en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-08-19 Singapore Science

Parasitic Wasps Control Spider Web-Weaving Abilities
Asian Scientist Magazine
Parasitic wasps can turn spiders into their zombie slaves, manipulating their web-weaving abilities to protect the wasp larvae. Asian Scientist Newsroom | August 18, 2015 | In the Lab. AsianScientist (Aug. 18, 2015) - A study in the Journal of ...
Blog: Wasps: the zombie masters   Delta-Optimist (blog)
Wasps Enslave Spiders to Weave for Them   The Wire

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NDTV

'Cosmic crash likely created Saturn's ring'
The Straits Times
PARIS • An enigmatic ring of icy particles circling Saturn, herded into a narrow ribbon by two tiny moons, was probably born of a cosmic collision, according to a study just published. The so-called F ring, some 140,000km beyond the sixth planet from ...
Saturn's F ring was created by an ancient collision   The Space Reporter
Saturn's Weirdest Ring Explained: Ancient Collision Caused It   Space.com
These Two Moons Smashed Together to Produce Saturn's Unusual F Ring   io9
NDTV
The Cubic Lane
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Fox 2 KFXV

Mexico Authorities Monitoring Active Volcano
Fox 2 KFXV
Moving south of the border, México officials say the Colima volcano remains very active tonight–spewing large amounts of ash and smoke into the sky. Also known as the 'Volcano of Fire,' the Colima volcano's latest eruption was just six days ago. As of ...

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CBS Local

Paleobotanists identify what could be the mythical 'first flower'
The Times
The discovering, reported Aug. 17 within the Proceedings of the Nationwide Academy of Sciences, represents a serious change within the presumed type of one of many planet's earliest flowers, referred to as . “This discovery raises vital questions ...
World's first flower revealed   Daily Times
Fossil reveals world's first flowering plant   Science Recorder
Discovery Of Ancient Plant Suggests Earth's First Flowering Plants Were Rather ...   CBS Local
Nature World News
Times Gazette
Headlines & Global News
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Christian Science Monitor

Islamic experts urge more Muslim action on climate
The Nation
ISTANBUL - A group of Islamic experts urged the world's 1.6 billion Muslims on Tuesday to do more to fight global warming, in a new example of religious efforts to galvanise action before a UN climate summit in Paris in December. In June, the world's ...
Muslim Scholars Call for Climate Action   Voice of America
Islamic Experts Urge More Muslim Action On Climate Change   NDTV
Islamic leaders join Pope in urging fossil fuel phase out   The Australian
Al Jazeera America
BBC News
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The Straits Times

Going up? Next stop, space launch pad
The Straits Times
A Canadian company wants to build a tower that would allow astronauts to take a lift part way into orbit. The tower would be 20 times higher than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building that soars 830m into the sky. The "space ...
Proposed space elevator would tower 12 miles high   cleveland.com
The Unlikely Quest to Build a Tower Tall Enough to Take Astronauts to Space   Gizmodo
How feasible is Canadian firm's space elevator concept?   Toronto Star
CBC.ca
ABC News
Irish Times
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India Today

What Facebook is to social media, The Drinkable Book is to...
India Today
Each page of The Drinkable Book is embedded with silver and copper nano-particles, which kill the bacteria that cause deadly waterborne diseases. IndiaToday.in New Delhi, August 18, 2015 | UPDATED 16:54 IST ...

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