2015年5月30日 星期六

2015-05-31 Singapore Science


AsiaOne
   
Botanic Gardens nature area to expand   
AsiaOne
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is about to get greener, even as it awaits the results of its Unesco World Heritage Site bid. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday announced that a nature area within the Gardens will be more than tripled in size to 20ha ...

Nature Area in Singapore Botanic Gardens extended   Channel News Asia

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Outside Magazine
   
Everest Glaciers Could Virtually Disappear by 2100   
Outside Magazine
A new study published in the Cryosphere on Wednesday details how, over the next century, glaciers in Nepal's Dudh Koshi basin could shrink by more than 70 percent. The 1 million-acre basin is home to some of the world's tallest mountains, including ...

EVEREST GLACIERS MAY DISAPPEAR BY 2100   The Indian Panorama
Most glaciers in Mount Everest area will disappear   Grist
Short Science, May 31, 2015   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Bowling Green Daily News   
Biotechin.Asia   
CounterCurrents.org   
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NH Voice
   
Japan's PM calls for 'Robot Revolution'   
NH Voice
At the opening of Japan's Robot Revolution Initiative Council on May 15, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a 'robot revolution'. He has said the use of robotics should not only be restricted to large-scale factories and research centers but the ...

Central Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store has robotic greeter to welcome ...   NYC Today
Japan's robot revolution aimed at compensating for its elderly population and ...   Economic Times
Help Wanted: Robot to Fulfill Amazon Orders   MIT Technology Review
Business Standard   
Times of Oman   
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NBCNews.com
   
Cheetah Robot is now Capable of Jumping over Hurdles   
West Texas News
MIT's cheetah robot can jump over hurdles using its four legs. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded Cheetah can successfully jump over walls 18 inches tall without reducing its speed. It can run as fast as 22 kilometers per hour.
Watch MIT's ROBO-CHEETAH leap walls in a CYBORG HUNT for Sarah Connor   The Register
Researchers teach robotic cheetah the running jump — VIDEO   Las Vegas Review-Journal
This Terrifying Robot Cheetah Can Now Jump Over Things   PC Magazine
Science Times   
NYC Today   
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ABC Online
   
Concerns over sudden deaths of more than 120000 rare Kazakhstan antelopes   
ABC Online
The sudden deaths of tens of thousands of endangered antelopes in Kazakhstan over the past two weeks have left scientists scrambling for answers and conservationists worried about the animal's future. More than 120,000 rare saiga antelopes — more than ...

Mass deaths of rare antelopes in Kazakhstan stir conservation fears   Times of India
Saigas, an Endangered Antelope, Dying of Mystery Disease   New York Times

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