2014年10月20日 星期一

2014-10-21 Ireland Science

  2paragraphs.com   
Vulture Restaurants Needed To Protect the Species — Scientists  2paragraphs.com
African white-backed vultures are seriously endangered, with West Africa seeing a 95 percent drop in the bird's numbers. Zoologists at Trinity College Dublin think they have a perfect solution to help the birds: vulture restaurants. Dr Andrew Jackson, assistant ...

Vulture 'restaurants' needed to protect the species   Irish Times

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  Stuff.co.nz   
Deadly spider hitches a ride in the groceries  Stuff.co.nz
A young British family has been left traumatised after they discovered the world's most lethal spider with a sac full of eggs hiding in their groceries. Tim, a father of two from South London, was preparing breakfast when he unpacked a bunch of bananas from ...

Brazilian Wandering spider delivered in Waitrose online shopping   Telegraph.co.uk
Killer spider found in family's supermarket shopping   The Guardian
Brazilian Wandering spider found under a bunch of bananas in Waitrose home ...   The Independent
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VIDEO: Giant spider starts to eat Lizard alive  Irish Independent
Most spiders might feast on a fly, but this giant eight legged creature has a bigger appetite. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. A spider was spotted sucking the life out of a lizard, with its fangs stuck in the reptile. It is not known what ...


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  Irish Times   
Climate talks in Bonn to lay groundwork for new deal  Irish Times
Christiana Figueres of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: Bonn “will give governments the important opportunity to further develop a cohesive text” for a deal. Photograph: Henning Kaiser /AFP/Getty Images. Frank McDonald. Topics: News ...

Climate talks told to ease rifts as heat busts record   GlobalPost
Climate negotiators urged to 'build bridges'   The Daily Star
'Build bridges for Lima climate talks'   The Guardian

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  BBC News   
Sex 'emerged in ancient Scottish lake'  BBC News
An international team of researchers says a fish called Microbrachius dicki is the first-known animal to stop reproducing by spawning and instead mate by having sex. The primitive bony fish, which was about 8cm long, lived in ancient lakes about 385 million ...

Ancient fish showed us the way to have sex   Irish Examiner
Sex invented by Scottish square dancing fish   SBS
Scientists discover the awkward origins of sex   Washington Post
USA TODAY   
The Guardian   
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  Register   
Watch live! NASA video streams Orionid meteor shower – or go outside and look ...  Register
Vid If you're in a position to see the constellation of Orion tonight then it's time to enjoy the annual Orionid meteor shower – as the Earth slams into the debris left by Halley's Comet's 1986 visit at about 148,000 MPH. orionids. Look to the East for nature's ...

The Short List: Orionid meteor shower; Indiana serial killer; Apple Pay   USA TODAY
Orionids meteor shower lights the night sky   RT
Orionid meteor shower tonight: how to get the best view   Christian Science Monitor
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  BBC News   
Europe emission targets 'will fail to protect climate'  BBC News
Europe's leaders are about to consign the Earth to the risk of dangerous climate change, a UN expert says. Prof Jim Skea, a vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, says the EU's plan to cut CO2 emissions 40% by 2030 is too weak.
Study: EU can cut gas imports and carbon emissions by half   EurActiv
How self-interest is framing the EU 2030 climate debate   Business Spectator
European Emission Targets 'Will Fail To Protect Climates'   Design & Trend
Irish Times   
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  Science News   
NASA: Stay tuned for images of comet Siding Spring from Mars  Los Angeles Times
Comet Siding Spring has flown past Mars, but the NASA satellites in orbit around the Red Planet are continuing to study the mysterious visitor from the solar system's distant Oort cloud. All three spacecraft – the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey ...

Mars spacecraft safe after fortuitous comet encounter   Spaceflight Now
Mars Orbiter Mission was closest to comet Siding Spring   Times of India
Mars orbiters safe after scary encounter with the comet   Northern Voices Online
Discovery News   
Tech Times   
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  Daily Mail   
The tractor beam is here! Researchers conduct groundbreaking experiment that ...  Daily Mail
Tractor beams that can attract and repel large objects such as spaceships are a staple of sci-fi plotlines. However, researchers have revealed they are finally a reality - albeit on a slightly smaller scale. The first long-distance optical tractor beam moved ...

Physicists build 'Holy Grail' tractor beam   Siliconrepublic.com
Australian physicists build reversible laser tractor beam   Xinhua
First reversible tractor beam reported   Examiner.com
Financial Express   
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  Daily Digest   
NASA says a partial eclipse is on the way for Thursday  Daily Digest
With a partial eclipse, the moon and sun are off-center, meaning that only a fraction of the sun is blacked out by the moon. In case you have ever wanted to see a crescent-shaped sunset, now if your chance to cross that item off your bucket list. According to a ...

Clouds will beat moon during Thursday eclipse   The Columbian
Partial solar eclipse to take a bite out of the sun Thursday afternoon   Salt Lake Tribune
Partial solar eclipse viewing party Thursday   Daily Ardmoreite
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Valdosta Daily Times   
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