2015年2月23日 星期一

2015-02-24 Malaysia Science


New Straits Times Online
   
UN urges drones for peace missions   
New Straits Times Online
UNITED NATIONS: A UN report is calling for drones to be deployed in most peacekeeping missions as part of a major technological leap needed to help the United Nations confront world crises, the lead expert of the study said Monday. The UN mission in the ...


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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Clocks that will lose a second every 16 billion years built by Japanese researchers   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A pair of clocks "Cryogenic optical lattice clocks" which will lose a second only every 16 billion years in Tokyo. Photo: AFPJapanese researchers have built a pair of clocks that they say are so accurate they will lose a second only every 16 billion years - longer ...

Japan's 'Cryogenic optical lattice' clocks keep time for 16 billion years   Al-Arabiya
Most accurate pair of clocks till date built in Japan   Zee News
Never be late again: Japan clocks keep time for 16 billion years   gulfnews.com

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The Borneo Post
   
UCTS awaiting 'nod' to start overseas recruitment   
The Borneo Post
SIBU: University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is awaiting the green-light from the Ministry of Education to start recruiting international students, including from China. UCTS deputy vice-chancellor (academic) Professor Dato Dr Sabarudin Mohd ...


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Documents granting accused power as 'Maharadja' found during arrest, court told   
The Borneo Post
KOTA KINABALU: A three-page document granting an accused in the Lahad Datu intrusion trial the power to act as a 'maharadja' or emperor of Kampung Madai in Kunak was found during his arrest, the High Court here was told yesterday. When identifying ...


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Forbes
   
Catch The Wave: Witness The Tide Of The Century Heading For France's ...   
Forbes
For a tourist, it's one of those rare natural wonders that can be seen maybe once in a lifetime. For worried officials, it's a serious cause for concern and warnings. Ahead of the anxiously expected “Tide of the Century” announced for March 21, towns along ...

France's spring tide season begins   iAfrica.com
Huge spring tides drawing crowds to France's Atlantic coast   CTV News
Crowds drawn to French Atlantic coast by huge spring tides   Malay Mail Online
FRANCE 24   
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Washington Post
   
Mummified monk revealed inside Buddha statue   
USA TODAY
A CT scan by a Dutch team of researchers showed the skeletal remains of a mummified meditating monk inside a seated Buddha statue about 1,000 years old. (Photo: Drents Museum). 32 CONNECT 51 TWEET 2 LINKEDIN 2 COMMENTEMAILMORE.
Buddha CAT scan reveals monk, ancient writings   NEWS.com.au
Mummified Chinese monk found inside ancient Buddha statue   Shanghaiist
Liuquan, Buddhist monk, found mummified in Chinese Buddha statue   Newsday
Live Science   
Metro   
NBCNews.com   
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NOLA.com
   
Scientist cited by climate change deniers didn't reveal energy industry funding ...   
NOLA.com
Wei-Hock Soon, also known as Willie Soon, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, left, refuses to answer questions about his funding from a Greenpeace official after a Heritage Foundation talk in September 2013. (Greenpeace). Print.
Prominent Climate Change Denier caught taking $1.2 Million from Energy ...   Examiner.com
Deniers' favourite scientist quietly took money from the fossil fuel industry   Business Spectator
Report: Southern Co. paid for climate skeptic's research   Utility Dive
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Washington Times   
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The Space Reporter
   
Latest spacewalk 'selfie' taken against background of Earth, ISS   
The Space Reporter
Astronaut Butch Wilmore took a dramatic picture of himself during a spacewalk this weekend, featuring himself against a background of the blue and white Earth and part of the International Space Station (ISS). Fellow astronaut and spacewalker Terry Virts is ...

February 23, 2015 in Mission Reports: Photos from this weekend's spacewalk   Spaceflight Now
Lengthy Spacewalk Readies ISS for Private Crew Capsules   PC Magazine
Spectacular photo of New Zealand from space   New Zealand Herald
NBCNews.com   
RT   
The Planetary Society (blog)   
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Daily Mail
   
Crater Creep? Siberian Black Holes Spark Fresh Concern   
NBCNews.com
Months after they started investigating a huge black hole in Siberia, Russian researchers say they have spotted still more suspicious-looking craters and lakes — and are calling for an urgent investigation of the phenomenon. Satellite imagery shows that one ...

More Siberian methane blowholes found in permafrost   NEWS.com.au
Huge New Holes In Siberia Have Scientists Calling For Urgent Investigation Of ...   Huffington Post
Dozen more mysterious 'giant craters' in Russia spark fears of looming natural ...   Express.co.uk
The Inquisitr   
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New York Times
   
Mice Brain May Give Insight Into Diseases of Human Mind   
New York Times
When injected with bits of human DNA, mice embryos grew brains that were 12 percent larger than those of embryos injected with the same genes from chimpanzees. Scientists at Duke University, writing in the journal Current Biology, say the experiment ...

Human DNA gives mice bigger brains   CNET
Scientists pinpoint a gene regulator that makes human brains bigger   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Can human DNA be used to make animals smarter?   National Monitor

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