2014年11月21日 星期五

2014-11-22 Malaysia Science

  New York Times   
Barley helped ancient humans inhabit the 'Roof of the World'  Los Angeles Times
How did human settlements manage to reach high altitudes in the Tibetan Plateau, a region known as the “Roof of the World”? An international team of researchers has a simple answer: barley. The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal a key factor ...

Barley quite helpful for Humans Living at High Altitudes   PerfScience
How Early Man Survived at the 'Roof of the World'—And Found the Secret to ...   Science Times
Better Barley Let People Settle Tibetan Plateau   Scientific American
Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom   
Ars Technica   
Catholic Online   
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  HLNtv.com   
A Malaysian snail goes extinct with 22000+ other species on the brink  The Star Online
Fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources are pushing wild species towards extinction. A species of Malaysian microsnail has been declared “extinct” in the latest Red List of Threatened Species ...

A camera-equipped eagle is soaring over Europe   HLNtv.com

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  Yahoo News Canada   
Polar bear numbers dwindling as their hunting ground melts away  Yahoo Malaysia News (blog)
Polar bears have been the poster child for climate change, with multiple studies suggesting their overall numbers have been declining in recent years as Arctic sea ice continues to melt. Adding to the concern is a new round of research coming out this week in ...

Arctic icon in decline   Deutsche Welle (blog)
Sharp decline in polar bear population   Petroleum News
Study: Polar Bears Disappearing from Key Region   Sci-Tech Today

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  Sky News Australia   
European space plane launch date set  Sky News Australia
Europe's first-ever 'space plane' will be launched on February 11 next year, rocket firm Arianespace says after a three-month delay to fine-tune the flight plan. The unmanned, car-sized vessel will be sent into low orbit by Europe's Vega light rocket, on a ...

European space plane for February launch   SBS
European space plane set for February launch   Courier Mail

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  AL.com   
Science this week: Curiosity's Martian 'walkabout,' kids are pretty tough, possible ...  AL.com
This small ridge seems to resist wind erosion better than the surrounding rocks near the base of Mount Sharp on Mars, and NASA's Curiosity rover was studying why this week. (NASA photo). Print · Lee Roop | lroop@al.com By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com AL.
Mars Curiosity Rover could solve mystery of planet thanks to pink cliffs   Telegraph.co.uk
Martian developments on Mars and Earth   spectroscopyNOW.com
NASA rover to probe mysterious 'pink cliffs' to grasp Mars formation   RT
PerfScience   
SpaceFlight Insider   
Sky News   
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  Tech Times   
Newly Discovered 'Stargazing' Shrimp Always Looks to the Heavens  Tech Times
Stargazing shrimp have been discovered, looking like aliens underwater - how could they be looking everywhere at once? (Photo : Guido Zsilavecz). A "stargazer shrimp" that always looks to the skies, through striped eyes like marbles has been discovered by ...

Sensational South Africa   Vancouver Sun
Star-gazing Shrimp Discovered in South Africa (Photo)   Canada News
“Star-gazing” shrimp discovered in South Africa   TODAYonline
Newsmax.com   
Beta Wired   
BDlive   
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  Headlines & Global News   
Newly discovered animal fossils solve age-old riddles  Beta Wired
Newly discovered animal fossils have solved some age-old riddles concerning the common ancestor for animals such as the horse, the rhino and the tapir. Advertisement. Around 56 million years ago a group of animals called Perissodactyla lived.
New Fossils Fit into Horse and Rhino Evolutionary Puzzle   Tech Times
Fossils of Horse, Rhino Ancestor Discovered in India   The Utah People's Post
The missing link: Horses and rhinos share distant relative, scientists say   Science Recorder
The Asian Age   
Daily Mail   
Design & Trend   
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  ABC News   
A Giant Step for Coffee Lovers: Italian Espresso Headed To Space  ABC News
Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon be waking up to the refreshing aroma and taste of authentic Italian coffee. ISSpresso, an espresso machine designed by engineering company Argotec and coffee roaster Lavazza in collaboration with the ...

This weekend, ISS astronauts will get their first zero-g coffee maker   Washington Post
Space Camp alumna set to launch to the International Space Station this Sunday   AL.com
Space station rarity: 2 women on long-term crew   The Seattle Times
Daily Mail   
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  The Age   
Australia will miss emissions target due to Direct Action, UN says  The Age
A United Nations report says Australia will miss its CO2 emissions target for 2020. Photo: Andrew Meares. Australia is "no longer on track" to meet its 2020 emissions target and the Abbott government's decision to axe the carbon tax is to blame, the United ...

China is world's largest carbon cesspool   Communities Digital News
US Can Slash Its Fossil Fuel Emissions By 85 Percent By 2050, New Climate ...   International Business Times
India needs to improve energy efficiency by 2030: UN report   Business Standard

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  News Tonight Africa   
Astronomers find Mysterious and Ultra Bright Object  News Tonight Africa
According to researchers, an unusual source of light that they have discovered could be a huge star or black hole. They said the star would have erupted and exploded as supernova or black hole that combined with another. The researchers from the National ...

Supermassive Black Hole May Confirm Einstein's Theory of Relativity   The Utah People's Post
Potential Black Hole Discovered 2600 Light Years from Its Galaxy's Core   Viral Global News
Strange Light: Is it a Recoiling Black Hole, or a Massive Supernova?   Design & Trend
UH System Current News   
Dumb-Out   
Sci-News.com   
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