2015年8月12日 星期三

2015-08-13 U.K. Science


The Independent
   
Greenwich Royal Observatory: How the Prime Meridian line is actually 100 ...   
The Independent
Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world descend on the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to pose for a photograph astride the Prime Meridian, the famous line which divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the earth.
Here's why the Greenwich prime meridian 'changed', according to astronomers   Financial Express
Scientists Explain Why Greenwich Prime Meridian Moved   Sci-News.com
Looks like we've gotta move the Prime Meridian   RedOrbit
Zee News   
Space Daily   
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Irish Examiner
   
Don't freak out, but scientists think octopuses 'might be aliens' after DNA study   
Irish Examiner
Not to send you into a meltdown or anything but octopuses are basically 'aliens' – according to scientists. Don. Researchers have found a new map of the octopus genetic code that is so strange that it could be actually be an “alien”. The first whole ...
Genome of Octopus sequenced for the first time   Youth Independent News
Scientists sequence octopus genome: What could it tell us about cephalopods?   Dispatch Times
Octopuses 'are aliens', scientists decide after DNA study   Press Examiner
Rapid News Network   
The Hullabaloo Online   
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ABC Online
   
Perseid meteor shower to be a star-studded event in the Northern Hemisphere ...   
ABC Online
While people in the Northern Hemisphere will enjoy the stunning sight of the Perseid meteor shower, those in the South of the Equator may not be so lucky. An almost moonless, dark sky will make this year's shower an especially star-studded event, ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: The Best Way To Watch   Sky News
Perseids 2015: Biggest meteor shower of the year peaks tonight   CBC.ca
Perseid meteor shower under way and skies are mostly clear in Northeast Ohio   cleveland.com
CBS Local   
Fox News   
Washington Post (blog)   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
MotherBot builds her own offspring   
Stuff.co.nz
A Cambridge University robot has learnt to make more effective offspring based on how well earlier generations performed. A "mother" robot which can build its own "children", test which ones do best then modify their design, has been developed by ...
The evolution machine: Mother robot makes each child better than the last   Gizmag
Robot mother builds 'cube babies' then watches them take first steps   Telegraph.co.uk
Unnatural Selection: 'Mother Robot' Builds Evolving Baby Bots   NBCNews.com
The Hullabaloo Online   
Daily Mail   
Gizmodo   
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Daily Mail
   
Carol Vorderman lands role on board of directors for space science education   
Daily Mail
But taking her ambitions to travel around the world to new heights, Carol Vorderman has landed a role promoting space science education. To unveil her latest career move, the 54-year-old rolled back the years and cut a youthful figure in a shoot for ...
Challenger role for Vorderman   The National
Carol Vorderman joins NASA as she hopes to encourage youngsters to find their ...   Mirror.co.uk
Carol lands new space age job   Bristol Post
The Hullabaloo Online   
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BT.com
   
Rare Baer''s pochard ducklings born at Chester Zoo   
The Hullabaloo Online
Video from Chester Zoo shows the hatching of the Baer's pochard, one of the rarest ducks in the world. The species is on the brink of extinction and the English zoo managed to record the birth of one of the ducklings inside an incubator. Editor ...
This is the brilliant moment that one of the rarest ducks in the world hatches   Mirror.co.uk
Video: Adorable rare ducklings born at Chester Zoo   Belfast Telegraph
Watch a rare breed of Asian duckling hatching at Chester Zoo   Irish Examiner
Manchester Evening News   
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Livemint
   
During mass extinction, no species safe, say scientists   
Livemint
The last major wipeout occurred 66 million years ago when a giant asteroid put a relatively quick end to the age of dinosaurs. Photo: AFP. Paris: Dominant species spread across the globe are just as vulnerable during a mass extinction event as more ...
New theory on mass extinction events by Leeds-based scientist says dinosaurs ...   Yorkshire Post
CLIMATE CHANGE | During mass extinction, no species safe: study   InterAksyon
During Mass Extinction, No Species Safe. Not Even Us   Discovery News
Newsroom America   
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Daily Mail
   
Huge hole erupts on Devon beach sending slime and SNAILS onto sand   
Daily Mail
Families have been forced to flee a beach in Devon after a huge hole erupted in the middle of the sand sending foul-smelling slime and snails flying into the air. The unusual incident is believed to have been caused by part of the beach collapsing and ...
'Poop geyser' erupts on British beach   The Weather Network
Poop Geyser On British Beach Erupts Snails, Dirty Water   Huffington Post
British Poop Geyser Spews Snails and Seaweed   The Hollywood Gossip
Express.co.uk   
Western Morning News   
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BBC News
   
Washed up Cefn Sidan sea buoy serves up barnacle delicacy   
BBC News
A buoy carrying thousands of expensive and rare barnacles considered a delicacy in Spain has washed up on a Carmarthenshire beach. The gooseneck barnacles were attached to the 16ft (5m) steel shipping ball that came ashore on Cefn Sidan beach.
Sought after Gooseneck barnacles wash up on Cefn Sidan   Llanelli Star
Rare Spanish delicacy worth hundreds of pounds washes up on Cefn Sidan beach   Carmarthen Journal

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Daily News & Analysis
   
Stripes don't save zebras from predators: New Study   
Daily News & Analysis
New study reveals stripes do not help zebras evade predators as it makes the animals easier to catch. Zebra Getty Images. Contrary to popular opinion, stripes do not help zebras evade predators and in fact, the distinctive pattern may make the animals ...
Stripes don't save zebras from predators: study   Business Standard
Zebras' Stripes Won't Offer Protection From Predators Like Once Thought   Science World Report
Zebra stripes: No black and white answer to mystery   Horsetalk
Laboratory Equipment   
Irish Independent   
Jewish Business News   
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