2015年4月22日 星期三

2015-04-23 Ireland Science


Irish Times
   
Access Science: Get involved in a study of light and air pollution   
Irish Times
Ireland has some of the least polluted skies in Europe, and not just in terms of air pollution: we also have relatively clean skies when it comes to light pollution – that is, the impact of surface lighting, which spoils our view of the night skies. We will soon be able ...


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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Pesticides give bees a buzz like smoking   
Telegraph.co.uk
Bees get a ''buzz'' from nicotine-like pesticides in much the same way as smokers are stimulated by tobacco, startling new research suggests. In a series of experiments, bumblebees and honeybees actively preferred sugar solutions laced with the ...

Bees may become addicted to nicotine-like pesticides, study finds   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Common Insecticide Affects Bees Like Cigarettes Affect Humans, Studies Find   Huffington Post
Research Suggests Pesticide Is Alluring and Harmful to Bees   New York Times
Reuters   
RTE.ie   
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TIME
   
Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuation of 4000 Residents   
Wall Street Journal
A volcano in southern Chile erupted on Wednesday, forcing the government to declare a “red alert” as it evacuated residents from nearby communities. President Michelle Bachelet said late Wednesday that about 4,000 people were evacuated from towns in ...

Calbuco volcano erupts in Chile, and nearby town evacuated   USA TODAY
Chile volcano erupts after 42 years   Irish Independent
Town evacuated in Chile as volcano erupts   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Mashable   
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TIME
   
Watch Live: The Lyrid Meteor Shower   
TIME
You'll want to set your alarm early the next couple of days for a unique celestial display. The annual Lyrid meteor shower will be at its most visible on April 22 and 23, with peak viewing time just before dawn. This year's shower coincides with a crescent moon, ...

Lyrid Meteor Showers Now for West Coast, Oregon   Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Lyrid Meteor Shower   Northern Arizona Today
How To Watch The Lyrid Meteor Shower This Week, Because It's Sure To Be An ...   Bustle
Fox11online.com   
WEAU   
lehighvalleylive.com   
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Huffington Post
   
8 Badass Environmentalists You Should Know   
Huffington Post
In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day, we're celebrating eight extraordinary women who have continuously advocated and rallied for our earth. These women work endlessly to implement policies and enact change to preserve and protect our environment ...

Would Earth Day's creator have celebrated this Earth Day?   Washington Post
Earth Day 2015: How the environment is still under threat   BBC News
As Earth Day Has Grown, So Have the Eco-Challenges   NBCNews.com
Daily Caller   
Mashable   
TIME   
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The Nation
   
Earth Day: Top experts call for zero-carbon world by 2050   
The Nation
A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a “zero-carbon society” by 2050. To coincide with Earth Day, research institute The Earth League ...

Climate Authority dares Australia to ... catch-up   Business Spectator
Philippine climate envoy steps down to lead 'pilgrimage'   Reuters
Here's how much each U.S. state has warmed since the first Earth Day   Mashable
BBC News   
The Independent   
Huffington Post   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Dinosaur sex: Is that stegosaurus female or male? It's all in the armor   
Los Angeles Times
When it comes to the stegosaurus, it might be very easy to tell the ladies from the gents. A new study of the dinosaurs' ridges of fierce plates shows that males and females sported very different armor. The study of these dinos' sexual dimorphism, published in ...

How To Tell If A Stegosaurus Is A Boy Or Girl? The Answer's On Top, Not On The ...   Tech Times
Stegosaurus plate shape may reveal gender   ABC Science Online
Bristol university student finds evidence plate size determines Stegosaurus' sex   Malay Mail Online
Yibada (English Edition)   
Science /AAAS   
Reuters   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Deforestation tripled in the Amazon, say researchers as experts warn more ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon almost tripled last month compared with March 2014, say researchers. Scientists from Imazon, a Brazilian non-profit reseach institution fear that the true figure may be higher. They use a programme developed by Google ...

How You Can Help Save the Rainforest   Men's Journal
Amazon rainforest lost a tenth of its trees in 50 years, study   French Tribune
Amazon Rainforest Loss May Drastically Impact Climate Change   Science World Report
Market Business News   
Click Green   
ANINEWS   
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NBCNews.com
   
Spectral Readings Bring Alien Planet Into Sharper Focus   
NBCNews.com
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet's visible-light spectrum directly for the first time ever, a milestone that could help bring many other alien worlds into clearer focus down the road. The scientists used the HARPS instrument on the European Southern ...

First exoplanet seen with reflected visible light   The Space Reporter
First exoplanet detected using visible light spectrum   National Monitor
Exoplanet 51 Pegasi B Becomes First Alien World Observed In Visible Light ...   Tech Times
Science Recorder   
Discovery News   
Sci-News.com   
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RT
   
Plant genetics Sweet potato is already a GM crop   
Nature.com
The sweet-potato genome contains genes from bacteria, so is an example of a naturally occurring genetically modified (GM) plant. While combing through the genome of the domesticated sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), Jan Kreuze of the International Potato ...

Sweet Potato Is a Natural GMO   Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
'Foreign DNA' in sweet potatoes suggests plants genetically modify themselves   Daily Mail
Fear of 'foreign' genes in GMOs? Turns out Nature produces transgenic sweet ...   Genetic Literacy Project
Laboratory Equipment   
International Business Times UK   
Business Standard   
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