en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-06-02 Ireland Science

Alan, the oldest dinosaur in Britain, drops in on professor
The Times (subscription)
A small fragment of the oldest giant dinosaur found in Britain was discovered entirely by chance after it fell from a cliff. The sauropod, provisionally known as Alan, lived about 175 million years ago and was very likely to be from a species previously unknown ...

Experts say they have identified Britain's oldest sauropod dinosaur (Jason Poole ...   Belfast Telegraph
Experts hail oldest dinosaur find   Irish Independent
Britain's oldest sauropod dinosaur 'Alan' identified from fossil bone found in UK's ...   Mirror.co.uk
Forbes
Irish Examiner
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The hedgehogs with road sense: Last colony in London have survived because ...
Daily Mail
The last hedgehog colony in London has been found – and is thought to have survived thanks to a fear of crossing roads. There are 15,000 hedgehogs, killed on UK roads every year. Numbers have dropped from 30million in the 1950s to about 1million.
Last of London's hedgehogs fight for survival   The Times (subscription)
Hedgehogs of suburbia   Irish Times
Last wild hedgehogs of central London's Royal Parks discovered   Horticulture Week
Wired.co.uk
Evening Standard
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Earth home may be home to millions fewer species, report claims
Herald Scotland
Planet Earth could be home to millions fewer species than previously thought, new research has claimed. Planet Earth could be home to millions fewer species than previously thought, new research has claimed. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print ...

The world's biodiversity is not as diverse as first thought, study finds   Brisbane Times
'Fewer Species' under new Aust research   Herald Sun
Life on Earth's diversity questioned   3News NZ
Daily Mail
Irish Mirror
Business Insider Australia
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Scientists document Florida 'virgin births' of endangered sawfish
Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 1 Scientists have documented in Florida a series of "virgin births," reproduction without mating, in a critically endangered sawfish species pushed to the brink of extinction by over-fishing and habitat destruction. The scientists said on ...

'Virgin-born' sawfish are a first in the wild   BBC News
Parthenogenesis: Creating a Wholesome Life, not a Reproductive Dead End   PerfScience
Sawfish habitat cutting into Cape economy   The News-Press
Eagle Radio
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French Minister Laurent Fabius Wary on Iran Nuclear Deal
Wall Street Journal
ABUJA, Nigeria—French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a possible nuclear deal with Iran risks sparking a nuclear arms race in the Middle East unless the agreement grants international inspectors access to Iranian military sites and other secret facilities ...

France suggests world leaders at start, not end, of climate summit   Brisbane Times
France suggests world leaders attend start, not end, of climate summit   The Globe and Mail
French foreign minister hopeful about Iranian nuclear deal   Washington Post
Xinhua
New Zealand Herald
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What's up with these weird blue patches on Mars?
Mashable
A European probe in orbit around Mars just photographed two deep blue patches on the Martian surface, but while they might look like lakes to the untrained eye, don't be deceived. The spots are actually layers of dark, volcanic rock that appear blue in the ...

Mars may have beautiful blue aurorae visible to the naked eye   Washington Post
What are these strange blue 'pools' on Mars? Esa claims mystery patches are ...   Daily Mail
Mars has blue-hued aurorae visible to the naked eye   The Space Reporter
MyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)
Nature World News
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Pope Francis Wants Women to Be Sisters, Not Servants
Huffington Post
"Following Francis" is a monthly blog on the latest happenings of Pope Francis. It is prepared exclusively for The WorldPost by Sébastien Maillard, Vatican Correspondent for La Croix, Rome. ROME -- It may just seem like some nice talking with no action taken ...

The radical Vatican spring   Toronto Star
Rick Santorum On Pope Francis' Letter On Climate Change: 'Leave The Science ...   CBS Local
Pope Francis compares Mediterranean migrant crisis to abortion   The Independent
Daily Mail
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Ottawa to make new funding pledge to ISS as two Canadian astronauts set to ...
The Globe and Mail
Two more Canadian astronauts are headed into space, the government will announce on Tuesday as it commits about $350-million to the International Space Station to secure a continued presence in the orbiting research laboratory. This pledge will ensure ...

More Canadian astronauts heading to space   Globalnews.ca
See: Stunning Aurora Haloes Earth and its Sparkling Cities from Space [PHOTO]   Nature World News
Update: What Is the Going Rate and Timeline for Space Tourism?   TravelPulse
Mirror.co.uk
Uncover California
Russia and India Report
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Australia: new laws will help protect reef
Dredging News Online
News.com.au reports that Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk believes that new laws banning capital dredging near the Great Barrier Reef will help the Queensland government convince the international community the environmental treasure is not ...

Queensland to bring in anti-dredging Great Barrier Reef laws   9news.com.au
We cannot stop caring for health of reef, divers say   Mackay Daily Mercury
Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce meets to set targets   Brisbane Times
FIS
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