2014年9月19日 星期五

2014-09-20 Ireland Science

  Metro   
'They're like normal spiders on steroids' Family becomes first victims of giant ...  Metro
This Bristolian family are one the first victims of the new aggressive house spiders invading British homes. Liam Forrester, 24, from Stockwood in Bristol was bitten by a spider,Tegenaria agrestis, most commonly known as the Hobo spiders. The wound took 3 ...

Terrified family to flee home after invasion of aggressive spiders that ATTACK ...   Scottish Daily Record
'We've been overrun by giant spiders that attack'   Bristol Post
Bristol family could be forced out of home by plague of giant spiders   Western Daily Press

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  Western Morning News   
Clean Coasts' Big Beach Clean in West Cork  West Cork Times
Warren Beach by Annemarie Quin (Ballincollig) Clean Coasts' Big Beach Clean will be taking place in September. Clean Coasts is teaming up with the International Ocean Conservancy again for the International Coastal Cleanup event. Last year 645,015 ...

Beach cleaners need more numbers   Maldon and Burnham Standard
Call to arms for clean-up of Devon and Cornwall's coastline   Western Morning News
Beach litter pick set to take place   Northumberland Gazette
ITV News   
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  Milton Keynes MKWeb   
Spider season hits Tyneside: Your photos of eight-legged beasts invading your ...  ChronicleLive
September has long been known as spider season, as the eight-legged horrors come inside seeking warm spots to shelter from the increasingly nippy nights. This particular September seems to be worse than most, as the long, hot summer has caused ...

Ten ways to get rid of house spiders this autumn   The Independent
Why do spiders scare us so much: There's a scientific reason   Lincolnshire Echo
An eight-legged Inbetweeners fan? Meet the giant spiders making themselves at ...   Irish Mirror
Harlow Star   
Crawley News   
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  Science 2.0   
GelSight: Fingertip Sensor Gives Robot Dexterity In Real Time  Science 2.0
Researchers have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port. Its processing algorithm is faster, so it can give the robot feedback in real time. The sensor is an adaptation of a ...

New fingertip sensor makes this robot incredibly dextrous   Geek
Fingertip sensor lets robots 'see' what they're touching   Engadget
US researchers develop optical sensor that gives robot unprecedented dexterity   Siliconrepublic.com
R & D Magazine   
Product Design & Development   
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  Times of India   
Earth's population to exceed scientist expectations and hit 12bn  Irish Examiner
Humanity is continuing to grow and the Earth's population could hit 12bn by 2100, according to a new prediction by experts. The rising population could worsen problems such as climate change, food shortages, infectious disease, and poverty, scientists warn.
Why estimate for world population in 2100 is now 11 billion   Christian Science Monitor
Population of Earth forecast to hit 12 billion   Herald.ie
World population will soar to 12.3-B   Manila Bulletin
Times of India   
RT   
India Today   
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  Businessweek   
Climate Crisis Is Every Working Person's Crisis  Huffington Post
In recent weeks, working people have taken to the streets to stand up for higher wages, protesting corporations that make big profits but pay poverty wages. This Sunday, thousands of us will be out in the streets again, this time to take our place in history by ...

100000 folks expected to turn out Sept. 21 for The People's Climate March   Science Recorder
People's Visioning organizes climate rally   Columbia Daily Tribune
New York set for massive climate march   Fox News
Telegraph.co.uk   
Science 2.0   
Bloomberg   
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  Zee News   
China Approves Program for Addressing Climate Change  Prensa Latina
Imagen activa 19 de septiembre de 2014, 12:05Beijing, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese government has approved a proposed plan by the National Reform and Development Commission to trace the overall program and major goals for environmental ...

China insists wealthy countries should improve emission targets   Channel News Asia
China pledges to cut carbon intensity by 2020   The Hindu
China pledges to cut carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2020   Economic Times
The Guardian Nigeria   
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  Headlines & Global News   
Humans And Apes Developed 'Fairness' To Ensure Group Cooperation (VIDEO)  Headlines & Global News
Only humans and apes will give up personal rewards for the future good of their social group. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons). The natural human response to unfairness most likely evolved to support long-term cooperation. Researchers have spent the past ...

Human fairness is innate after all   iStreet Research
Humans Evolved To Be Fair For Selfish Reasons   io9
Fairness evolved to favour co-operation   Pune Mirror
Chinatopix   
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  NBCNews.com   
The Polarity of Global Ice Growth  PNC Voice
For the third straight year in a row the level of sea ice in Antarctica continues to grow, breaking new records every single year. And as ice growth in the Southern Hemisphere waters booms, ecologists wonder what kind of impact that is going to have on the rest ...

North & South Poles Show Alarming Changes, Antarctic And Arctic At Risk!   Capital Wired
NASA keeping close eye on Arctic climate   Fox News
Antarctica Is Experiencing Record Highs in Winter Sea Ice Maximum 3rd Straight ...   University Herald
Tech Times   
Design & Trend   
Chinatopix   
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  Economic Times   
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft set to enter Martian orbit Sunday  The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, also known as MAVEN, is seen in a NASA rendering orbiting Mars during sunrise on this particular portion of the red planet. This scene should start playing out for real on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014.
Maven and MOM Orbiters Close In on Their Moments of Truth at Mars   NBCNews.com
Readers React: Three reasons why India needs its Mars Mission   Economic Times
Journey to the Red Planet: MAVEN Approaches Martian Orbit   TIME
Times of India   
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