2014年8月28日 星期四

2014-08-29 Ireland Science


Fota helps three species avoid extinction  Laois Nationalist
A frog called the mountain chicken (because it's hunted as food), a type of salamander and the Morelet's leaf frog are some of the species to avoid extinction thanks to Fota Wildlife Park in Cork. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) ...


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Malaysia Airlines Reports Wider Loss  Wall Street Journal
The parent of Malaysia Airlines reported a wider net loss in the second quarter as revenue was hurt by the disappearance of Flight 370 in March. Malaysian Airline System Bhd. said its net loss in the three months that ended June 30 widened to 307 million ...

Malaysia Airlines shares suspended pending announcement   Reuters
Malaysia Airlines suspends shares ahead of reform plan   GMA News
Tony Abbott to visit India and Malaysia ahead of G20   The Australian
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Herd mentality: 'Sheepdog mystery' solved at last  The Star Online
Shepherd Michael Krumme and his Australian Working Kelpie 'Letnetti Max' herd a flock of sheep as part of North Rhine-Westphalia sheep days at the Haus Duesse Agriculture Centre in Bad Sassendorf, Germany, on Aug 21, 2014. In total, 200 breeders from ...

Scientists Have Found an Algorithm That Could Turn Us All Into Sheeple   io9
Robots no sheepdog substitute, says Shropshire farmer   shropshirestar.com
Robots could replace sheepdogs after scientists learn herding secrets   Siliconrepublic.com
Scientific Computing   
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  HeritageDaily   
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-tipped spears lethal, may indicate early cognitive and social skills   HeritageDaily
Stone spear points 'life-changing'   Irish Independent
Stone Age spears were as lethal as BULLETS   Daily Mail
Popular Archaeology   
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  Irish Mirror   
Incredibly rare albino dolphin thought to be one of just 20 in the world spotted in ...  Irish Mirror
Rare: Albus the albino dolphin was spotted in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Croatia and Italy. Marine researchers in Croatia have revealed how they have found a previously unrecorded albino dolphin, one of only 20 in the world. The rare mammal ...

Rare Albino Dolphin spotted in Europe   Maine News Online
Albino dolphin spotted in the Mediterranean could be one of just 20 in the world ...   Daily Mail
White whale? No, it's an albino dolphin   New York Post

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  New York Times   
New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinction  New York Times
A study published Thursday effectively ruled out a theory that the DNA of the Dorset people lives on in modern Inuits. Credit Jette Bang/Arktisk Institut. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share ...

Scientists Piece Together Clues About Arctic Extinction   PNC Voice
New Evidence Suggests The Arctic's First Settlers Died In Isolation   io9
Ancient Arctic Eskimos suddenly vanished, DNA study brings them back to life   Tech Times
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IBM Watson to analyze big data to accelerate scientific research, discoveries  Tech Times
IBM announced the release of the Watson Discovery Advisor, a tool that can be used by researchers to take advantage of the capabilities of the Watson supercomputer. The Baylor College of Medicine and Johnson & Johnson have already used the tool to ...

Paging Dr. Watson, IBM's medical adviser for the future   PCWorld
IBM's Watson: Can it improve returns on R&D?   ZDNet
After 'Jeopardy' Win, IBM's Watson Now Helping Fight Cancer   NBCNews.com
Albany Business Review   
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  The Guardian   
Scientists find evidence of underground eruption in Iceland  The Guardian
Scientists with comunication equipment and a seismometer at Bardarbunga volcano. They say there could have been an underground eruption. Photograph: Arni Saeberg/AFP/Getty Images. Teams monitoring Bardarbunga volcano have found evidence of a ...

Volcano aviation threat could last months: Iceland   THE BUSINESS TIMES (subscription)
Germany readies volcano outbreak measures   Washington Post
Iceland Volcano Forming Cauldrons Below Surface   Discovery News
Globalnews.ca   
Design & Trend   
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Video: A 'leg up' in evolution? Watch this fish walk on land  Los Angeles Times
A Polypterus senegalus fish walks across a sandy substrate. The bichir fish use their fins and body together to move across land, but they're better at it if they're raised outside of water, a study in Nature finds. (Credit: E.M. Standen and T.Y. Du). A Polypterus ...

Unusual fish that 'walks' holds clues to animal evolution   Fox News
Fish out of water? Freshwater fish adapt to life outside by walking   Telegraph.co.uk
Strange Walking African Fish Reveals How Our Ancient Ancestors Evolved ...   Science World Report
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Qantas reroutes flights as PNG's Rabaul Volcano erupts  Sydney Morning Herald
A giant ash cloud is affecting some flights to and from Australia following a major eruption of the Rabaul caldera in Papua New Guinea. Satellite imagery shows the plume has reached a height of about 18 kilometres, indicating a significant eruption.
Volcanic eruption spewing ash over Papua New Guinea forces Qantas to re ...   Daily Mail
Volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea spewing ash and rock   The Straits Times
PNG volcano Tavurvur eruption may disrupt Australian flights   NEWS.com.au
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