2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 Malaysia Science


The Nation
   
Hot, dry climate long kept dinosaurs out of tropics   
The Nation
An unpredictable, yet scorching and dry climate kept large, grass-eating dinosaurs out of the tropics for some 30 million years after they first appeared on Earth, a study out Monday found. It has been a longstanding mystery: why did long-necked dinosaurs ...

Study Links Untenable Levels of CO2 near the Equator during Triassic to ...   West Texas News
Climate change kept herbivorous dinosaurs away from tropics   The Silver Ink
Equatorial Dino Mystery Solved   Latinos Post
The Indian Express   
BGR   
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The Star Online
   
Belum playground for thrill-seekers   
The Star Online
IT TOOK me some time to muster the courage to jump from a platform perched high up on a tree to reach for a bottle tied more than an arm's length away. Despite being slightly afraid of height, I put my trust entirely in the experienced trainer who was ...


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Irish Independent
   
Thousands of people refusing to leave their homes as volcano poised to erupt   
Irish Independent
Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Open Gallery 6 Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, June 16, 2015, ...

More than 10000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano   AsiaOne
Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung erupts: Over 10000 evacuated   Sydney Morning Herald
10000 Indonesians flee Mt Sinabung eurption   Stuff.co.nz
RTE.ie   
Arab News   
CTV News   
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Sky News Australia
   
Study: cleaner air would save 2m lives a year   
Sky News Australia
Cleaner air worldwide would save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study has found. 'We were surprised to find the importance of cleaning air not just in the dirtiest parts of the world - which we expected to find - but also in ...

Cleaner air worldwide would save 2 million lives a year: Study   The Straits Times
Cleaner air would save two million lives a year—study   Inquirer.net
Cleaner air could save millions of lives in India   Ahmedabad Mirror

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BBC News
   
Protect more bee species to safeguard crops, say scientists   
BBC News
Almost 80% of crop pollination by wild bees is provided by just 2% of the most common species, say scientists. In the UK, a small number of bees are vital for crops such as oilseed rape, apples and strawberries, according to the University of Reading team.
Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family   Telegraph.co.uk
Just two percent of wild bee species pollinate at least 80 percent of crops   Mashable
Wild bees: Busier than we think   Malay Mail Online
Reuters   
Quartz   
Yahoo News UK   
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The Guardian
   
Australian government urged to adopt a zero carbon emissions target by 2050   
The Guardian
More than 50 environmental, charitable and farmers organisations have written an open letter to the government urging it to adopt a zero carbon emissions target by 2050. The letter, signed by groups such as Greenpeace, WWF, Oxfam and Save the Children ...

Tony Abbott's reckless approach will affect generations to follow — Emma ...   Malay Mail Online
The pressure is mounting on Abbott to deliver on climate   The Conversation AU
Groups join to call for zero emissions   Echonetdaily

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Huffington Post UK
   
Second thoughts: is a tiny addition in time too much?   
DAWN.com
The answer: At 2359 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on June 30, when the world will experience a minute that will last 61 seconds. The reason for the weird event is something called the leap second. That's when timekeepers adjust high-precision clocks so ...

A minute to last 61 secs, plan your extra moment on June 30   Hindustan Times
World gets a 61-second minute   NEWS.com.au
U.N. to Consider Whether to Cut Earth Time Loose from Greenwich Mean Time   HPPR

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Forbes
   
Good Scientists Should Publicly Criticize Tim Hunt's Claims   
Forbes
The vigorous reactions to remarks by biochemist Tim Hunt about women in science are being cast as an internet shaming. Instead, they are part of how scientists engage with each other to build knowledge. Tim Hunt, winner (with Paul Nurse and Leland H.
Calling Tim Hunt Sexist Won't Help Women in Science   TIME
Brian Cox attacks 'social media' that forced Nobel scientist Tim Hunt to quit   Daily Mail
Cox: Twitter mob hounded scientist   The Times (subscription)
The Guardian   
Daily Beast   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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RT
   
Bioengineers invent engine powered by water vapor, artificial muscles   
RT
Bioengineers have invented the world's first engine that runs on energy created from the process of natural water evaporation at room temperature, by utilizing cleverly engineered artificial muscles. The small device, created by researchers at Columbia ...

'Evaporation Engine' Propels Tiny Car With Power of Water Vapor   NBCNews.com
New Technology Captures Evaporation Energy by Employing Bacterial Spores   Uncover Michigan
Green Alternative: Scientists are working on Bacteria Spores as Engine Fuel   Empire State Tribune
Washington Post   
The Guardian   
Daily Mail   
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CBS News
   
Pac-Man ghost octopus could be named Opisthoteuthis adorabilis   
CBS News
It looks like a ghost in the Pac-Man video game, has been compared to a Pokemon creature and served as the inspiration for the character Pearl in "Finding Nemo." But the oddly adorable octopus that scientists have taken to calling the flapjack still doesn't ...

An octopus so cute you might call it 'Adorabilis'   Atlanta Journal Constitution
This Pokemon-like octopus is so cute scientists want to call him Adorabilis   Metro
New octopus species might be named 'adorabilis' because it's adorable   The Week Magazine
California Diver   
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