uk-hotdailynews: 2015-09-22 U.K. Science

Sumatran rhinos likely to become extinct, warn environment experts
The Guardian
There are now fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos left in the wild and the species is close to extinction. Photograph: Cyril Ruoso/Corbis. Adam Vaughan · @adamvaughan_uk. Monday 21 September 2015 19.01 EDT Last modified on Monday 21 September ...

Top ten facts about rhinoceroses   Express.co.uk
Last attempt to save wild Sumatran rhinoceros from extinction   Wildlife Extra

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Daily Mail

ISS astronaut captures image of a single aircraft seen from space
Daily Mail
From their lofty perch on the ISS, astronauts have an unrivalled perspective on the world. Now a new image taken from the space station reveals just how tiny the Earth – and everything in it – can appear from their point of view. The photograph taken ...
Nasa delays first manned flight of Orion Mars mission capsule by almost two years   The Independent
Killer Radiation: How to Protect Martian Astronauts   Discovery News
Man on Mars? NASA says it's happening and soon   Daily Times
Christian Science Monitor
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The Space Reporter
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MyTechBits

Scientists seek OK to genetically modify embryos
MyTechBits
Just months after Chinese scientists caused an worldwide furor by saying they had genetically modified human embryos, Kathy Niakan, a stem cell scientist from London's Francis Crick Institute, has asked the British government's fertility regulator for ...
Scientists must be part of the ethical debate on human genetics   The Guardian
Scientists seek go-ahead to modify human embryos   The News Hub
Another group of scientists just announced plans to tinker with human genes ...   Yahoo Finance UK
TV Newsroom
BioNews
Nature World Report
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Adam Ingram MSP column- Scotland ready to do their bit for refugees
Carrick Today
The heartbreaking scenes of desperate people fleeing their homes and looking for refuge in Europe have touched many people in Scotland and I know there is great support across the country for all of us to play our part in offering what help we can.

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BBC News

Thailand officials relocate mischievous macaque monkeys
Reuters UK
BANGKOK - About 80 long-tailed, mischievous, long-tailed macaque monkeys will be relocated from a community outside Thailand's capital and released into the wild and preservation areas. People complained that the monkeys were loud and causing ...

Thailand tackles its monkey problem   BBC News
Video: Dozens of 'disruptive' monkeys relocated in Thailand   Belfast Telegraph
Pesky monkeys rounded up   Stuff.co.nz
CBBC Newsround
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International Business Times UK

Salmon fishing helped humans expand into North America 11500 years ago
International Business Times UK
The first evidence of Paleoindian salmon fishing has been discovered at the ancient Alaskan site of Upward Sun River in a cooking hearth associated with the cremation of a three-year-old and double infant burial. The 11,500-year-old fish bones were ...

Oldest salmon bones hint how Stone Age migration was fuelled   New Scientist
America's first fisherman bagged Alaskan salmon 11500 years ago   Science /AAAS
Earliest evidence of ancient North American salmon fishing verified   EurekAlert (press release)
New York Times
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BizTek Mojo

The Largest Meat-eating Dinosaur Ever Found in Australia Had Kitchen Knife ...
BizTek Mojo
The largest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered by palaeontologists in Australia had sickle-shaped, kitchen knife-sized claws that helped the dinosaur hunt its prey, a new study has revealed. The study also suggests that this meat-eating dinosaur ...
Dino Sported Claws the Size of Kitchen Knives   Discovery News
New dinosaur species had claws the size of kitchen knives   Chandigarh Tribune
Meat-eater Dinosaur with Sharp Claws Unearthed in Australia   The New Indian Express

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ChronicleLive

Durham University scientists will help produce the most detailed 3D universe ...
ChronicleLive
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will be mounted on the 4-Meter Mayall telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. It will collect spectra from 30 million galaxies and quasars to make the biggest 3D map of the universe ever. Astronomers ...

Kitt Peak finds new uses for old scopes as mission shifts   Arizona Daily Star (blog)
Pioneering dark energy instrument achieves its next major milestone   Astronomy Magazine

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