2015年3月16日 星期一

2015-03-17 Singapore Science


Biotechin.Asia
   
Large scale fish deaths in Singapore attributed to plankton blooms   
Biotechin.Asia
Coastal farms around Changi and Lim Chu Kang Jetty lost thousands of fish, two weekends ago due to plankton blooms. Till now, about 600 tonnes of fishes have died and about 55 coastal farms are affected due to this plankton bloom. Algal blooms suck the ...

The science behind the fish deaths   TODAYonline

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eco-business.com
   
Fertilisers help toxic algae thrive in warming world   
eco-business.com
Scientists warn that excessive use of fertilisers, combined with warmer water in lakes, threatens to poison drinking water supplies. cyanobacteria. Taihu lake polluted with cyanobacteria bloom in Jiangsu, China. Lakes subject to excess discharge of industrial ...

Swimming advisory in place at Lake Mohave, Lake Mead   Mohave Valley News
Swimmers warned to avoid algae areas at lakes Mead, Mohave   Arizona Daily Star

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LocalNews8.com
   
Thousands of snow geese fall dead from sky in Idaho   
Reuters
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday. Dozens of Idaho ...

Idaho reports thousands of snow geese dead from disease   The Spokesman Review (blog)
2000 snow geese apparently die of avian cholera   LocalNews8.com

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Mashable
   
Baby giant tortoises hatch in the Galapagos Islands for first time in a century   
Mashable
For the first time in 100 years, baby Pinzón giant tortoises have hatched on the Galapagos Islands. Their births represent a small step forward for the vulnerable species. On an expedition to Pinzón Island in 1970, scientists found only 19 adult tortoises.
Scientists cheered by birth of Galapagos tortoises in wild   TODAYonline
Pinzon giant tortoise babies born in wild of Galapagos for 1st time in 100 years   CTV News

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Atlas V rocket blasts magnetospheric science satellites into space   
Christian Science Monitor
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission uses four satellites flying in a pyramid formation to study explosive events in the magnetic fields around our planet. By Ken Kremer, Universe Today March 15, 2015. close. In this undated photo provided by NASA, ...

NASA satellites safely in orbit after Atlas V rocket launch   Daily Times
Nasa probe to study magnetic mystery reaches Earth's orbit   Times of India
NASA launches four satellites in the Earth's orbit to study new phenomenon   India Today
Frontline Desk   
Consolidate Times   
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The Daily Star
   
Chinese descend on remote Palau islands   
The Daily Star
KOROR, Palau: Chinese tourists are flocking to the remote Palau islands as China's growing number of rich seek new frontiers abroad, but not everyone in the Micronesian paradise is happy about it. Strapped into life-jackets and screaming with excitement, ...

China Outbound Tourism: Palau Cuts Flights From China To Alleviate Tourism ...   International Business Times

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Chicago Tribune
   
The melting of Antarctica was already really bad. It just got worse.   
Chicago Tribune
Manuel Fuentes, a Chilean Navy member, pushes ice with a paddle to get close to the Chile's "Aquiles" navy ship en route to Bernardo O'Higgins, Antarctica. Water is eating away at the Antarctic ice, mostly from below, melting it where ice hits the oceans.
Scientists discover that the melting of Antarctica is even worse than previously ...   The Space Reporter
Melting glacier fuels dire forecast   Columbus Dispatch
Scientists warn Antarctic melting more extensive than previously thought   Al Jazeera America
National Monitor   
Business Insider Australia   
Boing Boing   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Has the mystery of the yeti been solved?   
NEWS.com.au
SCEPTICS have a reason to rejoice with scientists claiming to have solved the mystery of the yeti. In 2013, Oxford University professor Bryan Sykes completed a DNA analysis of hair taken from two Himalayan animals identified as by the local community as ...

Study Argues DNA Does Not Belong To Yeti   Pioneer News
Researchers struggle to identify species responsible for 'Yeti' hair sample   Science Recorder
Is Fabled Yeti an Extinct Polar Bear or a Brown Bear? Controversy Continues   Yibada (English Edition)
National Monitor   
MSNBC   
Newsweek   
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NDTV
   
Citizen Scientists Help NASA Pinpoint More Asteroids   
NDTV
Washington: NASA challenged the public and amateur scientists delivered, coming up with a software application that can help identify more asteroids, some of which endanger our planet. The US space agency issued a call to citizen scientists last year called ...

NASA Wants to Use Crowdsourcing on the Internet To Identify New Asteroids   Pioneer News
Come up with a logarithm to harvest asteroids for NASA's Grand Challenge   Science Recorder
New desktop application has potential to increase asteroid detection   Government Security News
The Space Review   
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UPI.com
   
Anti-robot march at SXSW was a big PR stunt for new app   
UPI.com
Protestors with the group Stop the Robots voiced concerns at SXSW that artificial intelligence without a moral compass could pose serious risks to humanity. File Photo by UPI/Maryam Rahmanian. | License Photo. AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 (UPI) -- Update ...

Anti-robot protest takes aim at the wrong villains   Computerworld
Quirky Robots Invade SXSW Festival (Photos)   Live Science
'Stop the Robots' Protesters Rally at SXSW   PC Magazine
Irish Examiner   
The Verge   
The Guardian   
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