2015年6月20日 星期六

2015-06-21 Singapore Science


THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
How climate-change doubters lost a papal fight   
Washington Post
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was about to take a major step backing the science behind human-driven global warming, and Philippe de Larminat was determined to change his mind. A French doubter who authored a book arguing that solar activity — not ...

Pope rejects carbon pricing   Toronto Sun
The Pope 'combats' climate change   The Star Online
Why Pope Francis cares about saving the material world   The Nation
Fox News Latino   
Miami Herald (blog)   
Mirror.co.uk   
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News24
   
UN mulling treaty for protecting ocean life   
News24
Vietnamese boats smoulder after the government of Palau set them on fire for poaching illegally in its waters, which it hopes to turn into a marine sanctuary. (Jeff Barabe, AP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your ...

UN developing treaty for conservation of ocean marine life   CTV News
UN steps closer to treaty for protecting ocean life   Channel News Asia
UN gives green light for treaty on high seas conservation   Philippine Star

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Biotechin.Asia
   
The body part that senses Earth's magnetic field discovered   
Biotechin.Asia
Have you ever wondered how an animal can sense the Earth's magnetic field and move and migrate? Well, scientists have the answer for this now. C.elegans. A team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has identified the first sensor ...

New research proves animals can sense Earth's magnetic field   Tech Gen Mag
Tiny sensors inside living creatures help them detect Earth's magnetic field for ...   Statesman Tribune
Researchers find neuron in worms that detects Earth's magnetic field   Uncover California

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Irish Times
   
Why solar panels won't solve climate change   
Irish Times
Bill McKibben had the first hybrid electric car in Vermont. His home in the countryside of the American state is covered in solar panels, and has all the “right” lights, but, he says, “I don't try to fool myself that's how we'll solve climate change.” Described by Time ...

Climate Change and Moral Responsibility   New York Times
Mark Altgelt: The only way on our climate   Vallejo Times Herald
Why we must listen to the pope on climate change   The Guardian
Center For American Progress   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
New freedom of expression row at university that forced out scientist over sexist ...   
New Zealand Herald
The university accused of forcing a Nobel Prize winning scientist to resign over sexist comments is at the centre of a new row over freedom of expression. University College London (UCL) already stands accused of being heavy-handed and pandering to a ...

Enough talk. There are ways we can help women in science now   The Guardian
UCL may reinstate Nobel scientist   The Sunday Times
Sir Tim Hunt Defended By Nobel Prize-Winners Following Comments About ...   Huffington Post UK
Cambridge News   
The Independent   
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The Star Online
   
Pole to Paris for climate awareness   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Daniel Price (pic) is on a mission to tell the world about climate change. And he's doing it by cycling 17,000km from the South Pole to Paris. Stopping in Malaysia, the 27-year-old told The Star that his journey started because he was ...

MAYOR KEVIN MCKEOWN JOINS NATIONAL MAYORS' CALL ON PRESIDENT ...   Santa monica Observed

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Toronto Star
   
Earth's species disappearing at frightening rate, study finds   
Toronto Star
Animal species are disappearing at an accelerating rate — portending the sixth mass extinction in the 4.5-billion-year history of the Earth, a new study concludes. “We are entering a mass extinction equivalent to what happened to the dinosaurs” unless ...

'Humans driving sixth mega wipeout of animals'   The Hindu
Alarming research: Sixth mass extinction is here, US study   The Express Tribune
The Earth stands on the brink of its sixth mass extinction and the fault is ours   The Guardian
Sky News Australia   
Voice of America   
Alaska Dispatch News   
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The Next Digit
   
Recent Image from Cassini shows a clear view of craters on Saturn's moon Dione   
The Next Digit
Cassini added yet another feather to NASA's crown as the spacecraft just snapped the closest picture of Saturn's satellite Dione till date. The spacecraft can be easily termed as the source of all the major information that we have about the ring planet. Saturn is ...

Cassini probe zooms in on Saturn's craggy Dione moon   The Register
Recent Image from Cassini shows a clear view of craters on Saturn's moon ...   Vocal Republic
Scientists stunned after taking a close look at this picture of Saturn's moon Dione   Morning Ticker
West Texas News   
Empire State Tribune   
Washington Post   
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CBS News
   
Venus, Jupiter on beautiful "collision" course   
CBS News
Stargazers this weekend are in for a treat. Venus and Jupiter have been drawing nearer to each other in the sky all month. Friday and Saturday, after dusk, they will appear to come together and will most likely the brightest objects in the sky, after the sun and ...

Celestial event   The Hindu

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GMA News
   
Summer solstice expected to bring longest day on Monday   
GMA News
Expect Monday to be one long day – literally – due to the summer solstice, state astronomers said. The summer solstice this year is due to occur at 12:38 a.m. Monday, PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said. "Philippine nights are at their shortest ...

5 facts about the first day of summer   FOX 9 News
Hot times ahead: Summer solstice today   CapitalGazette.com
Why Sunday is Longest Day of the Year #SummerSolstice   WFMY News 2
iDigitalTimes.com   
International Business Times   
Manchester Evening News   
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