2015年8月17日 星期一

2015-08-18 Ireland Science


RTE.ie
   
Crayfish plague kills 600 of the species in Cavan   
RTE.ie
Investigations are under way after 600 crayfish were killed by crayfish plague in a Co Cavan river. Preliminary results indicate the cause of deaths in the River Bruskey, near Ballinagh, to be the incurable, waterborne, fungus type disease. If this ...
Crayfish population in Cavan's Bruskey river threatened by disease   Irish Independent
Investigation launched after 600 dead crayfish are found in Cavan   thejournal.ie
Investigation into Crayfish Plague on River Bruskey   Anglo Celt

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BizTek Mojo
   
Owls Suppress Noise of Flapping of Wings to Swoop on Prey in Near Silence   
BizTek Mojo
A study conducted by a team of researchers from Dalian University of Technology in China has suggested that owls are equipped with superior "stealth technology" that enables them to capture prey in near-silence. In their study, Chinese researchers used ...

The lethal silent flier   Hindu Business Line
Owls use 'stealth technology' to capture prey   BBC News
Owl 'stealth technology' could hold lessons for engineers   E&T magazine
NYC Today   
Irish Examiner   
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Independent Online
   
Time is marching to the east?   
Independent Online
London - Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world descend on the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to pose for a photograph astride the Prime Meridian, the famous line which divides the eastern and western hemispheres of the ...

The Prime Meridian is in the wrong place   Business Insider
It turns out the Greenwich Meridian Line is in the wrong place   Newstalk 106-108 fm

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Daily News & Analysis
   
Pretty much anyone on Earth with a radio can call the International Space ...   
Quartz
The International Space Station orbits more than 200 miles above the Earth, traveling five miles per second. Getting in touch isn't quite as simple as placing a long-distance call. But if you have a ham radio, used by radio amateurs to chat on public ...
UK's amateur radio enthusiast contacts International Space Station from garden ...   Economic Times
Ground control to Space Station   Sky News Australia
Attention star-gazers! Your chance to see the International Space Station over ...   Derby Telegraph

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Mirror.co.uk
   
What this homeowner found on her electricity meter will give you nightmares   
Scottish Daily Record
WARNING: Scary content. Imagine leading the meter man to check out your readings and opening the cupboard to find this waiting for you. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Pinterest. Imgur Energy Austrailia unable to read meter due to massive tarantula. Unwelcome ...

Pic: This picture of a giant spider with its babies on an electricity meter is ...   JOE
Massive spider and babies make themselves at home on energy meter   Evening Standard
Giant spider and hundreds of babies crawling over electricity meter will haunt ...   JOE.co.uk
Wetpaint   
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Ancient Origins
   
Controversial Claim by Geologist: Mysterious tracks in Turkey caused by ...   
Ancient Origins
In what is sure to cause controversy, a researcher has claimed that the mysterious and ancient ruts which crisscross the Phrygian Valley of Turkey were caused by an unknown and intelligent race between 12 and 14 million years ago. Dr. Alexander ...
Pre-historic humans drove all-terrain vehicles 12 MILLION years ago claims ...   Mirror.co.uk
'Non-humans drove GIANT CARS on Earth millions of years ago and tracks are ...   Express.co.uk

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The Weather Channel
   
Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Could Be Near Eruption; Residents Put on High Alert ...   
The Weather Channel
One of Japan's most active volcanoes could be headed for a much bigger eruption than the locals are used to seeing. Mount Sakurajima erupts hundreds of times a year in small blasts, but scientists have studied the trends and history of the mountain and ...

Japan's Sakurajima volcano is about to blow – big time   RedOrbit
Japan Still on High Alert for Eruption at Mount Sakurajima   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Volcanic activities at Sakurajima ease   The Japan News
Inside Japan Tours   
BBC News   
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Sussex Express
   
UFO sighting in Sussex 'excites' expert   
Sussex Express
A SPEEDING UFO was seemingly spotted following in the wake of the RAF Vulcan which flew through Sussex on Saturday (July 15). Elaine Costello captured the image on Saturday afternoon, just moments after the decommissioned military jet passed ...

Watch speeding UFO following in the wake of RAF Vulcan bomber as it flew close ...   Mirror.co.uk
UFO sighting in Shoreham 'excites' expert   West Sussex Gazette

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Irish Mirror
   
Bizarre pictures show world's first two-headed hermaphrodite sea slug ...   
Irish Mirror
With its otherworldy two heads, you might be forgiven for thinking this two-headed neon slug is an alien lifeform - but it's actually just been discovered right here on earth. Divers have revealed what they believe to be the first ever two-headed sea ...

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9news.com.au
   
Spectacular collision of galaxies captured on camera   
9news.com.au
The discovery was made by a team of astronomers led by Professor Quentin Parker at the University of Hong Kong and Professor Albert Zijlstra at the University of Manchester, using the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia, according to a paper published by ...

Astronomers capture a stunning galaxy collision, the closest ever of its kind   Sydney Morning Herald
HKU scientists find new galaxy closest ever to earth   ecns
Celestial firework marks nearest galaxy collision   The Times
Financial Express   
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