2014年8月27日 星期三

2014-08-28 Ireland Science

  Wildlife Extra   
Zoos stave off extinction for many reptiles and amphibians  Wildlife Extra
A frog that doesn't croak, the largest living lizard, and a tortoise that can live up to 100 years are just some of the species staving off extinction thanks to the help of zoos, according to a new report. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums ...

Zoos help frog with no croak   Evening Telegraph
Fota helps three species avoid extinction   Irish Examiner
Durrell recognised for reptile work   Channel Television

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  Belfast Telegraph   
Stone-tipped spears may indicate early human cognitive, social skills  Arizona State University
The cross-bow was constructed so that each shot could be delivered with a consistent draw force that simulates thrusting spears. Photo by: Jayne Wilkins, Benjamin Schoville, Kyle Brown Download image. Spear penetration. The tipped spears did not ...

Stone spear points 'life-changing'   Irish Independent
Stone Age spears were as lethal as BULLETS   Daily Mail
Study Shows Advantage of Stone-Tipped Spears for Prehistoric Humans   Popular Archaeology
Eureka! Science News   
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  BBC News   
Water voles in every English county after Cornish success  BBC News
Water voles have returned to every county in England following a reintroduction programme in Cornwall, the Environment Agency has said. Hundreds of captive-bred water voles have been released in the county over the past year. Water voles used to be ...

Bude reintroduction sees water voles return to Cornwall   cornishguardian.co.uk
Water voles return to Cornwall   Irish Independent

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  Irish Independent   
Earthquakes are rocking Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano, adding to concerns ...  Irish Independent
Iceland's Met Office said two earthquakes measuring over magnitude five shook the volcano under the vast Vatnajokull glacier. Some 500 quakes have hit the area since midnight. Iceland's aviation alert level remains at orange, the second highest.

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  Northern Voices Online   
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process  Northern Voices Online
Africa Dragon fish or Polypterus senegalus show evolutionary process. A test show that from sea to land it was a difficult process. African dragon fish seems to be the missing link in the evolution of the life on earth. How the fish became four legged and how ...

How fish out of water found their feet to walk on land   The Australian
Dragon fish could hold key information on crucial moment in evolution   Science Recorder
This fish walks better when it's raised on land, study finds   Los Angeles Times
NBCNews.com   
PNC Voice   
National Post   
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  Times of India   
Is our universe a 2D hologram?  Times of India
WASHINGTON: A unique experiment called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe - including whether we live in a 2D hologram. Much like characters on a television show would not know ...

Could our world be a 2D hologram?   Tech Times
Do We Live in a 2-D Hologram? Physicists Aim to Find Out   NBCNews.com
We are about to find out if our universe really is a hologram   BGR
Argyll Free Press   
Register   
Headlines & Global News   
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  CTV News   
Climate change poses a growing health threat, experts warn  New Zealand Herald
Climate change poses a growing health threat, the UN has warned, saying extreme weather and rising temperatures could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and spread disease. "Climate change is no longer only an environmental issue," said Diarmid ...

WHO: Climate Change Brings New Health Threats   Voice of America
Could Climate Change Cause Deadly Epidemics?   Discovery News
Global warming impacts 'severe, widespread, and irreversible'   Telegraph.co.uk
Arab News   
CBC.ca   
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  Fox News   
Mars rover Curiosity skips 'Bonanza King' rock, heads for Mt. Sharp  Los Angeles Times
The Mars rover Curiosity used its dust removal tool to reveal a gray patch of rock at a target called "Bonanza King." The rover is skipping the wobbly rock and heading straight to Mt. Sharp, officials say. The Mars rover Curiosity used its dust removal tool to ...

Rickety rock deemed unworthy of Curiosity's drill   Register
Curiosity roves onward after canceled attempt at drilling on unstable rock   Tech Times
Martian rock deemed unsuitable for Curiosity rover's drilling   The Space Reporter
Fox News   
Capital OTC   
Christian Science Monitor   
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  ABC Science Online   
Neutrinos lay bare solar proton reactions  Register
A key prediction of solar physics, that its nuclear reactions should emit neutrinos with a particular signature, has been confirmed according to scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Using the Borexino instrument in Italy's Apennine Mountains, ...

Underground lab glimpses 'soul' of the Sun   Rappler
Detecting neutrinos, physicists look into the heart of the Sun   Astronomy Magazine
Scientists see the 'soul' of the Sun   ABC Science Online
Symmetry magazine   
GazetteNET   
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  E Canada Now   
Evidence of First Creatures to Use Their Muscles Found in Newfoundland  E Canada Now
Scientists believe these fossils found in Newfoundland provide evidence of the first creatures to move using their own muscles. ((University of Oxford/ABC)). Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador – At the very southern tip of this island, a team of ...

560-Million-Year-Old Fossil Provides Earliest Evidence of Muscles   Sci-News.com
The Oldest Muscle-head: Fossil Discovery   Nature World News
This fossilized creature has the world's oldest muscles   Fox News
Laboratory Equipment   
Headlines & Global News   
Science World Report   
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