2015年7月17日 星期五

2015-07-18 U.K. Science


BBC News
   
New Horizons: Why bother exploring the Solar System?   
BBC News
During a week of revelations about the strange worlds at the edge of the solar system, I repeatedly heard a question that often comes up about space: "why bother?" It's a fair challenge. What is the point of spending taxpayers' money on a venture to ...
The Man Who Flew Mankind to Pluto   Wall Street Journal
Pluto's frozen plains 'beautiful eye candy'   Toronto Sun
Scientists puzzle over Pluto's polygons   GMA News
New York Times   
Irish Times   
NBCNews.com   
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Daily Mail
   
Asteroid worth £3 TRILLION in precious metals set to pass Earth on Sunday ...   
Daily Mail
An asteroid worth a potential £3.5 trillion ($5.4 trillion) is due to pass by Earth on Sunday, and you can watch it live from 11pm UK time (6.30pm ET). Asteroid 2011 UW-158's fly-by will be streamed live on the internet from an observatory in the ...
Keep your eyes peeled for an asteroid worth £3 trillion zooming past Earth ...   Metro
Watch A Fortune Fly By! £3 Trillion Asteroid To Pass Close To Earth On Sunday   Yahoo News UK
UW-158: Asteroid with 90 MILLION tonne core to pass Earth on Sunday - and ...   Mirror.co.uk
Daily Star   
Businessinsider India   
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BBC News
   
Re-introducing big predators wrong, says crofting federation - News   
Observer News
Plans to re-introduce large predators such as lynx and wolves to the UK have been criticised by the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF). New campaigning group Rewilding Britain . Its supporters argue other European countries are home to large predators.
All you need to know about 'Rewilding Britain'   The News Hub
'Rewilding' would create a theme park, not a return to nature   The Independent
Rewilding - don't believe the hype   The Scottish Farmer
Stackyard   
BBC News   
Aberdeen Press and Journal   
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ITV News
   
The BIG Butterfly Count 2015   
ITV News
It is a simple way to keep track of butterfly numbers in the UK - and you can help. All you need to do is spend 15 minutes observing butterflies and make a note of all those that you spot. It is that easy and can go a long way to help make sure ...
Big Butterfly Count 2015: How to attract more butterflies to your garden   BT.com
Small tortoiseshell may emerge a winner as Big Butterfly Count kicks off   The Guardian
Sir david attenborough launches big butterfly count   Daily Mail
Nottingham Post   
Eagle Radio   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
GM moth bred to combat crop pests – Farmers Weekly   
Sentinel Republic
The united kingdom overvallen Scientists in Britain would often have come up a means of genetically enhancing and directing an protruding variety of moth causes major pest injury to actually cabbages, raw kale, canola together with other related farms ...

GM moths could offer non-toxic pest control option for vegetables   Genetic Literacy Project
Scientists breed genetically modified moths to curb global pest problem ...   The Independent
Genetically Modified Diamond moth is pesticide-free and environmentally ...   Maine News Online
Entomology Today   
PPP Focus.com   
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Londonist
   
How Do Scientists Know 9500 Londoners Died From Air Pollution?   
Londonist
Shocking headlines this week reported new figures from King's College London estimating that in 2010 up to 9,416 deaths in London could be attributed to exposure to air pollution. But how can scientists quantify the number of people who've died from ...
What can the next mayor to do combat London's air pollution?   CityMetric
Nearly 9500 People Die From Air Pollution In London Every Year   PPP Focus.com
Pollution shock: How the air you breathe in London could KILL you   Express.co.uk
iFreePress.com (blog)   
edie.net   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
Video: Belfast's W5 links with European Space Agency's first British astronaut ...   
Belfast Telegraph
Houston, we have lift-off, as a top Belfast science and discovery centre joins forces with British astronaut Tim Peake. W5 was chosen to take part in this unique programme with the European Space Agency, who are investing over £1.5 million into the ...
UK reveals vision for space research and human spaceflight   SpaceFlight Insider
Thousands of worms to be sent on space mission by University of Exeter scientist   Western Daily Press

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Quartz
   
A frenzy of 50 sharks has been spotted off the coast of England   
Quartz
The footage was captured by Peter Hughes, the warden of RSPB Medmerry. Smooth-hounds are named for their propensity to gather in packs, like dogs. “It was astonishing. There were just these huge fish everywhere in knee-deep water,” Hughes told the ...

50 sharks spotted swimming in West Sussex   Sentinel Republic
Shark Invasion: Run For Your Lives!   LOOK
As 100 sharks are seen across the West Sussex coast, we bust some popular ...   WalesOnline
ITV News   
Heart   
BT.com   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Robot passes self-awareness test   
Telegraph.co.uk
Robots might be even cleverer than we realised. A simple experiment carried out in New York has demonstrated that robots not only have greater powers of deduction than previously acknowledged but are also aware of their own limitations. Scientists at ...

Experimental robot shows signs of self-awareness   Christian Science Monitor
This Robot Just Passed a Rudimentary Self-awareness Test   io9
Humanoid robot shows a glimmer of self-awareness during scientific experiment   Daily Mail
Quartz   
The Independent   
Engadget   
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Slate Magazine
   
Short, flexible UN climate accord sought for Paris summit - France | Reuters   
Firstpost
OSLO A United Nations accord to slow global warming should be short, flexible and long-lasting to avoid complex re-negotiations every few years, according to a document prepared by France before a Paris summit in December. The deal will also have to ...

World Leaders Refuse to Budge From Worst-Case Climate Scenario   Slate Magazine (blog)
"If We Destroy Creation, Creation Will Destroy Us"   Huffington Post
France seeks short and long-lasting Paris climate change deal   The Guardian

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