2015年9月7日 星期一

2015-09-08 U.K. Science


The Independent
   
'Citizen science' project will let anyone search for ancient fossils from the ...   
The Independent
From today, anyone with a computer and internet connection can take part in a “citizen science” project to search for ancient fossils in a remote corner of East Africa without having to leave the comfort of their homes. Archaeologists and ...
Online fossil hunters to help comb Kenyan desert   BBC News
Fossilfinder photo project asks public to help trace origins of human race   Yahoo News UK

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Cave DNA unravels riddle of the Basque people   
Telegraph.co.uk
The Basque people of northern Spain and southern France have always seen themselves as a population apart. Their unique language and distinct genetic make-up has also puzzled anthropologists: Just where exactly did they come from? An international ...

Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins   BBC News
Basque Mystery Solved   New Europe
Unusual 'relic language' comes from small group of farmers isolated for ...   Science Now
Phys.Org   
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Irish Times
   
Chicken brings 'Game of Thrones' dragons to life   
Irish Times
An unsung chicken hero had a central part to play in bringing dragons to life in the TV series Game of Thrones. Special effects people purchased a supermarket chicken and dissected it to understand how a bird-like creature might fly. It highlights a ...
Motion capture technology to end 'stiff and unrealistic' on-screen animals   The Independent
Motion capture improves animation of animals   BBC News
How supermarket chickens helped create the Game Of Thrones dragons - yes, really   BT.com
Yahoo News UK   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Evolutionary grandmothers to thank for romantic pairings   
Telegraph.co.uk
Women who find long-term love with a protective older man have grannies to thank, a new study claims. Scientists linked the role of grandmothers to the human tendency to form monogamous “pair bonds” rather than mating with numerous partners.
Kristen Hawkes says GRANDMOTHERS are the key to human evolution   Daily Mail
Grandmothers drove evolution of monogamy   ABC Science Online
U. study: The human urge to couple off and men's desire for young mates came ...   Salt Lake Tribune
Newswise (press release)   
Phys.Org   
Medical Daily   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Stonehenge 'on steroids' found 2 miles away   
USA TODAY
Stonehenge, the world-renowned circle of stone columns in southern England, may have had a brother. A much bigger, older brother. University of Bradford researchers announced Monday that they had discovered a monument of about 100 stones covering ...

Hidden 4500-year-old monument found near Stonehenge   CTV News
Secret neolithic rituals of the Stone Age revealed with monolith discovery   The Australian
Ritual monument found beneath 'superhenge'   Irish Independent
Irish Examiner   
Times LIVE   
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The Northern Echo
   
Decomposing bodies have cut grass accent   
The Northern Echo
It is the quintessential scent of summer - the heady aroma of freshly cut grass that everyone associates with picnics, cricket and sunshine. But there is a darker side to that grassy bouquet, for it also contributes to the smell of death. Researchers ...
Apparently, the smell of death is surprisingly pleasant in early stages of ...   BreakingNews.ie

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TV Newsroom
   
LISA Pathfinder ready for liftoff   
TV Newsroom
Scientists have spent ages searching for gravity waves from the safety of Earth, but they haven't had the chance to study those waves in space, where they could help make sense of black holes and other objects that distort spacetime. While detonating ...
The first step toward finding gravitational waves in space will be launched ...   The Verge
Engineering the Future: ESA's LISA Pathfinder Mission   Space Ref (press release)
European Space Agency Preparing for the Launch of LISA Pathfinder in November   BizTek Mojo

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Yahoo News UK
   
Lampreys Are Returning To The UK Rivers - BTW They're Bloodsucking Fish With ...   
Yahoo News UK
Environmentally and scientifically great but lets face it - sucker fish with razor sharp teeth are just well…yuck. Lamprey have now been spotted in Yorkshire and Derbyshire rivers for the first time in 30 years. They have been slowly returning thanks ...
'Blood-sucker fish' spotted in Midlands rivers   ITV News
DON'T GO IN THE WATER: Nightmarish razor-toothed fish spotted in Derbyshire ...   Belper News
Nightmarish razor-toothed fish returns to UK rivers   Wired.co.uk
The Budapest Report   
Daily Star   
Techie News   
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Techie News
   
Chester zoo's Sumatran orangutan Subis gives birth   
Techie News
It's time for celebrations at the Chester zoo as a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan named Subis has given birth in the early hours of September 4. Subis, which has already been a mother four times earlier, gave birth to the yet unnamed young ...
New prince of the swingers welcomed to zoo   shropshirestar.com
Chester Zoo welcomes rare Sumatran orangutan   Isle of Man Today
Meet This One-Day-Old Endangered Orangutan Who Was Found Clinging to Her ...   Inside Edition

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The Independent
   
SeaWorld refuses 18 stolen whales from Russia after One Direction's Harry ...   
The Independent
SeaWorld will no longer accept 18 stolen Beluga whales from Russia following a year of negative press that peaked when the One Direction singer Harry Styles told fans to boycott the company. SeaWorld had been waiting for the US government to approve ...

SeaWorld bows to pressure and says it won't take stolen whales after Harry ...   Evening Standard
SeaWorld will no longer accept stolen whales after plea from One Direction ...   Telegraph.co.uk
SeaWorld Announces It Won't Accept Whales Captured In The Wild   Food World News
Breitbart News   
Daily Mail   
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