2015年2月17日 星期二

2015-02-18 Malaysia Science


Physics of food shows secrets of popcorn   
The Asian Age
To most people, popcorn may be just a fun food to munch while watching a movie. — AFP. In an unu-sual study, two engineers carried out experiments into what makes popcorn, well, pop. To most people, it may be just a fun food to munch while watching a ...


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Malay Mail Online
   
Lionfish derby tackles overpopulation problem off the Florida Keys   
Malay Mail Online
Two species of lionfish have officially become the first outsider finfish to establish a sizeable population in the waters off the United States. — AFP picORLANDO, Feb 18 — Clad in a gray hooded wetsuit, Eric Billips straps on his scuba tank, grabs a pole spear ...

Divers take lionfish invasion into their own hands   CBS News
Scuba divers lead charge against invasive lionfish   Bangkok Post

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SMN Weekly
   
Climate change decreases food production   
SMN Weekly
3 According to Jerry Hatfield, director at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, climate change directly impacts food production and the impact is not good. If rainfall volatility, drought continues and temperature stay high, it will definitely ...

Climate change a possible threat to world food production   Malay Mail Online

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Discovery News
   
Does Humble Limpet Hold Key To Future F1 Cars?   
Sky News
Researchers say a strong material known as goethite - which forms inside limpet's teeth - may have radical design possibilities. 03:06, UK, Wednesday 18 February 2015. Limpet Teeth Image From University Of Portsmouth. Scientists at the University of ...

The super-strong secret hidden beneath a limpet's shell   The Australian (blog)
Scientists discover hardest natural material ever found in tiny shellfish   Daily Mail
Limpet teeth 'hold design secrets'   Belfast Telegraph
Live Science   
Irish Times   
Reuters   
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IBNLive
   
Coimbatore girl Shraddha Prasad shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars   
IBNLive
Coimbatore: A 19-year old Kerala girl is one of the three Indians in the short-listed 100 applicants for the one-way trip to Mars in 2024. The engineering student is brimming with confidence of making it to the red planet. "I feel proud and happy for being ...

Ontario woman shortlisted for one-way Mars trip calls it 'greatest adventure of all ...   CTV News
One way trip to Mars   Sky News Australia
A tolerant way to deal with online haters   Herald Scotland
U-T San Diego   
Chron.com   
CBS Local   
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National Geographic
   
1000-km haze on Red Planet leaves scientists in a daze   
Times of India
LONDON: A mysterious haze on Mars has left scientists confused. The vast plume was initially spotted by astronomers in 2012 and appeared twice before vanishing. Scientists have now analysed the images and say that the formation, stretching over more ...

Mysterious haze on Mars puzzles scientists   KSL.com
Mysterious Martian 'plumes' baffle scientists   Christian Science Monitor
Strange 'double blob' atop Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists   CNET
Science Times   
TIME   
Chron.com (blog)   
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Forbes
   
Penguins Can Taste Only Salty And Sour: A Quick Guide To Animal Tasting Quirks   
Forbes
I'm the author of the new book Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat, which explores the science of taste, culinary history, and the future of food. There's a lot written about the food system, but a great deal less about the inner workings of taste and flavor ...

According to new research, Penguins can't taste the fish they eat   National Monitor
Penguins cannot taste fish, say experts   Telegraph.co.uk
Penguins love fish, but likely have no idea what they taste like   CTV News
Live Science   
TIME   
Washington Post   
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International Business Times AU
   
World's Oldest Rock Found In Australia Shows Life Flourished On Earth 3.2 ...   
International Business Times AU
Large hexagonal columns of volcanic rock are pictured on Ninepin Group, also known as Kwo Chau Islands, southeast of Hong Kong August 30, 2012. An ancient supervolcano that last erupted 140 million years ago, considered as one of the oldest ...

Ancient Rock Shows That Life On Earth Existed 3.2 Billion Years Ago   Daily Science Journal
Life on Earth may be much older than we thought   SlashGear
Life on Earth may have flourished 3.2 billion years ago   The Asian Age
Frontline Desk   
Sydney Morning Herald   
The Monitor Daily   
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Deutsche Welle
   
Ozone layer under threat, again?   
Deutsche Welle
Researchers are warning about the damage to the ozone layer by "very short-lived substances" or VSLS gases. Although the compounds occur naturally, our own production is rising. Ozonloch über der Arktis. Just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of ...

Scientists Warn about Growing Threat from New Man-Made Gases   Full-Time Whistle
New Ozone Depleting Gases Threaten Recovering Ozone Layer   Tech Times
New Ozone-Destroying Gases On The Rise   Newsroom America
NDTV   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
BP's two-word fix for global climate change   
Christian Science Monitor
Oil supermajor BP says global carbon emissions will continue to rise well above what most scientists regard as safe levels in the years to come. While there's no silver-bullet solution to the threat of climate change, the company endorses one specific policy as ...

Corporate Climate Leaders Redefine Business As Usual   CleanTechnica
The CIA asked me about controlling the climate – this is why we should worry   The Guardian
OP-ED: Climate change speeding demise of Pa. state tree   York Dispatch
The Independent   
Rocklin and Roseville Today   
International Business Times AU   
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