2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 Ireland Science


Irish Examiner
   
Believe it or not, humans would have chicken brains (literally) if it weren't ...   
Irish Examiner
We kid you not, researchers believe the reason why the human brain is much more powerful than a chicken is all down to a single molecular event. Losing a tiny fragment of protein is thought to have spurred the evolution of the complex mammalian central ...

Of course humans are smarter than chickens. But now scientists know why.   Christian Science Monitor
Why we're smarter than CHICKENS: Loss of a protein fragment led to a superior ...   Daily Mail
A Single Protein In The Brain Could Be The Reason We're The Smartest Animals ...   Medical Daily
Phys.Org   
Yahoo News UK   
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Her.ie
   
This Is NOT A Drill: Spiders The Size Of Mice Are Set to Invade Your Home   
Her.ie
In news that proves nightmares can come true, spiders the size of mice are set to invade homes in the UK and Ireland over the coming weeks. The unwelcome eight-legged visitors have now gotten a lot bigger, and thanks to the wet spring and warm summer, ...

Spiders the size of MICE could soon invade Welsh homes, experts warn   WalesOnline
Your photos of giant spiders spotted in North East homes and gardens   ChronicleLive
Giant spiders as big as MICE set to invade Greater Manchester homes in coming ...   Manchester Evening News
Get Surrey   
Western Gazette   
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Quartz
   
Once dead, London's Thames river is now teeming with seals, porpoises, and ...   
Quartz
In 1957, the Thames—the huge river that flows though the city of London—was declared biologically dead. And for most of London's history, its river has been more of a hazard than a habitat. Effluent from Victorian sewers flowed into it. Chemicals ...
Want to see some seals? Head to Canary Wharf   The Guardian
Seals, whales and porpoises regularly spotted in the Thames, survey reveals   Telegraph.co.uk
Marine mammals set up camp in Thames River once again   RedOrbit
Press Examiner   
Evening Standard   
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Huffington Post UK
   
Life On Earth Began With Comets, Scientists Say As New Research Emerges   
Huffington Post UK
Scientists have used a series of lab-based experiments to show how comets could have kickstarted life on earth through. In a study published by Geochemical Journal, researchers from the Nagoya University in Japan showed how the impact of a comet could ...

Comet Impacts Could Have Helped Create Life on Earth   Newsweek
Did comets bring life to Earth?   Times of Malta
Comet impacts cook up 'soup of life'   BBC News
Softpedia News   
Focus News   
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Irish Times
   
Do not adjust sets: July the world's warmest month ever   
Irish Times
July was the world's warmest month ever in records going back to 1880, the National Centers for Environmental Information said. Combined land and sea temperatures were 0.81 degrees above the 20th century average, according to a statement from the ...

July was warmest month in records going back to 1880   Stuff.co.nz
July was hottest month in records since 1880   Gulf Today

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NBCNews.com
   
Epic selfie taken by The Curiosity rover during Mars mountain trip   
The Market Business
NASA's Curiosity rover captured a glorious selfie on Mars this month, shortly before resuming its trek up a huge mountain. The vehicle snapped several low-angle shots with the camera at the end of its robotic arm on August 5 at a site called Marias ...
Curiosity Snaps Stunning One of a Kind Belly Selfie At Buckskin Mountain Base ...   Universe Today
Epic selfies taken by Curiosity rover during Mars mountain trip   NewsQuench
Curiosity Rover's new selfie shows injured wheel   TechnoBuffalo
The Space Reporter   
Sentinel Republic   
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NBCNews.com
   
No asteroid threat to Earth, says Nasa   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Nasa has rubbished claims that a devastating asteroid will hit Earth sometime between September 15 and 28, saying there is not one shred of evidence on it till now. One of the numerous recent blogs and web postings doing the rounds claim ...

NASA confirms world will not end by asteroid strike in September   ABC Online
No asteroid threatening to hit Earth next month: NASA   Financial Express
NASA: Earth not facing threat from asteroid   CNN
New Zealand Herald   
Gizmodo Australia   
EarthSky   
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Newsweek
   
China's Pollution Overestimated by Large Margin for Years, Study Says   
Newsweek
The new calculation was based on analysis of China's coal—it turns out it produces up to 40 percent less carbon pollution as it burns. Reuters. Filed Under: Tech & Science, China, Climate Change. China is the biggest carbon emitter in the world, but ...

China's emissions may be 14% lower than feared, research finds   Irish Times
China's CO2 levels may be overstated   The Straits Times
China's carbon dioxide emissions may be lower than experts thought   TODAYonline
Livemint   
Christian Science Monitor   
Financial Express   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says   
Christian Science Monitor
Humans are throwing ecosystems out of whack by not only killing a large number of animals, but by killing adults and top carnivores in particular, a study suggests. One answer is to act more like animal predators.
Humans are unsustainable super-predators, UVic scientists say   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Humans are 'wickedly efficient super-predators'   Dispatch Times
Ecologists Make the Best Argument for Eating the Youth Since “A Modest Proposal”   The Hullabaloo Online
Sentinel Republic   
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CBC.ca
   
Further investigation planned in whale deaths in Alaska   
Washington Post
JUNEAU, Alaska — A federal agency announced plans Thursday for a more intense investigation into what caused the deaths of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska since May. NOAA Fisheries declared the deaths an “unusual mortality event,” ...

What's killing whales off BC-Alaska coast?   CBC.ca

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