2015年10月8日 星期四

2015-10-09 Singapore Science


The Straits Times
   
Vulnerable nations launch 'V20' to fight climate change   
The Straits Times
LIMA (AFP) - Finance ministers from 20 of the countries most vulnerable to climate change launched the "V20" group Thursday to marshal resources for their nations' fight against the impact of global warming. The group, which includes some of the world ...
States vulnerable to climate change seek action   The News International
Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek more action   AsiaOne

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Japan's Tokyo district tries to reel in tourists with whale meat   
The Straits Times
TOKYO (AFP) - When tourists think of Japan, images of dramatic landscapes, futuristic cities and world class sushi might spring to mind. But one Tokyo district is hoping to reel in outsiders with one of the country's more controversial traditions ...

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India Today
   
Nobel Prize 2015: What the winners of Literature, Physics and Medicine taught ...   
India Today
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 has been awarded to Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time". IndiaToday.in | New Delhi, October 8, 2015 | Shreya Biswas | UPDATED 18:04 IST ...

Trio wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for DNA work   The Local.se

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The Straits Times
   
Antioxidant supplements 'will not lower cancer risk'   
The Straits Times
Nobel laureate James Watson says antioxidant supplements do not contain the "solution to health", despite what many commercial companies claim. PHOTO: ST FILE. Published. 3 hours ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Email Pin Google+ Reddit Print.

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TODAYonline
   
Part of rat brain is recreated in a computer, researchers say   
TODAYonline
A virtual brain slice. The Blue Brain Project built a reconstruction of a section of rat brain in a computer, and hopes to do the same with a human brain eventually. Photo: Makram et al./Cell 2015 via The New York Times. mail · print. View all 0 ...
Scientists map the brain   The Australian
This Simulated Rat Brain Is Amazing, But Won't Solve Brain's Mysteries   Popular Science
Rat brain—or a smidgeon of it—is modeled in a computer   Science /AAAS
Daily Mail   
Science Codex   
Nature.com   
Cell   
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TODAYonline
   
Sabah to go ahead with shark sanctuary sans Putrajaya's approval   
TODAYonline
KOTA KINABALU — After a bid to protect sharks from fishing was dismissed by Putrajaya, Sabah is determined to carry on efforts to introduce a shark sanctuary with or without approval from the federal government, said a state minister. Sabah Tourism ...

Counting Catsharks in Malaysia   National Geographic
Shark vital to sabah's diving industry: Masidi   The Sun Daily
'Ban on shark killing logical since minister says it has little economic ...   The Rakyat Post
Malay Mail Online   
Undercurrent News   
New Straits Times Online   
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Fox News
   
New bursts of ash and gas rise from Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano   
Fox News
A large plume of ash and steam rises from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. The Geophysics Institute said during the first week of October the Cotopaxi has shown an increase in emission of ash and temperature ...
Around the Globe   Napa Valley Register
Ecuador volcano spews giant ash column   The Straits Times

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Channel News Asia
   
Blue skies, frozen water detected on Pluto   
Channel News Asia
NASA has released an image showing a blue layer of haze around Pluto, taken by the New Horizons spacecraft's camera. POSTED: 09 Oct 2015 07:59. PHOTOS. Pluto's haze layer and its blue color in this picture taken by the NASA spacecraft's sophisticated ...

Blue skies and water: NASA's surprising announcement about Pluto   Sydney Morning Herald
Pluto's Small Moons Nix and Hydra   Space Daily
Blue Sky And Red Ice At Pluto, NASA Spacecraft Discovers   CBS Local
Telegraph.co.uk   
National Post   
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Firstpost
   
NASA Mars rover finds clear evidence for ancient, long-lived lakes   
Firstpost
Cape Canaveral: Three years after landing in a giant Martian crater, NASA's Curiosity rover has found what scientists call proof that the basin had repeatedly filled with water, bolstering chances for life on Mars, a study published on Thursday showed.
Ancient Mars Was Wetter and Warmer Than We Ever Realized   Gizmodo
NASA rover finds signs of lake on Mars that may have supported life   Columbus Dispatch
Ancient Mars had great lakes and rivers   The Space Reporter
RT   
KRQE News 13   
Popular Mechanics   
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Los Angeles Times
   
What elephants can teach scientists about fighting cancer in humans   
Los Angeles Times
African elephants at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Scientists say they believe they now know how elephants resist cancer. African elephants at Utah's Hogle Zoo. Scientists say they believe they now know how elephants resist cancer. (Courtesy of Eric Peterson).
Why Elephants Don't Get Cancer—and What That Means for Humans   Newsweek
Secret to why elephants rarely get cancer is in their genes   ABC Online
Elephants found to carry cancer-suppressing gene, scientists report   Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Arizona Daily Star   
Salt Lake Tribune   
Daily Times   
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