2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 Singapore Science


The Straits Times
   
Crunch time for climate talks   
The Straits Times
BONN • Crunch climate negotiations opened in Bonn yesterday with a United Nations official urging countries to replenish coffers for the critical Paris conference tasked with sealing a global carbon-curbing pact in December. UN climate chief Christiana ...

UN summons leaders to closed-door climate change meeting   The Australian Financial Review
UN climate talks begin divided, but with hope for Paris accord   Channel News Asia
UN Said to Summon Leaders to Closed-Door Climate Change Meeting   Bloomberg
Deutsche Welle   
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The Straits Times
   
New Cold War looms in the Arctic   
The Straits Times
An Arctic fisherman in the Chukchi Sea area preparing his freshly caught salmon. The warming seas of the region present a chance for trade to many countries but threaten the livelihoods of Arctic inhabitants.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE. Published.
Another View: Will Russia and China beat US in the Arctic?   Kane County Chronicle
What does Russian Federation want with the Arctic Circle?   Press Examiner
President Obama shares his concerns at Arctic Council policy meeting   NYC Today
Ledger Gazette   
Dispatch Times   
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Sky News Australia
   
Plastic in guts of 99% of seabirds by 2050   
Sky News Australia
About 90 per cent of all seabirds alive today have eaten plastic of some kind, scientists say. Australian and British researchers say it demonstrates the urgent need for all nations to better manage their waste and cut down on packaging. Scientists ...
Scientists warn almost all seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050   ABC Online
Up to 90% of seabirds have plastic in their guts, study finds   The Guardian
Study: 90% of Seabirds Have Eaten Plastic   Voice of America
BBC News   
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
CBC.ca   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Scientists discover secret to slow-melting ice cream   
Sydney Morning Herald
Ice cream fans could soon savour a slower-melting treat on a hot day thanks to a new ingredient developed by scientists. Researchers discovered a naturally occurring protein that can be used to create ice cream which is more resistant to melting than ...

Scientists develop slow-melting ice cream   NEWS.com.au
This protein may be the key to slow-melting ice cream   Washington Post
New food ingredient may lead to slower melting ice cream   PPP Focus.com

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Fossils show big bug ruled the seas 460 million years ago   
Lowell Sun
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's first big predatory monster was a weird water bug as big as Tom Cruise, newly found fossils show. Almost half a billion years ago, way before the dinosaurs roamed, Earth's dominant large predator was a sea scorpion that grew ...


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CBC.ca
   
NASA picks Pluto spacecraft New Horizons' latest destination   
CBC.ca
A spacecraft that made a historic flyby of Pluto in July has a new destination — an icy rock that may reveal what the outer solar system was like shortly after it formed 4.6 billion years ago. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft's next target is 2014 MU69 ...
NASA Picks Target for New Horizons' Next Flyby   Discovery News
WATCH New Horizon's historic flyby: Hitch a virtual ride past Pluto   Christian Science Monitor
New Horizons Probe Gets Its Next Flyby Target After Pluto   ABC News
Sci-News.com   
R & D Magazine   
Livemint   
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Live Science
   
Was Ancient Jerusalem Podium a Lost-and-Found?   
Live Science
A mysterious podium has been uncovered in the ruins of ancient Jerusalem. The pyramidal structure, which has a small set of stairs made of finely cut rectangular stones, may have once been a public venue where street preachers spoke, or it may have ...
Israeli archaeologists unearth unique stepped structure in City of David   Fox News
Ancient 'Preaching stone' unearthed in Jerusalem   WND.com
Second Temple stairs discovered   Ynetnews
Independent Media Review Analysis (IMRA)   
TheBlaze.com   
Jerusalem Post Israel News   
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Daily Mail
   
There could be aliens beneath Pluto's crust, claims Brian Cox   
Daily Mail
His comments come after the historic flyby of the dwarf planet by New Horizons, which uncovered huge glaciers and mountains made of water ice. These features hint at the possibility of subterranean seas on the dwarf planet warm enough for organic ...

Pluto may harbour alien life: UK physicist   Financial Express
Subterranean seas on Pluto could be warm enough to host life says Brian Cox   Techie News
Pluto could have alien life, says physicist Brian Cox after New Horizons flyby   Firstpost
The Escapist   
News Recorder   
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Times LIVE
   
Sperm harpoon the egg to fertilize, new research suggests   
Times LIVE
Thanks to new discoveries at the University of Virginia in the US, new hypothesis on how conception occurs could be around the corner. Image by: AFP Relaxnews ©Sashkin/shutterstock.com. A sperm cell latches on to its target with spiky filaments that ...

Sperm uses harpoon like tiny spikes to fertilize egg, reveals study   The TeCake
Sperm latches on egg to fertilize: Research   NYC Today
Study reveals sperm uses harpoons like spine to cross-fertilize egg   Pc-Tablet Media
Odisha Samaya   
Focus News   
Economic Times   
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USA TODAY
   
Six humans step into one-year isolation dome   
USA TODAY
(NEWSER) – As NASA prepares to send a crew to Mars sometime in the 2030s, they've just shut six people inside an isolation dome in Hawaii for a year—the longest such experiment in the U.S., reports AFP. It's part of a larger look at travel logistics ...
Yearlong Mock Mars Mission Will Test Mental Toll of Isolation   Space.com
Recruits Begin a Year-Long Isolation Mission to Simulate Mars   GovExec.com
Life on Mars apparently like living on a volcano   Toronto Sun
New York Daily News   
Popular Mechanics   
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