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2015-05-02 Ireland Science


BBC News
   
Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape'   
BBC News
Populations of some of the world's largest wild animals are dwindling, raising the threat of an "empty landscape", say scientists. About 60% of giant herbivores - plant-eaters - including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to ...

Large Herbivore Loss May Create 'Barren Landscape'   Discovery News
Desert fear over herbivore decline   Irish Independent
Facing an 'empty landscape'   Corvallis Gazette Times
Phys.Org   
International Business Times UK   
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Los Angeles Times
   
One in six species could be wiped out by climate change, study says   
Los Angeles Times
About one in six species now alive on the planet could become extinct as a result of climate change, according to a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science. If present trends continue, the Earth's temperature will wind up 4.3 degrees Celsius ...

A sixth of animals face extinction due to climate   Irish Examiner
1 in 6 species faces extinction due to climate change: Study   Times of India
Global Study links Species Extinction to Global Warming   Uncover California
Times Gazette   
Radio New Zealand   
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ABC Online
   
HATS-6b: Discovery of 'puffy' new planet brings scientists closer to finding new ...   
ABC Online
A "puffy" new planet orbiting a small, cool star has been discovered 500 light years away from Earth, by a team of scientists conducting research that could one day find new planets capable of hosting life. Named HATS-6b, the new planet is challenging the ...

Scientists have found a planet the size of Jupiter orbiting a star, so what's wrong?   BreakingNews.ie
'Puffed up planet' orbiting small star discovered by Australian astronomers   CNN International
New exoplanet too big for its star   Astronomy Magazine
Sci-News.com   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Study: Deep-Space Radiation Could Damage Astronauts' Brains   
Wall Street Journal
As NASA develops plans for a manned mission to Mars, scientists said Friday that cosmic rays during an interplanetary voyage could cause subtle brain damage, leaving astronauts confused, forgetful and slow to react to the unexpected. In a NASA-funded ...

A space odyssey: cosmic rays may damage the brains of astronauts   Sydney Morning Herald
Would-Be Mars Colonists Practice For Red Planet In Utah Desert   Tech Times
Astronauts' Brains may be damaged by radiation in Deep-space says Study   The Market Business
89.3 KPCC   
PBS NewsHour   
Las Vegas Review-Journal   
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Daily Star
   
Fly to the moon in FOUR HOURS: NASA secretly working on warp drive   
Daily Star
A STAR Trek-type warp drive could take humans to the moon in just four hours. By Benjamin Russell / Published 2nd May 2015. Starship Enterprise THE FINAL FRONTIER: The EMDrive could help us to travel further space than ever before [NC].
Is NASA one step closer to warp drive?   CNET
Nasa might have successfully tested a warp drive that could carry people at ...   The Independent
Evaluating NASA's Futuristic EM Drive   NASASpaceflight.com
Daily Mail   
Siliconrepublic.com   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Out of control spacecraft plunging to Earth   
NEWS.com.au
AN UNMANNED Russian cargo spacecraft ferrying supplies to the International Space Station is plunging back to Earth — and Moscow says it can't stop it. The loss of the Progress supply ship, a Soviet design known for its reliability, is the latest ...


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Nature World News
   
England to See Record-Breaking Warm Years   
Nature World News
With heatwaves in Europe expected to be 10 times as likely due to climate change, it should come as no surprise that England in particular will soon see record-breaking warm years. Share This Story ...

Global warming raises odds for record-breaking warm years in UK   Mashable
Heatwaves 'up to 22 times more likely' in England   Telegraph.co.uk
Heatwaves 'more likely' in England   BBC News
The Guardian   
Xinhua   
The Independent   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Why dolphins may soon be extinct   
NEWS.com.au
HISTORY does repeat itself, particularly when it comes to extinction. Fossil records from the past 23 million years show species like dolphins, whales and seals are the most vulnerable to extinction, a team of international scientists say. They have been ...

Marine fossils show which species are in danger of extinction, study says   The Daily Courier (subscription)
Dolphins more at risk of extinction than clams   Futurity: Research News
Fossils Identify Modern Marine Life at Risk of Extinction   TheFishSite.com

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Times Gazette
   
Bombardier Beetle packs a Gatling Gun when threatened   
Times Gazette
Bombardier beetle is named as such because of its intriguing and effective way of defending itself from other animals which may pose as their predators. This insect ousts a superheated liquid called benzoquinone. The liquid is ejected forcefully, in a motion ...

Tiny beetle's explosive spray mechanism revealed by X-rays   Mumbai Mirror
This beetle's butt is basically a machine gun   Washington Post
How These 'Exploding Beetles' Don't Blow Themselves up   Nature World News
Daily Mail   
Dispatch Times   
Christian Science Monitor   
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RT
   
Lab for genetic modification of human embryos just $2000 away – report   
RT
With the right expertise in molecular biology, one could start a basic laboratory to modify human embryos using a genome-editing computer technique all for a couple thousand dollars, according to a new report. Genetic modification has received heightened ...

The case for genetically engineered babies   The Guardian
US 'will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA'   BBC News
NIH reiterates ban on editing human embryo DNA   Nature.com
Popular Science   
The Guardian Nigeria   
Business Insider Australia   
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