2015年9月2日 星期三

2015-09-03 U.K. Science


NDTV
   
Earth has 3 Trillion Trees but They're Falling at Alarming Rate   
NDTV
A boy plays with a kite in front of logs cut illegally from the Amazon rainforest at a sawmill in the city of Morais Almeida, Para state, June 27, 2013.(Reuters). Washington: Earth is home to just over 3 trillion trees - the redwoods of California, the ...
Lots of trees to hug: Study counts 3 trillion trees on Earth   Times of India
Earth's trees number 'three trillion'   BBC News
New tally shows the trees outnumber us 400 to 1   Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune   
Mirror.co.uk   
Sky News Australia   
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Daily Mail
   
Thames tourists wanting to see London's horse sculptures need to go when tide ...   
Daily Mail
If you happen to spot four riders on horseback appearing to be crossing the River Thames, don't worry, your eyes are not deceiving you. The animals are in fact sculptures commissioned to highlight the role the river has played in shaping London's history.
Underwater sculptures emerge from Thames in climate change protest   The Guardian
Horse Sculptures Sunk In The Thames   LBC 97.3
Sculptures installed on river foreshore for Totally Thames month   London SE1
ITV News   
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BBC News
   
Rare Beluga whales spotted off Northumberland coast   
BBC News
Two rare beluga whales have been spotted off the Northumberland coast. The Arctic whales were spotted in the sea off the coast of Warkworth beach on Monday by tourist Steve Powis. He said he watched the animals from the coastline for an hour and he ...

Beluga whales spotted off Northumberland coastline by sightseers in Warkworth   ChronicleLive
Beluga whales spotted off Northumberland coast   ITV News
Extremely rare white Beluga whales SPOTTED off cold Northumberland beach   Express.co.uk
The Northern Echo   
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The Independent
   
Britain's Atlantis: Scientific study beneath North Sea could revolutionise how ...   
The Independent
Archaeologists are searching for the lost tribes of prehistoric Britain – at the bottom of the North Sea. In a unique and ground-breaking operation, scientists plan to search for evidence of Stone Age human activity on Britain's very own 'Atlantis' – a ...

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The Independent
   
Alien life on Pluto may exist: professor   
Daily Times
Alien life on Pluto is not a far-fetched possibility, according to Professor Brian Cox.In an interview with The Times, Cox explained how recent images captured by the New Horizons probe could act as evidence for life on the dwarf planet. "The probe ...
Pluto May Hold Alien Life, Says UK Physicist Brian Cox   Focus News
UK Physicist believes Pluto can harbor Alien Life   Ledger Gazette
Pluto Could Host Microbial Life, Says UK Physicist Brian Cox   Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)
International Business Times   
Techworm   
PPP Focus.com   
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Mancunian Matters
   
Bee careful! UK braced for wasp and ant attack, warns Manchester garden centre   
Mancunian Matters
Thousands of wasps and large numbers of flying ants are expected to plague Britain in record numbers for the next few weeks, according to Altrincham's Wyevale Garden Centre groups. Insect numbers have proliferated because of the favourable weather ...

UK set to face wasp onslaught this September   The Cornishman
Wyevale Garden Centres see insect control 300 per cent rise   Horticulture Week
Get ready for 'invasion' of wasps, ants AND spiders during September across Kent   Kent News
Gloucestershire Echo   
Exeter Express and Echo   
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Fox News
   
Questions swirl around ancient Koran, which may predate Muhammad   
Fox News
Fragments of an ancient Koran, which scholars say may predate the accepted founding date of Islam by the Prophet Muhammad, are sparking intense debate with at least one expert saying that the manuscript's writing belongs to a slightly later era.
Ancient Quran Discovery Suggests Muhammad Did Not Pen Islamic 'Scripture'   Charisma News
Scientists Say Copy Of Koran Predates Mohammed   Daily Caller
Fragments Of Ancient Quran Could Be Older Than Muhammad   Huffington Post
Birmingham Mail   
RT   
The Jewish Press   
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The Guardian
   
Climate change will alter ocean bacteria crucial to food chain – study   
The Guardian
Climate change will have irreversible and unprecedented impacts on crucial ocean microorganisms that could trigger dramatic effects further up the food chain, according to scientists. The bacteria trichodesmium is known for surviving in nutrient-poor ...
Climate change to force nitrogen 'fixing' bacteria into overdrive   Techie News
Climate change will irreversibly force key ocean bacteria into overdrive   The Times (subscription)
Climate change to irreversibly force key ocean bacteria into overdrive   domain-B
Reuters   
Washington Post   
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Torquay Herald Express
   
Duo's climate change fears for future of Dawlish rail line   
Torquay Herald Express
CLIMATE change experts are warning a rise in sea levels will reduce the resilience of the Dawlish railway line. Dr Roos den Uyl and Dr Duncan Russel, of the University of Exeter, looked at how potential climate change impacts on a vulnerable part of ...
Government failing to address effects of climate change, say authors of ...   Plymouth Herald
WMN opinion: United front is essential for railway fit for 21st century   Western Morning News

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BizTek Mojo
   
Face Recognition Skills of Forensic Experts are Better than Computer ...   
BizTek Mojo
A new study conducted under the guidance of cognitive psychologist Dr David White from the University of New South Wales has revealed that face recognition skills of forensic experts are better than computer algorithms. In this study, a group of 27 ...

FBI Agents, Forensic Experts Outperform Computer Algorithms On Facial ...   Medical Daily
Humans still outdo computers in facial recognition tests   Daily Mail
Facial recognition: humans still tops   Independent Online
ABC Science Online   
Business Insider Australia   
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