2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 U.K. Science


Christian Science Monitor
   
Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says   
Christian Science Monitor
Humans are throwing ecosystems out of whack by not only killing a large number of animals, but by killing adults and top carnivores in particular, a study suggests. One answer is to act more like animal predators.
Humans are unsustainable super-predators, UVic scientists say   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Humans are 'wickedly efficient super-predators'   Dispatch Times
Ecologists Make the Best Argument for Eating the Youth Since “A Modest Proposal”   The Hullabaloo Online
Sentinel Republic   
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Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
   
'Significant rises' in jellyfish numbers reported around the UK   
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
It has been another bumper year for sightings of jellyfish in the UK, according to conservationists. The massive barrel jellyfish have appeared in record numbers for a second consecutive year and large numbers of mauve stingers were reported off ...
Record numbers of jellyfish spotted off south coast   ITV News
Jellyfish Numbers In UK Waters At Record High   Tech Times
MCS UK: Rise of jellyfish in UK seas can no longer be ignored   Techie News

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WalesOnline
   
Spiders the size of MICE could soon invade Welsh homes, experts warn   
WalesOnline
Experts have warned that spiders as big as MICE could soon invade homes in Wales, and each one is able to give birth to 60 spiderlings at a time. Following a wet spring and a fairly warm Welsh summer, insect levels, including that of the Giant House ...
Your photos of giant spiders spotted in North East homes and gardens   ChronicleLive
This Is NOT A Drill: Spiders The Size Of Mice Are Set to Invade Your Home   Her.ie
Giant spiders as big as MICE set to invade Greater Manchester homes in coming ...   Manchester Evening News
Get Surrey   
Western Gazette   
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Whitby Today
   
Ant invasion disrupting summer hotel business   
Whitby Today
An invasion of tropical ants is proving to be the scourge of hotels and guesthouses across Yorkshire at their busiest time of the year. Pest experts say a new generation of the insects is invading Britain with species from all over the world, some of ...
Homeowners warned to expect uninvited guests   24dash (press release)
Giant Argentinian ants heading to the UK 'will bring danger of salmonella'   Canterbury Times
Pest experts put UK on warning for an invasion of super-ants which spread ...   Western Daily Press
Mirror.co.uk   
Gloucestershire Echo   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Great white sharks DO live off UK waters, documentary will try to prove   
Mirror.co.uk
British holidaymakers may want to think twice before they dip their toes in UK waters again - because a new documentary is aiming to prove great white sharks live off our coastline. Scientists will use a dead whale rigged with underwater cameras as ...
Tragic drowned whale to be fed to sharks on TV   Deadline News
Hunt is on for great white sharks off Brit coast using giant whale as bait   Daily Star
Do Great White Sharks Grow Forever?   Live Science
One Green Planet   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Seals, whales and porpoises regularly spotted in the Thames, survey reveals   
Telegraph.co.uk
Forty nine whales have been spotted in the River Thames over the last ten years, research has revealed. The animals are among a wide variety of seals, dolphins and otters that have become brief inhabitants of the river. The Zoological Society of London ...

Want to see some seals? Head to Canary Wharf   The Guardian
London gets the seal of approval from some well-loved mammals   Channel 4 News (blog)
Once dead, London's Thames river is now teeming with seals, porpoises, and ...   Quartz
Evening Standard   
RedOrbit   
Techie News   
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The Guardian
   
Pesticides linked to bee decline for first time in a countrywide field study   
The Guardian
The study found the increased use of imidacloprid pesticide on oilseed rape crops in England and Wales over an 11 year period correlated with higher bee mortality during that time. Photograph: Richard Becker/Alamy. Alison Benjamin. Thursday 20 August ...

Honey bees at risk due to pesticide use   Yorkshire Post
Oil seed rape pesticide linked to death of honey bee colonies   Yahoo News UK
New study shows banned pesticide harms honey bees - FoE reaction   The Economic Voice (blog)

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The Herald
   
Rare leatherback turtle spotted off Cumbrian coast   
BBC News
A rare leatherback sea turtle has been spotted off the coast of Cumbria. The 5ft (1.5m) long turtle was seen off St Bees Head during assessment work for a £10bn nuclear power station to be built in the area. Leatherbacks are the world's biggest turtle ...
Rare Leatherback Sea Turtle Nest Found On South Carolina's Coast   WJBF-TV
Sea turtle spotted off Cumbrian coast   ITV News
Rare leatherback sea turtle nest found on SC coast   Bluffton Today

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Daily Mail
   
Why we're smarter than CHICKENS: Loss of a protein fragment led to a superior ...   
Daily Mail
A single molecular event may be the reason why humans evolved to be smarter than chickens. Losing a tiny fragment of protein is thought to have spurred the evolution of the complex mammalian central nervous system, including neurons, which are cells ...
Believe it or not, humans would have chicken brains (literally) if it weren't ...   Irish Examiner
Of course humans are smarter than chickens. But now scientists know why.   Christian Science Monitor
A Single Protein In The Brain Could Be The Reason We're The Smartest Animals ...   Medical Daily
Yahoo News UK   
Phys.Org   
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Maldon and Burnham Standard
   
CASTLE Point Council has spent £18000 creating just six new parking spaces in ...   
Maldon and Burnham Standard
The council has spent the money building a short stay car park and drop-off point by the derelict Crown pub, in the High Street. The £18,026 changes are part of the council's plan to regenerate Hadleigh town centre, but have angered some local people.

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