2015年7月24日 星期五

2015-07-25 U.K. Science


New York Times
   
Pluto's Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Expected, but Still Looks Hazy   
New York Times
Pluto's thin air may be falling to the ground. The total mass of the atmosphere on Pluto appears to have fallen by half in just two years, scientists working on NASA's New Horizons mission reported during a news conference on Friday. “That's pretty ...
Pluto is covered with flowing ice - and hazier than scientists thought   Irish Independent
Diver killed by shark off Tasmania   TVNZ
Nasa New Horizons team reveal stunning new images of Pluto   The Independent
The Guardian   
Los Angeles Times   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Fossil-Fuel Emissions Causing Huge Impact on Radiocarbon Dating   
NYC Today
Radiocarbon dating which is used to estimate the age of every particular thing on earth is facing big threat from the fossil fuel and carbon in the atmosphere. Researchers said excess of carbon in atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuel could reduce ...
Emissions Threaten Age of Uncertainty for Carbon Dating   Truthdig
Growing CO2 levels are messing up radiocarbon dating   ZME Science
Global warming is messing with the accuracy of radiocarbon dating   Alaska Dispatch News
PerfScience   
Tech Times   
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BBC News
   
Snow leopards arrive at RZSS's Highland Wildlife Park   
BBC News
Two snow leopards have gone on public display for the first time at a Scottish zoo. The Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig, near Aviemore, is the only place in Scotland to have the rare big cats. The male leopard, Chan, came to the Park from Zoo ...
Scotland's first snow leopards arrive at Highland Wildlife Park   stv.tv
High hopes as 'mountain ghosts' unveiled at Highland visitor attraction   Ross-Shire Journal
Rare snow leopards arrive in the Highlands   www.north-star-news.co.uk (subscription)
Strathspey & Badenoch Herald   
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Techie News
   
Sketch-a-Net beats humans   
Fiji Times
The software — called Sketch-a-Net — correctly identified a sample of hand drawings 74.9 per cent of the time compared with the volunteers' score of 73.1 per cent. It has been developed by researchers in London, who suggested their program could be ...

Researchers have developed a programme that can identify these sketches better ...   Business Insider
AI triumphs at Pictionary-like sketch recognition task   BBC News
AI finally understands primitive sketches – aka marketing presentations   The Register
Techie News   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Horrific images show slaughter of 250 whales in Faroe Islands hunt   
Telegraph.co.uk
Up to 250 pilot whales have been killed as part of an annual hunt in the Faroe Islands, prompting calls from anti-whaling activists for the barbaric practice to be stopped. Images taken by the Sea Shepherd group, show the sea turning red with the blood ...
GRAPHIC IMAGES: 250 pilot whales killed in annual slaughter in Faroe Islands   9news.com.au
The sea turned red: Islanders' brutal slaughter of 250 stranded whales   New Zealand Herald
The Mass Slaughter of Pilot Whales in the Faroe Islands Needs to Stop   RYOT
scallywagandvagabond   
TakePart   
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
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Irish Examiner
   
University Of Essex plans to build swimming pool to recreate 'outer space ...   
Irish Examiner
Ever wondered what an outer space swimming pool would look like? If you were, then good news – because plans are already in progress to make this dream happen. University Of Essex plans to build swimming pool to recreate. The University of Essex has ...

The World's Deepest Pool Would Help Train Astronauts   Gizmodo Australia
University of Essex in talks to build world's deepest diving pool   Essex Chronicle
University of Essex to Build the World's Largest and Deepest Swimming Pool to ...   BizTek Mojo
Metro   
Yahoo News UK   
Evening Standard   
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Daily Mail
   
America's Thor wins the RoboCup as organisers pledge to take on humans by 2050   
Daily Mail
It's not just America's women who have triumphed in a soccer world cup this year. Thor, a 5-foot-tall, 119-pound humanoid robot built by UCLA and University of Pennsylvania has triumphed in the annual 'RoboCup'. More than 400 teams from 40-plus ...

THORwin humanoid machine wins robotic soccer championship   Engadget
Watch adorable humanoids battle for the robot soccer world cup   CNET
RoboCup shows industry dreaming of more than electric sheep   Anhui News

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The Diplomat
   
Climate Change: Can India Take the Lead in Paris?   
The Diplomat
As the world prepares for the crucial negotiations of COP 21 to be held in Paris this December, where an agreement is expected to replace the Kyoto Protocol with a new framework that limits the average global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius ...
France, Indonesia and the Climate Change   Jakarta Globe
Cyclists ride on streets for climate awareness   The Daily Star
Why developed countries should back loss and damage in Paris   RTCC
Daily News Egypt   
Huffington Post UK   
Business Green   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Four-legged snake discovered   
Telegraph.co.uk
Scientists have discovered a 113 million-year-old fossil of a snake which has four legs with fingers and toes. The Tetrapodophis amplectus - nicknamed 'huggy snake' - is the first evidence found of a four-legged snake. The 20cm-long skeleton, which is ...

Four-legged snake fossil found in museum   Sky News Australia
Four-legged snake fossil discovered   The Nation
World Briefs: Four-legged fossil shows snake's origin   The Straits Times
CBS News   
Fox News Latino   
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I4U News
   
Giant Squid Caught On Video By Startled Russian Sailors   
Huffington Post
Russian sailors recently came across what is likely a rare giant squid, which can be seen in a video posted to YouTube. The bright red creature was apparently trying to eat a fish the men had snared, but the sailors pushed it off its prey before it ...
Russian sailors film live giant squid surfacing and eating near fishing trawler   NEWS.com.au
Massive Live Giant Squid Filmed By Russian Fishermen   Tech Times
Russian sailors film themselves prodding alive giant squid as it tries to eat ...   International Business Times, India Edition

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