2015年4月20日 星期一

2015-04-21 Singapore Science


Head of international research organization discusses Higgs boson at Brown ...   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The historic 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson particle and the particle accelerator that detected it are getting scientists closer to understanding the creation of the universe, the head of the European Organization for Nuclear Research ...


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Metro
   
Lifelike humanoid can react to facial expressions, engage in conversation   
Daily Times
With his lively eyebrows, winkled cheeks and eyes that follow you around the room - this state-of-the-art robotic head is menacingly lifelike, Daily Mail reports. The humanoid, known as Ham, has been drawing in crowds with his incredible range of facial ...

US New Humanoid Able to Talk Astonishes Everyone at AsiaWorld-Expo   Prensa Latina
Meet the robot whose face shows what mood he's in   Metro

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Channel News Asia
   
Yale-NUS, NUS and UT Austin study sheds new light on graphene   
Channel News Asia
A team of researchers have established a theoretical framework to understand the elastic and electronic properties of graphene, which could pave the way to "novel flexible and wearable nanoelectric and optoelectronic devices". PHOTOS. File photo of an ...

Yale-NUS, NUS and UT Austin researchers establish theoretical framework for ...   Nanotechnology News (press release)
Public Release: 19-Apr-2015 Yale-NUS, NUS and UT Austin researchers ...   EurekAlert (press release)

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Odisha Sun Times
   
Demand for rubber threatens forests in Asia   
Business Standard
Demand for natural rubber fuelled by the tyre industry is threatening protected forests and their endangered species in Southeast Asia, a new study has warned. The study predicts that up to 21 million acres of additional rubber plantations will be required to ...

Increasing demand for rubber is catastrophic for endangered species   Treehugger
Expansion of rubber plantations ruining biodiversity   Zee News
Deforestation Driven by Demand for Natural Rubber   The Epoch Times
Mongabay.com   
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World's Largest Most Complete Dinosaur Skull for Sale In Hong Kong, Valued at ...   
The Independent Singapore News (blog)
HONG KONG, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Lung Wong (The Dragon King) is the fossilized skull of a male Triceratops dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous period, approximately 65 million years ago. Over 95% complete bone, 2.8 metres long, 1.6 ...


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Chinadaily USA
   
March was hottest month worldwide since 1880   
Chinadaily USA
Rising temperatures across the planet have set more new records, as the US government announced Friday that the globe experienced its hottest month of March since record-keeping began in 1880. The period of January to March was also the warmest on ...

March was the hottest on global record since 1880   ScienceAlert
"New Report: March 2015 Easily Set The Record For Hottest March Ever ...   ThinkProgress
March hottest month worldwide since 1880   ecns
Raw Story   
PBS NewsHour   
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USA TODAY
   
Kermit is that you? New species of glass frog found   
USA TODAY
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. – A Minnesota scientist in Costa Rica has discovered a new species of glass frog. Oddly enough, the frog looks very similar to the Muppets character Kermit the Frog. Kermit the Frog, left, and Miss Piggy arrive at the World Premiere of ...

Scientist Discovers New Frog and It Looks Exactly Like Kermit!   E! Online
New Frog Species Discovered In 2015 Looks Like Kermit The Frog [Photo]   The Inquisitr
Costa Rica Has a REAL Kermit the Frog, Newly Discovered   Nature World News
Gizmodo   
Christian Science Monitor   
TIME   
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TIME
   
Sex Life of Vampire Squids Hints at Why They Outlive Shallower Peers   
TIME
Ever wondered how vampire squids reproduce? Some researchers were, too, and they found something surprising. Unlike other squids, which spawn once, vampire squids can spawn many times—perhaps more than 100, according to a new study in Current ...

Vampire squid's secret sex life revealed   ABC Science Online
Vampire Squid Have Weird Sex 10000 Feet Beneath Surface Of Water   Tech Times
Vampire Squids Have Unique Sex Lives   Headlines & Global News
UPI.com   
Yibada (English Edition)   
Science Times   
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The Times (subscription)
   
Space 'supervoid' holds clue to mystery of sky's cold spot   
The Times (subscription)
It is by some definitions the largest structure in the known universe, and it could also partially explain one of the mysteries of cosmology: why is one small patch of the sky too cold? Astronomers have identified a “supervoid” — a vast region of the universe that ...

Gigantic 'hole' is largest known structure in the universe   The Space Reporter
Biggest Object in the Universe is a Cold Expanse of Emptiness   News Every day
Mindboggling: Mysterious empty region of space defies scientific explanation   Science Recorder
Tech Times   
RT   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Sky News Australia
   
Sperm whale encounter at work   
Sky News Australia
The crew of the Exploration Vessel Nautilus had an unexpected visitor while they were working. They had a very rare encounter with a sperm whale on a routine trip measuring natural methane and hydrocarbon plumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
'He's gonna bump you!'   WA today
Sperm Whale circles submarine in amazing underwater footage   Telegraph.co.uk
Close encounter: 'What the heck is that?'   NEWS.com.au
The Weather Network US   
Techaeris   
RedOrbit   
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