2015年11月2日 星期一

2015-11-03 Singapore Science


AsiaOne
   
Is the crimson sunbird Singapore's national bird? Er... not official yet   
AsiaOne
On Sunday, the Nature Society's bird group wrote in a blog post that this bird is now the "official national bird of Singapore". The red-breasted bird has been unofficially touted as Singapore's national bird since 2002, when it topped a poll on the ...
The Straits Times - Is the crimson sunbird Singapore's national bird? Er ...   Singapore Government Online (press release)

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Inquirer.net
   
Whales on French beach may have washed up voluntarily—expert   
Inquirer.net
CALAIS, France—A school of 10 whales that washed up Monday in northern France may have done so voluntarily after the death of the dominant male, an expert said. Seven of the whales found on the beach in Calais have not survived. “The group was in the ...

Whales on French beach may have washed up voluntarily after death in the ...   The Straits Times
Whales washed up in northern France   Channel News Asia
Whales found stranded on Calais beach   BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk   
The Seattle Times   
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TODAYonline
   
More than half of entire species of endangered antelopes gone in mysterious ...   
TODAYonline
A photo provided on May 20, 2015, by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture shows a saiga antelope with calf grazing next to carcasses of other saigas lying on a field in the Zholoba area of the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan. Photo: Kazakhstan's Ministry ...
More Than Half of Entire Species of Saigas Gone in Mysterious Die-Off   New York Times

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Explorers prepare to set sail on Kon-Tiki2 expedition   
Channel News Asia
CALLAO, Peru - Crew members of the Kon-Tiki2 scientific expedition prepare the sails and riggings on rafts before they are blessed and hoisted into the sea for their 8,000 km (5,000 mile), four-month journey from South America to Polynesia and back.

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The Straits Times
   
Scientists dispute study touting vocal learning in chimpanzees   
The Straits Times
Zoo staff member Sholpan Abdibekova and Tomiris, a five-year-old chimpanzee, react as they watch a BBC environmental programme in a primate winter enclosure in Almaty in a March 6, 2015, file photo. PHOTO: REUTERS. Published. 6 hours ago. More.

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NDTV
   
Scientists Confirm Their Fears About West Antarctica - That It's Inherently ...   
NDTV
In 2014, several research groups suggested that the oceanfront glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region of West Antarctica may have reached a point of "unstoppable" retreat due to warm ocean waters melting them from below. There's a great deal at stake ...

Climate change: Antarctic ice is growing, not shrinking, says NASA   The Australian (blog)
Antarctica is gaining ice: NASA   The Hindu
Antarctica gaining more ice than it is losing, shows NASA study   The Indian Express
Al Jazeera America   
Inquirer.net   
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USA TODAY
   
International Space Station: 15 years of exploration, cooperation   
USA TODAY
CAPE CANAVERAL — Young people up to the age of high school sophomores have never known a day when humans were not living and working aboard the International Space Station. NASA and partner agencies on Monday celebrated 15 years since a ...

Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence   Calhoun Times
Humans have lived in space longer than the iPod has existed   Ars Technica
The International Space Station celebrates its 15th birthday   Engadget
CTV News   
RT   
The Guardian   
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Bangkok Post
   
"Fireball" lights up Thai skies and there could be more   
Bangkok Post
A large bright fireball, likely part of the annual Taurid meteor shower, briefly turned night into day, over several parts of Thailand last night. Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bangkokpostlearning ...

Apparent Meteor Streaks Across Thailand, Turning Night Sky Green   NBCNews.com
What you need to know about this month's Taurid meteor shower   Daily Star Gazette
Dash cam captures stunning meteor streak overhead on Bangkok road   9news.com.au
ABC Online   
Daily Star   
NBC Bay Area   
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TechRadar
   
This 4K footage of the sun looks ripped from science fiction   
TechRadar
No, that isn't concept art for the new Mass Effect game, or a shot from The Force Awakens. What you see is a still from a video released earlier today by NASA showing off the very surface of the sun in glorious 4K high-definition. Dubbed "Thermonuclear ...
Watch: NASA captures Sun's spectacular display in 4K ultra-high definition   Daily News & Analysis
Nasa releases breathtaking footage of the sun in 4K HD   The Independent
NASA's 'Thermonuclear Art' Looks Amazeballs   Inverse
Metro   
NYSE Post   
Discover Magazine (blog)   
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The Guardian
   
How Britain's oldest tree became 'sexually ambiguous'   
The Guardian
The Fortingall yew in Perthshire has started to produce red berries, suggesting a change of sex in one of its branches. It's an unusual – but not unprecedented – switch. The Fortingall yew tree in Perthshire. The Fortingall yew tree in Perthshire is ...
One of Europe's oldest trees is changing its sex   Washington Post
Ancient British tree has started to change sex   IBNLive
Ancient British tree is 'undergoing sex change'   TV Newsroom
The National   
Scotland Now   
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