2015年10月8日 星期四

2015-10-09 Ireland Science


The Guardian
   
Shell's withdrawal from Arctic energizes activists   
San Antonio Express-News (subscription)
WASHINGTON — Environmentalists who battled Arctic oil drilling by paddling kayaks, dangling from bridges and climbing onto rigs at sea have claimed a high-profile success against Shell and aim to funnel the resulting enthusiasm into other fights ...
Arctic oil makes climate disaster inevitable   Irish Times
A carbon tax in waiting: we're not adapting as fast as climate is changing   The Conversation US
Why we'll sue CEOs who ignore climate change   The Guardian

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Siliconrepublic.com
   
Irish aurora wows Twitter as NASA reveal its mysteries   
Siliconrepublic.com
Over the heads of many in Ireland and the UK last night, strong solar weather activity created an abnormally large aurora borealis effect in one of the phenomenon's most southerly advances in many years. Due to the speeds at which solar radiation ...
NASA study suggests low-energy electrons have a big impact on pulsating auroras   Gizmag

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MarketWatch
   
Big oil, big tobacco, big lies   
Irish Examiner
OVER the last few years, a growing number of people have been taking a hard look at what is happening to our planet — historic rising sea levels, massive floods — and acknowledging, finally, that human activity is propelling rapid climate change. But ...
Opinion: How Big Oil hijacked the climate-change debate with its lies   MarketWatch

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Daily Mail
   
Northern Lights forecasters reveal where the aurora will be brightest   
Daily Mail
Andrew Sibley, space weather advisor for the Met Office, said the chances of seeing the lights were highest in 'north England, north Wales and Scotland'. Meanwhile a tweet from the Met Office advised enthusiasts: 'The best chance of seeing it is after ...
Where and how to see the Northern Lights this winter   Skyscanner News (blog)
Nature's light show makes for stunning snaps across Ireland   the Irish News
Missed the Northern Lights? There's still a chance to see them   Irish Examiner
Telegraph.co.uk   
BBC News   
Malton and Pickering Mercury   
T.co   
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Irish Examiner
   
A shopper found a tiny lizard in her punnet of grapes   
Irish Examiner
Shopper Leanne Preedy found a little something extra in the grapes she picked up at a supermarket. A shopper found a tiny lizard in her punnet of grapes. There was a tiny little lizard in the punnet she bought in Tesco.
Prepare to Never Eat Grapes Again After Seeing What This Woman Found in Hers   Cosmopolitan.com (blog)
Woman finds lizard in Tesco grapes   The Sun (subscription)

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Blue skies and water: NASA's surprising announcement about Pluto   
Sydney Morning Herald
It has blue skies and water, but don't expect to take a holiday there any time soon. NASA on Friday announced that the first colour photos of Pluto's atmosphere show that the dwarf planet's skies are blue and its surface has patches of ice. "Who would ...
Pluto's Small Moons Nix and Hydra   Space Daily
Blue Sky And Red Ice At Pluto, NASA Spacecraft Discovers   CBS Local
Pluto has brilliant blue skies, Nasa announces   Telegraph.co.uk
National Post   
The Sun Daily   
Greenfield Daily Reporter   
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Irish Times
   
State to lobby EU for lower climate change targets   
Irish Times
The Government is to lobby the EU for a lower cut in the State's greenhouse emissions than the proposed 40 per cent target Brussels is seeking. While the EU has committed to an overall 40 per cent cut in emissions by 2030 compared to 2005, the ...
Mystery in India's climate change plan   Livemint
Whither Southeast Asia's 2020 climate targets? – Regan Pairojmahakij   The Malaysian Insider
Climate goals on target   The Hindu
Pacific Standard   
Times of India   
The Statesman   
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Firstpost
   
NASA Mars rover finds clear evidence for ancient, long-lived lakes   
Firstpost
Cape Canaveral: Three years after landing in a giant Martian crater, NASA's Curiosity rover has found what scientists call proof that the basin had repeatedly filled with water, bolstering chances for life on Mars, a study published on Thursday showed.
Ancient Mars Was Wetter and Warmer Than We Ever Realized   Gizmodo
NASA rover finds signs of lake on Mars that may have supported life   Columbus Dispatch
Ancient Mars had great lakes and rivers   The Space Reporter
RT   
KRQE News 13   
Popular Mechanics   
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BBC News
   
First ancient African genome solves migration mystery   
BBC News
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time. Researchers extracted DNA from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia. A comparison with genetic material from today's Africans reveals how our ancient ...

3000 years ago, an early human journey back into Africa   Christian Science Monitor
First ancient African genome sequenced   FTC Publications
TCD and UCD in vanguard of ancient Africa migration study   Irish Times
CTV News   
Voice of America   
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Los Angeles Times
   
What elephants can teach scientists about fighting cancer in humans   
Los Angeles Times
African elephants at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Scientists say they believe they now know how elephants resist cancer. African elephants at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Scientists say they believe they now know how elephants resist cancer. (Courtesy of Eric Peterson).
Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer—and What That Means for Humans   Newsweek
Secret to why elephants rarely get cancer is in their genes   ABC Online
Elephants found to carry cancer-suppressing gene, scientists report   Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Arizona Daily Star   
Salt Lake Tribune   
Daily Times   
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