2015年8月27日 星期四

2015-08-28 Singapore Science


The Straits Times
   
Nurturing a love for nature   
The Straits Times
A new SG50 book to be launched tomorrow, Singapore's Scientific Pioneers, honours 25 of the Republic's science trailblazers. Here are some of its highlights. Who: Dr Wong Poh Poh, retired associate professor of geography, National University of Singapore.

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Huffington Post
   
Spratly Islands: Burying Coral Reefs Alive   
Huffington Post
It was tough to read the news a few weeks ago. My news feed was inundated with articles about islands being built on top of coral reefs from The Huffington Post, New York Times, and Washington Post, among others. China's recent efforts to build and ...
Emissions are putting species in lethal danger   eco-business.com
World leaders urged to tackle climate change   BVI Beacon

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Independent Online
   
Oregon archaeologists to revisit early human cave settlement   
Reuters
PORTLAND, Ore. Archaeologists will revisit a cave in remote central Oregon, where the world's oldest-known footwear was unearthed decades ago, in the hope of shedding new light on the spread of early human settlement through the Americas. University of ...

Archaeologists to revisit Fort Rock site   Herald and News

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RT
   
Sea levels 'locked' into 3-foot rise by century's end – NASA   
RT
Sea levels around the world have risen an average of 3 inches since 1992 and are now rising faster than they were 50 years ago, NASA warned. What's worse, they are currently on track to increase 3 feet (90 cm) or more by the end of the century.
Oceans Now Three Inches Higher Compared To Measurements Taken In 1992   Tech Times
Sea Levels Will Rise, Experts Warn, and It's Not Going To Stop'   Sci-Tech Today
Global sea levels rise three inches: Is that a lot? (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Stuff.co.nz   
The Hullabaloo Online   
CBS Local   
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The Space Reporter
   
Hubble captures iridescent 'butterfly' nebula   
The Space Reporter
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic butterfly in the form of a shimmering twin-lobed nebula. According to C/Net, the European Space Agency released a photo on Wednesday showing the Twin Jet Nebula appearing as an “ethereal butterfly.
Hubble captures image of Twin Jet Nebula in wonderful detail   The Hullabaloo Online
Hubble spots cosmic butterfly, wings of Twin Jet Nebula   KRWG News22
NASA image shows galactic butterfly   Bulletin Leader
iFreePress.com (blog)   
Washington Post   
ABC News   
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New York Times
   
A Home's Story, Told in Dust, Bacteria and Fungi   
New York Times
An analysis of dust from 1,200 homes across the continental United States provides new information about the fungal and bacterial communities sharing the great indoors with us. “Our homes are ecosystems that we spend a lot of time in, and so we ...

Household Bacteria Can Reveal Volumes About Home Residents   The Hullabaloo Online
How the Dust in Your Home Can Tell People Your Gender   TIME
9000 species of Germs and Fungi Exist in your home   Northern Californian
CBS News   
KRWG News22   
The Times   
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Huffington Post
   
Did Hawking Just Solve His Own Paradox - or Did Einstein?   
Huffington Post
It's been 40 years since Stephen Hawking shocked the physics world by claiming that the universe is inherently unpredictable. Now, at a conference in Stockholm where invited luminaries are discussing the impact of Hawking's discovery and possible ways ...
Stephen Hawking says you can pop up in another universe after being sucked ...   Daily News & Analysis
Is it possible that black holes could actually be portals to other universes ...   Geek Snack
Path to an alternate   Rapid News Network
iTech Post   
Newsweek   
NewsQuench   
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The Wire
   
We Found Only One-Third of Published Psychology Research is Reliable – Now What?   
The Wire
What does it mean if the majority of what's published in journals can't be reproduced? Credit: Maggie Villiger, CC BY-ND. The ability to repeat a study and find the same results twice is a prerequisite for building scientific knowledge. Replication ...
Study Can't Confirm Results Of Many Psychology Experiments   Huffington Post
Psychology cleans up its act, plus biohackers embrace gene editing, CRISPR ...   PLoS Blogs (blog)
Most psych studies can't be replicated - study   3News NZ
Philly.com   
AroundtheO   
UPI.com   
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The New Railway Line Connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti to Start Early 2016   
AllAfrica.com
The new railway line connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti will open starting early 2016 the head of the Ethiopian Railways told the press. The 450-mile line which is being built by China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) and China Civil Engineering ...


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Christian Science Monitor
   
How carbon credit scheme resulted in even more greenhouse gas emissions   
Christian Science Monitor
A UN-backed carbon offsetting program enriched Russian and Ukrainian companies but made climate change worse, according to a new study. By Beatrice Gitau, Staff writer August 25, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. Steam and smoke rise from a coal ...

China's carbon emissions potentially overestimated   New Zealand Herald

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