2014年11月3日 星期一

2014-11-04 Ireland Science

  CBS News   
November 3, 2014 in Mission Reports: Station astronaut calls private spaceflight ...  Spaceflight Now
Space station astronaut Reid Wiseman, preparing to return to Earth this weekend after 165 days in orbit, said Monday commercial spaceflight represents the “next breakthrough” in aerospace technology, and that he hopes Virgin Galactic can ultimately turn ...

Pic: Reid Wiseman's picture of Dublin from the International Space Station is ...   JOE
Dublin from space is looking mighty fine   BreakingNews.ie
Here's what Dublin looks like from the International Space Station   thejournal.ie

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  Reuters   
Pilot actions examined in US crash of Virgin Galactic spacecraft  Reuters
MOJAVE Calif. (Reuters) - A human-factors expert will join the investigation of the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's passenger spacecraft to study why the co-pilot prematurely unlocked a pivoting tail section of the ship during a test flight, the National ...

Simple clue to Virgin disaster revealed   NEWS.com.au
Lever under scrutiny in Virgin spaceship disaster   Channel News Asia
Branson still plans to take family on Virgin space trip   Herald Scotland
The Globe and Mail   
Chron.com   
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  Irish Times   
Water charge protests around the country  Irish Times
One of about 700 protesters who marched through Tuam, Co Galway, against water charges. Photograph Andy Newman. Water charge protests around the country. Water charges protest in Waterford City. Photograph: Patrick Browne. Water charge protests ...


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  Herald Sun   
Sounding the alarm on climate change: IPCC eliminates the doubts on human ...  Irish Times
Let us be absolutely clear: scientists are in no doubt that climate change is happening, that it's being caused by the build-up of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, that humanity is largely to blame for these concentrations and that the impacts will become ...

Peter Foster: Dedicated to promoting synthetic climate alarmism   Financial Post
Eugene Robinson: Our politicians are flunking the vision test   Washington Post
Why Is UN Report So Certain Humans Caused Climate Change?   NBCNews.com
The Times (subscription)   
Businessweek   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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  Irish Mirror   
Afraid of spiders? Then don't visit this waste treatment plant which is home to ...  Irish Mirror
If you're frightened of spiders then you really don't want to visit this waste treatment plant in Baltimore, US - because it is home to around 107 MILLION of eight-legged critters. Arachnid webbing covers approximately 95 per cent of the entire building, the ...

SEE IT: Scientists say Baltimore facility infested with more than 107 million spiders   New York Daily News
4-ACRE spider web found in Baltimore teeming with 107 MILLION arachnids   Daily Mail
Four Acre Spiderweb Discovered In Baltimore Wastewater Plant   The Inquisitr

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  NEWS.com.au   
Meteor explodes out of Milky Way as it speeds towards Earth  NEWS.com.au
EXTRAORDINARY footage of a mysterious object exploding through the Earth's atmosphere has been posted online. The burning meteor sped into view beneath the Milky Way before bursting into a spiral of flames. The incredible moment was captured on ...

SEE IT: Fireball meteor explode as it plunges toward Earth   New York Daily News
Breathtaking footage shows meteor speeding towards Earth   Metro
Watch incredible footage of fireball meteor EXPLODING as it plunges towards ...   Irish Mirror

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  The Nation   
421m birds left Europe in 30 years  The Nation
Europe has an estimated 421 million fewer birds than three decades ago, and current treatment of the environment is unsustainable for many common species, a study released on Monday said. The population crash is related to modern farming methods and ...

European Birds Are Disappearing: Populations Down 20 Percent Since 1980   Newsweek
European birds have declined by nearly half a billion since 1980   Science Recorder
Europe's bird population falls by 421 million in 30 years, Exeter study finds   Exeter Express and Echo
Nature World News   
Salon   
Washington Post (blog)   
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  The Nation   
Robot baby penguin infiltrates Antarctic colony  Los Angeles Times
For decades, humans have built rovers to visit places we can't easily reach, including the moon and Mars. Now scientists have built a rover to explore another challenging target: colonies of adorable penguins. A team led by scientists from the University of ...

Rover dressed as a penguin aids conservation   BBC News
Penguin-bot is a happy feat for science   The Star Online
Robotic baby penguin helps researchers get closer to shy adults   The Independent
Businessweek   
Washington Post   
Fox News   
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  Noosa News   
Australia PM defends coal after UN warning on climate  The Star Online
Coal is stockpiled at the coal port of Newcastle in Australia's New South Wales state. - AFP. SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday defended using coal to generate energy as "the foundation of our prosperity", after the United Nations ...

Australia is 'holding back' global climate change fight   eco-business.com
Coal is the future, insists Tony Abbott as UN calls for action on climate change   The Guardian
WE SAY: Abbott coal focus a major gamble   The Sunshine Coast Daily
Sydney Morning Herald   
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  ExtremeTech   
MIT astronomer says NASA's focus on 'capturing asteroids in baggies' is misguided  ExtremeTech
NASA's ARM project is already a success, and we don't even know if it will really launch yet. Called the Asteroid Redirect Mission, ARM is already a big PR success, capturing people's imaginations and even coming to the popular culture via an ARM-themed ...

What Ebola has taught us about handling Mars soil samples   NEWS.GNOM.ES
NASA focusing on Technologies for In-Situ Resource Utilization   PerfScience
Mars and Earth share UFO visitors? Latest NASA images offer possible link   Examiner.com
Business Standard   
Dumb-Out   
Beta Wired   
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