prehensile tail, the sea horse seems as odd as it is adorable -- but these strange little creatures are tougher than they look. Scientists studying the animal's square-shaped tail have discovered that it's better able to ...
Seahorse's Square Tail Could Pump Up Robotic Arms   NBCNews.com
Experiments with 3D models of seahorse's tail advances robotic surgery   The Independent
Now that we know seahorses' tails are square there's a whole lot more we can ...   Irish Examiner
Tech Times   
Yibada (English Edition)   
Pioneer News   
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Irish Examiner
   
'Aliens may exist and look just like humans'   
Times of India
LONDON: Aliens may actually exist and resemble humans, possessing limbs and a head, and could even have the capacity to think intelligently, a University of Cambridge expert has claimed. Biologist Simon Conway Morris, an expert in evolution at the ...

The truth is out there — aliens look like us   The Times (subscription)
Top scientist claims aliens are real & they look like humans   Daily Times
Evolutionary expert says aliens are real and they look like us   Entertainment.ie

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CNN
   
Blue moon, meteor shower coming this July   
CNN
This month, the full moon will rise twice and the second occurrence is called a blue moon. The state-run weather bureau PAGASA was quick to explain that the phrase has nothing to do with the actual color of the moon but rather as the second full moon ...
Planets and meteor showers in July   News24
Watch: Venus and Jupiter align in breathtaking illusion   Telegraph.co.uk
Weather outlook: Plenty of sunny, rain-free days ahead   fox8.com
Daily Mail   
Communities Digital News   
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BBC News
   
Oceans face 'acidification crisis'   
BBC News
Scientists have warned that marine life will be irreversibly changed unless CO2 emissions are drastically cut. Writing in Science, experts say the oceans are heating, losing oxygen and becoming more acidic because of CO2. They warn that the 2C maximum ...

Rising CO2 levels redistributing the world's food fish: UBC study   Vancouver Sun
New study warns of dangerous climate change risks to the Earth's oceans   The Guardian
World Must Cut Pollution to Save Marine Life, Study Warns   NDTV
Daily Mail   
NW News Network   
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National Geographic
   
Amazon's Wildlife Threatened By Hydropower Dams, Study Says   
National Geographic
“We're watching extinction unfold in front of us,” scientist says of the impact of Brazil's Balbina Dam. Picture of the Balbina dam. Brazil's Balbina Dam led to the creation of 3,546 islands, many small and isolated, in an area that was once continuous ...
Hydroelectric dams 'spell disaster for birds, tortoises'   New Vision
Hydroelectric dams spell disaster for birds, tortoises: study   AsiaOne
Study Says Amazon Biodiversity Faces New Adversary: Hydroelectric Dams   Tech Times
Techie News   
Maine News   
Malay Mail Online   
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Engadget
   
DNA sequencing shows how woolly mammoths got that way   
Engadget
In what is being called the "most comprehensive" study of its kind, a team from the University of Chicago claims that it has revealed the massive amount of genetic change needed for woolly mammoths to adapt to their arctic environment. The study, which ...
Genome study reveals how the woolly mammoth thrived in the cold   Reuters
First Comprehensive Analysis of Woolly Mammoth Genome reveals Significant ...   PerfScience
Scientists "Resurrect" Woolly Mammoth Gene in Human Kidney Cell   Yibada (English Edition)
Tech Times   
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Wired.co.uk
   
With Tiny Smartphone Spectrometers, Everybody Can Be A Chemist   
Popular Science
Spectrometers are one of the most important tools in science. By measuring the various properties of light coming from or bouncing off an object, the device can help scientists figure out what paint is made of, or detect the composition of faraway ...
Quantum-dot Spectrometer Fits In A Smartphone   ReliaWire
Spectrometer made from quantum dots is compact and low cost   physicsworld.com
Tiny Spectrometer Can Function Within a Smartphone   Controlled Environments Magazine
NewsOK.com   
Wired.co.uk   
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RT
   
Apocalypse Not Now: Yellowstone supervolcano eruption predictable up to 10 ...   
RT
US scientists have found a way to estimate the time of the next eruption of the dormant volcano in Yellowstone National Park from 10 months to 10 years beforehand. They promise it won't be cataclysmic, yet its lava and ash could cause a volcanic winter.
Scientists Think They Know When Huge 'Supervolcano' Will Erupt   Yahoo News UK
When will Yellowstone supervolcano erupt again? Scientists might have worked ...   International Business Times UK
Yellowstone Supervolcano Eruption 2015: A stopwatch to predict volcanco   Delhi Daily News
(e) Science News (press release) (registration)   
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