en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-06-25 Ireland Science

Dublin Bay awarded biosphere designation by Unesco
Irish Times
Dublin Bay has been named a biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in recognition of the area's unique ecological habitat and biological diversity. A biosphere reserve is an area of land which ...

Dublin Bay: Stretch of coastline and marine area awarded the United Nations ...   Irish Mirror
Dublin Bay gets UNESCO biosphere designation   RTE.ie
Unesco award for Dublin Bay 'like winning lottery'   Herald
UTV Ireland
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Local teacher captures stunning shots of Aran Islands Aurora
Newstalk 106-108 fm
The Aurora Borealis was captured over O'Brien's Castle on Inis Oírr, Arran Islands on Tuesday night. The excellent photos of the summer Aurora were captured by local school teacher, Cormac Coyne. Aurora Borealis tonight over O'Brien's Castle on Inis Oírr.
Aran Islands Aurora: Stunning photos capture Inis Oírr's solar storm   Irish Independent
Stunning images of the Northern Lights captured over Ireland   Sunday World

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BBC News

'Hoff crab' gets formal scientific name
BBC News
A hairy crab that was dubbed "The Hoff" when it was first found in Antarctic waters has now been given a formal scientific description and name. The creature, which lives in vast communities around hot vents on the sea floor, will be known as Kiwa tyleri.
New Hairy-Chested Crab Identified in Antarctic Hydrothermal Vents   Newsweek
First species of yeti crab found in Antarctica   Science Codex
'Yeti' Crab's Strange Body Suits Its Hellish Habitat   Discovery News
Yibada (English Edition)
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Daily Mail

Incredible glowing rainbow corals discovered deep in the Red Sea
Daily Mail
The glowing corals display a surprising array of colours, researchers say - and hope the proteins used could be harnessed for medical applications in humans. The glowing corals display a surprising array of colours, scientists from the University of ...

Scientists discover an unexpectedly beautiful rainbow of fluorescent corals in the ...   Washington Post
'Rainbow' coral could help save the lives of people with cancer   Irish Examiner
Scientists have found beautiful fluorescent corals deep in the Red Sea   Quartz
Mirror.co.uk
Nature.com
International Business Times UK
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Belfast Telegraph

Lovebirds avoid flying blind spots
Belfast Telegraph
Lovebirds rotate their heads at lightning fast speeds to avoid blind spots when making rapid turns in flight, research has shown. Ads by Google. High speed video showed the colourful birds turning their heads with jerky movements, or saccades, reaching ...

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Western Morning News

Northern lights: Stunning time-lapse footage captured over Cornwall
Western Morning News
This stunning time-lapse footage of the Northern Lights has been captured by a photographer who witnessed the magical display above the night skies in Cornwall. Chris Small, who runs Ocean and Earth Photography, captured some amazing photographs ...

VIDEO: Photographer captures spectacular Northern Lights over Bude   Cornish Guardian
Stunning footage shows Northern Lights making 'rare' appearance in the skies ...   Irish Mirror

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BBC News

Face of bizarre sea creature Hallucigenia revealed
BBC News
Scientists finally have a complete picture of what one of nature's most bizarre animals looked like. The tiny sea creature - Hallucigenia - lived 500 million years ago, but all fossils appeared to be without heads. New specimens unearthed in Canada have ...

500-million-year-old "smiling" worm rears its head   CBS News
Hallucigenia mystery solved: Experts had it upside down   Warwick Daily News
Scientists Finally Figure Out Which End Of This Freaky 'Smiling' Worm Was The ...   Huffington Post

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The Guardian Nigeria

Pope admits divorce may be 'morally necessary'
New Zealand Herald
Pope Francis says that it may be acceptable, or even "morally necessary", for married couples to split up if they are at war with each other. The head of the Roman Catholic Church, an organisation that has traditionally been implacably opposed to divorce, said ...

Pope says marital separation sometimes 'morally necessary'   Washington Post
Pope Francis and climate change   Irish Times
Pope: Separation may be needed to protect a weaker spouse or children   TVNZ
Stuff.co.nz
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