2015年5月22日 星期五

2015-05-23 Singapore Science


Channel News Asia
   
Oil-coated pelicans scrubbed clean at California rehab center   
Channel News Asia
Several petroleum-stained pelicans rescued from the blackened muck of California's latest oil spill spent the day on Friday being gently, painstakingly scrubbed clean at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Los Angeles. POSTED: 23 May 2015 10:45. PHOTOS.
Jessica Simpson Celebrates 'Sexiest Day' of Her Life: Meeting Husband Eric ...   Yahoo News

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The Straits Times
   
Live Earth global climate change concerts delayed   
The Straits Times
Live Earth organisers had yet to reveal any ticket arrangements or artists other than Happy creator Pharrell Williams (above), who was involved in the planning. -- PHOTO: AFP. PARIS (AFP) - Organisers of Live Earth, a set of global concerts backed by Al Gore ...

'Live Earth' global climate change concerts delayed   Expatica France

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EE Times
   
Robot Revolution Initiative Launches in Japan   
EE Times
SEATTLE — Although it has led the world as a major player in robotics development, Japan is gearing up to take robotics to the next level by integrating into every corner of its economy and society. Speaking at an event in Tokyo, Japan's prime minister ...

From serving drinks to pulling a rickshaw: Photos of robots replacing humans ...   IBNLive
Humans need not apply   The Statesman (press release)
China aims to be leader in robotics   ecns

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Discovery News
   
Warming May Be Slowing Ocean Circulation   
Discovery News
Back in 2004, Hollywood conjured up a disaster thriller, “The Day After Tomorrow,” which was based upon an ingeniously disturbing premise: Global warming caused the melting of the Arctic ice sheet, which in turn altered the salinity of the oceans and altered ...

Jeffrey Dick column: Scientists need your help to reverse Greenhouse Effect   The Herald Bulletin
Don't cut carbon without solid proof   theday.com
Confirmation Of Tropospheric Hotspot Supports Global Warming   Asian Scientist Magazine

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The Japan Times
   
Japan PM Shinzo Abe to meet Pacific island leaders to talk aid, disasters   
Economic Times
TOKYO: Leaders of 14 Pacific island nations gathered in Japan on Friday to start a two-day meeting to discuss their development needs, including steps to deal with climate change. The seventh round of Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) came as host ...

Move for prosperity   Fiji Times

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NEWS.com.au
   
An artist impression of the galaxy. Picture: NASA Source: NewsComAu   
NEWS.com.au
ASTROPHYSICISTS have discovered a remote galaxy shining with the light of more than 300 trillion suns. Known as WISE J224607.57-052635.0, it is the most luminous galaxy to ever be discovered and was located using data from NASA's Wide-field ...

NASA spacecraft finds galaxy as bright as 300 trillion suns   KAKE
Brightest known galaxy shines like 300 trillion suns   The Space Reporter
What's making this galaxy shine with the light of 300 trillion suns?   WSKG.org
WFMY News 2   
Xinhua   
Investorplace.com   
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Washington Post
   
Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report   
Washington Post
The troubling news continues this week for the Antarctic peninsula region, which juts out from the icy continent. Last week, scientists documented threats to the Larsen C and the remainder of the Larsen B ice shelf (most of which collapsed in 2002).
Antarctic Peninsula in 'dramatic' ice loss   BBC News

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Hubble spots uniquely strange 'Nasty' star   
The Space Reporter
An enigmatic star dubbed “Nasty 1” resides in the Milky Way galaxy and is much bigger than Earth's sun. It is classified as a Wolf-Rayet star, a type of star which quickly loses its outer hydrogen-rich layers to reveal an intensely hot and bright helium core.
Hubble Observes Unique Star Dubbed "Nasty"   Science Times
Astronomers identify scary 'cannibal star' and name it NASTY. Will it live up to the ...   Mirror.co.uk
Oregon Astronomy: Startling Hubble Finds Include Odd Star   Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Gizmodo Australia   
CNET   
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The Nation
   
Brain implant senses aim to move robotic arm   
The Nation
A new kind of brain implant senses a patient's intent to move a robotic arm, offering new promise to people who are paralyzed or have lost limbs, researchers said Thursday. Erik Sorto, 34, is "the first person in the world to have a neural prosthetic device ...

Implanted brain chips let paralyzed man control arm with his thoughts   Science Recorder
Paralyzed man controls robotic arm with computer chips in brain   KABC-TV
Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm   New Vision
Engadget   
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The Nation
   
Dogs have been man's best friend longer than we thought   
Times of India
LONDON: Dogs may have been domesticated by humans about 27,000 to 40,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought, according to a new analysis of ancient wolf DNA. Earlier genome-based estimates had suggested the ancestors of modern-day ...

Dogs domesticated over 27000 years ago   The Nation
Siberian Wolf Bone Sheds New Light on Man's Long Relationship With Dogs   The Moscow Times
DNA hints at earlier dog evolution   BBC News

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