2014年12月14日 星期日

2014-12-15 Ireland Science


New York Times
   
A Climate Accord Based on Global Peer Pressure   
New York Times
LIMA, Peru — Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, after more than 36 straight hours of negotiations, top officials from nearly 200 nations agreed to the first deal committing every country in the world to reducing the fossil fuel emissions that cause global warming.
Climate negotiators in Peru 'did the bare minimum,' one critic says   Los Angeles Times
UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks   BBC News
'Weak deal' is attacked on climate change curbs   Irish Independent
Irish Times   
Washington Post   
The Independent   
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Irish Times
   
Chris Hadfield, Ireland's favourite astronaut, returns to Dublin   
Irish Times
Ireland's favourite astronaut was back in Dublin and it felt like he had never been away. Cmdr Chris Hadfield returned to Ireland to sign copies of his newest book You Are Here - Around the World in 92 Minutes and to do more promotion for Tourism Ireland.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield returns to his Scots roots with Edinburgh and Glasgow ...   Herald Scotland
Ground control to Commander Chris   The Star Online

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Irish Times
   
Go Walk: Curraghmore, Co Kerry   
Irish Times
The two great ridge walks on the Macgillycuddy Reeks, 'The Circuit of The Hag's Glen' and 'The Coomloughra Horseshoe', between them encompass all but two of the summits of this great massif. Lying to the south of Cathair (1001m) lies the lonely peak of ...


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thejournal.ie
   
An electric eel shocks its prey like a Taser   
thejournal.ie
ELECTRIC EELS, THE Amazonian fish that can deliver shocks powerful enough to knock down a horse, has a shock system similar to a taser. That is the finding of a nine-month study into just how the fish are able to shock. The research was conducted by ...

Electric Eels Jolt Their Prey By Remote Control   WGBH NEWS

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Newstalk 106-108 fm
   
Drivers warned of icy roads across the country   
Newstalk 106-108 fm
Motorists are being advised to drive with care due to icy stretches across parts of the country this morning. Frosty conditions and ice remain on some routes, particularly on untreated surfaces. Drivers are being reminded that stopping distances are 10 times ...


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Daily News & Analysis
   
LHC Revs-Up for Most Powerful Particle Collisions Ever   
Discovery News
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is on the verge of restarting for its second 3-year run that will see it double its collisional energy and dramatically step-up the search for new physics, hopefully solving some of the most perplexing mysteries in modern physics ...

CERN to relaunch Large Hadron Collider by March 2015   Science Recorder
Giant European particle collider ready for 2nd run   Washington Post
The Large Hadron Collider is back in business   Irish Examiner
Tech Times   
The Guardian   
Daily Mail   
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Financial Express
   
Comet landing is top physics event of 2014   
Times of India
LONDON: The first ever landing of a man-made probe onto a comet by the ESA's Philae spacecraft has been named the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for 2014. Nuclear fusion with lasers and a tractor beam %are also among the 10 physics ...

Top 10 physics breakthroughs listed   BBC News
Redmayne and Cumberbatch have made science cool for school   Telegraph.co.uk
Rosetta finds comets carry more 'Star Trek' fuel than expected   CNET
Washington Post   
physicsworld.com   
Irish Examiner   
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Channel 4 News
   
Clouds obstruct view of Geminids meteor shower in eastern Australia   
Sydney Morning Herald
The year's strongest meteor shower streaked across the skies overnight - not that stargazers across parts of Australia's east coast could see much of the display. Sydneysiders who looked heavenward on Sunday night were greeted with patchy cloud cover ...

How to photograph the Geminids meteor shower this weekend   The Space Reporter
Stunning pictures of the Geminids meteor shower   The i100
Plymouth photographer captures Geminid meteor picture   Plymouth Herald
Telegraph.co.uk   
CNN   
North Country Public Radio   
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Daily Times
   
Did humans first master fire in Israel 350000 years ago?   
Daily Times
Early humans first began to master fire around 350,000 years ago, helping to drive the development of complex culture among our ancestors, new archaeological evidence has revealed. Flint fragments discovered in a cave in the limestone cliffs of Mount ...

When Did Humans Start Using Fire? Cave In Israel Provides Evidence Of ...   The Inquisitr
Evidence of use of fire in Israel cave   Islamabad Globe
Israeli cave offers clues about when humans mastered fire   Science AAAS
USA TODAY   
Bio & Tech Insights   
Capital OTC   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
Conservation minister defends climate change effort   
Stuff.co.nz
Conservation Minister Tim Groser says he has not heard of a new climate-change report which ranked New Zealand 43rd out of 58 countries. Groser was speaking to Radio New Zealand following the drafting of a new climate change deal by 196 United ...

Federal Government pledges $200 m to global climate fund   EcoGeneration
Climate expert: It's all smoke and mirrors, Mr Groser   Carbon News
Groser: Peru deal a positive step   3News NZ
Voxy   
Bio & Tech Insights   
Toronto Sun   
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