2015年3月20日 星期五

2015-03-21 Singapore Science


TODAYonline
   
Air quality hits unhealthy levels, PSI peaks at 106   
TODAYonline
The three-hour PSI readings began climbing after 7am yesterday, reaching 71 at 11am, 74 at noon and 80 at 1pm. It then hit 86 at 2pm and 94 at 3pm. Photo: Robin Choo. PM2.5 levels were elevated in most regions of S'pore yesterday, says NEA. mail · print.
Singapore's 3-hour PSI crosses 100 into unhealthy range   AsiaOne
3-hour PSI tops 100 in Singapore, dips into 'Unhealthy' range   Channel News Asia
Haze clouds Singapore as 3-hour PSI crosses 100 into unhealthy range   The Straits Times
Town Hall   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Flying beetle remotely controlled by scientists   
Telegraph.co.uk
Scientists have been able to remotely control a flying beetle - paving the way for search and rescue cyborgs. A tiny electronic backpack mounted on the back of a giant flower beetle allowed scientists to instruct it to take off, land or change directions. But unlike ...

Scientists build Remote-Controlled Cyborg Beetle   PerfScience
Berkeley Researchers Turn Beetle Into Remote-Controlled Flying Cyborg   CBS Local
Cyborg Beetles Unfold Muscle's Role in Fine Steering; Can Help in Search and ...   Yibada (English Edition)
The Straits Times   
Customs Today Newspaper   
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New York Times
   
Gallery: The Daily Edit 03.21.15   
Charlotte Observer
The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway Friday March 20, 2015. An eclipse is darkening parts of Europe on Friday in a rare solar event that won't be repeated for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Haakon Mosvold Larsen, NTB Scanpix) NORWAY ...

World News Eclipse treat for stargazers   Gulf Daily News
Millions in Europe turn out to watch total solar eclipse (+video)   TVNZ
Eclipse thrills on remote Arctic islands, clouds mar for some   India Today
Mashable   
Sky News Australia   
Channel News Asia   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
When 1.3 Billion Become Environmental Refugees   
Global Voices Online
Editor's note: This article was written by Chu Hon Kueng, an experienced environmental activist from Hong Kong. The Chinese version was published at inmediahk.net on January 24, 2015. This English version, translated by Serena Tsang, is published here ...

China sets environment budget to fund war on pollution   THE BUSINESS TIMES

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9news.com.au
   
Polar bear attacks tourist in Norway   
9news.com.au
March 21, 2015: A polar bear has mauled a man who was camping on the Artic island of Svalbard to watch the solar eclipse. AAP. A Czech tourist suffered minor injuries when a polar bear attacked the tent he was sleeping in on the remote Arctic archipelago ...

Man attacked by polar bear as he camped out to watch the solar eclipse   Metro
Solar Eclipse Tourists Descend on Svalbard and Iceland   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Polar bear attacks tourist as eclipse junkies head to Arctic   AsiaOne
mirror.co.uk   
iAfrica.com   
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The Star Online
   
Selfie-taking generation warned over eclipse peril   
China Post
PARIS -- An eclipse that will sweep Europe and parts of Africa and Asia on Friday poses a danger to selfie-takers, eye specialists warned on Thursday. Even if the sun is in eclipse, its radiation can still burn the retina, with the risk of permanent damage or even ...

Solar eclipse to grace skies from Europe to Asia, but selfie generation warned of ...   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Selfie generation warned over eclipse peril   The Straits Times

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The Star Online
   
Stargazers catch solar eclipse live streaming at planetarium   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Stargazers took the opportunity to converge at the National Planetarium in Jalan Perdana to get a glimpse of the solar eclipse, when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. During the only total eclipse of the sun in 2015, there was ...

Equinox phenomenon starts today   The Rakyat Post
Equinox phenomenon starts tomorrow - Angkasa   Astro Awani
Equinox Phenomenon Starts Saturday - Angkasa   Bernama

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AsiaOne
   
A*Star gets $380m of R&D investment from industry   
AsiaOne
Mission-oriented research and development by A*Star has resulted in over S$380 million in industry investment for more than 1,700 projects in the first nine months of fiscal 2014. According to the agency, by the end of the current fiscal year on March 31, the ...

Editorial: America Lags in R&D   Valley News
R&D expenditure in Singapore on the rise: A*STAR   Channel News Asia

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Daily Mail
   
Sinkholes threaten banks of Dead Sea   
Daily Mail
The banks of the Dead Sea are under threat from soaring numbers of sinkholes that are appearing as the salt lake dries up, an environmental group has warned. EcoPeace Middle East estimates that there are more than 3,000 sinkholes now along the banks ...

More than 3000 sinkholes have opened up in the Dead Sea as the region ...   The Weather Network
'Nature's revenge' on banks of Dead Sea   Yahoo7 News
'Nature's revenge': Huge sinkholes burst open on banks of Dead Sea as water ...   Yahoo News

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The Australian
   
solar eclipse grips sky watchers   
The Australian
MILLIONS of people across Europe looked to the skies on Friday to catch a glimpse of a rare solar eclipse, though a blanket of clouds across large parts of the continent obscured the view for many. Residents of the remote Svalbard archipelago in the ...

Germans not over the moon as eclipse puts focus on power grid   Irish Independent
European power grids keep lights on   Gulf Daily News
Last night's solar eclipse looked amazing   NEWS.com.au
azcentral.com   
Yahoo News UK   
Express.co.uk   
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