2015年9月17日 星期四

2015-09-18 U.K. Science


Yahoo News
   
Studies on kissing, the word 'huh?' among Ig Nobel award winners   
Yahoo News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers who studied the consequences of intense kissing, the global use of the word "huh?" and how badly bee stings hurt on different parts of the body were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific ...


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The Independent
   
First woman in space reveals what crucial piece of kit was missing on her 1963 ...   
The Independent
To send a woman into space for the first time in the 1960s, the Russians spent months perfecting the design of the craft and selecting the right candidate out of hundreds of applicants. They forgot to pack one vital piece of kit though: a toothbrush ...
First woman in space recalls mission's teething troubles   The Guardian
Russia forgot to send toothbrush with first woman in space   Telegraph.co.uk
Valentina Tereshkova: USSR was 'worried' about women in space   BBC News
Financial Times   
New Scientist   
Reuters UK   
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Solar Power Portal
   
DECC refutes speculation over department's future   
Solar Power Portal
There had been suggestions DECC could be merged with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Department for Energy and Climate Change has dismissed speculation it could be abolished or merged with another department as part of a ...

Climate watchdog launches inquiries into UK energy policies   edie.net
Energy secretary Amber Rudd bats away talk of Decc-BIS merger   Civil Service World
UK probes confidence crash   reNews
Energy Live News - Energy Made Easy   
Grist   
The Express Tribune   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Sir David Attenborough backs plan to make clean energy cheaper than fossil fuels   
Telegraph.co.uk
Sir David Attenborough has given his backing to a ten-year project to develop clean energy technology. The naturalist and TV presenter put his name to a letter arguing for countries to adopt the Global Apollo Programme (GAP) before the UN Climate ...
Top Environmental Advocates Urge International Community to Support Global ...   BizTek Mojo
Sir David Attenborough wants £10bn spent on clean energy to prevent climate ...   Mirror.co.uk
Help the Global Apollo Programme make clean energy cheaper than coal   The Guardian
Yahoo News UK   
Western Daily Press   
BT.com   
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Warrington Guardian
   
Experts warn of 'spider plague' this autumn   
Warrington Guardian
A PLAGUE of Britain's most venomous spiders could be crawling into Cheshire homes over the next few months, warn experts. It could be a prolific season for the false widow due to this year's mild weather which is expected to continue throughout ...
SPIDER MATING SEASON: 8 spiders you're probably going to see a lot more of ...   Lancashire Telegraph
Mild weather could see rise in spider numbers   Evesham Observer
Warning over venomous false widow spiders after mild end to summer   Lancashire Evening Post

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BBC News
   
Beauty beyond - winning astronomy photography   
BBC News
Shimmering phenomena in the night sky - and starry sights billions of light years away - take a look at some of the finalists in the 2015 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. "Utterly enthralling with moments of brilliance" is how ...
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015: Incredible winning images   International Business Times UK
Twilight zone: Arctic island in eclipse wins astronomy photo award   The Guardian
Cameraman braved the cold to bring back this stunning image of the heavens   Mirror.co.uk
Mashable   
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Reuters UK
   
Polish elections complicate EU quest for Paris climate stance   
Reuters UK
BRUSSELS Looming parliamentary elections in coal-dependent Poland will bedevil European Union efforts on Friday to agree a strong position for a global deal to tackle climate change. EU environment ministers meet in Brussels on Friday to finalize the ...

Paris climate summit pledges won't avoid dangerous warming – UK and UN   The Guardian
Paris climate summit: Don't mention Copenhagen   BBC News
Diplomats raise hopes for deal to cut greenhouse gases   Financial Times
RTCC   
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Express.co.uk
   
PICTURED: Huge new comet identified flying near sun just days before 'Blood ...   
Express.co.uk
ASTRONOMERS have identified a previously unknown huge comet which can be seen flying through our solar system in this staggering image of the Sun. By Jon Austin Jon Austin. PUBLISHED: 23:42, Thu, Sep 17, 2015 | UPDATED: 23:52, Thu, Sep 17, ...

SOHO solar scope spies 3000th 'sungrazer' comet   The Register
Sun-watching spacecraft finds 3000th comet   CBS News
15 September 2015 in News: 3000th comet discovered by Solar and Heliospheric ...   Astronomy Now Online
Financial Express   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Butterflies steal DNA of zombie wasps in natural genetic modification   
Telegraph.co.uk
Butterflies 'steal' the genes of wasps to make them more resistant to disease , scientists have found, in first evidence of natural genetic modification in the animal kingdom. Although campaigners have long warned of the dangers of GM, it appears that ...
Parasite's Genes Persist in Host Genomes   The Scientist
If viruses transfer wasp genes into butterflies, are they GM?   New Scientist
Butterflies have been modding themselves by 'stealing' wasp genes   BT.com
Newsweek   
Wall Street Journal   
The Atlantic   
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The Register
   
Eerie new snaps of Pluto from NASA reveal dwarf ice-world's creepy side   
The Register
Pics NASA's New Horizons team has released a new set of images taken as the craft had just finished its closest approach to the surface of the icy dwarf planet. The shots, taken from New Horizons on July 14, but only fully received and processed by ...
New Images Reveal 'Arctic Look' Of Pluto   Sky News
Twilight on Pluto: amazing images show ice mountains as night falls   Telegraph.co.uk
'Scientific bonanza': New NASA images reveal Pluto's giant ice mountains, hazy ...   RT
Sydney Morning Herald   
CNET   
National Geographic   
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