en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-08-21 Malaysia Science

Sumatran Rhino vanishes from Malaysian jungles
The Star Online
Sumatran Rhinos Tam and Puntung, pictured here at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, are among the last surviving specimens of their species in the country. PETALING JAYA: The Sumatran rhino is now extinct from Malaysia's jungles, a group of scientists has ...

Sumatran Rhino now extinct in Malaysia   AsiaOne
Are Sumatran rhinos in the wild in Malaysia going the way of the dodo?   The Rakyat Post
Asean Today: Two Flee Terror Group; Rhino Extinct in Wild; Japan Buys Burma ...   The Hullabaloo Online
The Hindu
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[WITH VID] Yep, There Are Now Spiders That Can Fly (Or At Least Glide)
malaysiandigest.com
We don't want to alarm you, but flying spiders exist… so please prepare to burn the planet down and move to a different one. OK, they don't actually fly, but rather glide. Selenopid spiders live in the high trees of the South American rainforests, and ...
Spiders Take a Dive for Science   CDA News

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Great white sharks DO live off UK waters, documentary will try to prove
Mirror.co.uk
British holidaymakers may want to think twice before they dip their toes in UK waters again - because a new documentary is aiming to prove great white sharks live off our coastline. Scientists will use a dead whale rigged with underwater cameras as ...
Hunt Is On For Great White Sharks Off Brit Coast Using Giant Whale As Bait   malaysiandigest.com
Tragic drowned whale to be fed to sharks on TV   Deadline News
Video Released of Biggest Great White Shark Ever Filmed in The Gasp Menagerie   Dread Central
Live Science
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NASA confirms world will not end by asteroid strike in September
ABC Online
NASA has busted the world's scariest rumour confirming there is no asteroid heading towards Earth which would end humankind. The space experts released a formal statement in response to several blog and social media posts claiming an asteroid will ...

No asteroid threat to Earth, says Nasa   Times of India
No asteroid threatening to hit Earth next month: NASA   Financial Express
NASA: Earth not facing threat from asteroid   CNN
New Zealand Herald
Gizmodo Australia
EarthSky
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Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says
Christian Science Monitor
Humans are throwing ecosystems out of whack by not only killing a large number of animals, but by killing adults and top carnivores in particular, a study suggests. One answer is to act more like animal predators.
Humans are unsustainable super-predators, UVic scientists say   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Humans are 'wickedly efficient super-predators'   Dispatch Times
Ecologists Make the Best Argument for Eating the Youth Since “A Modest Proposal”   The Hullabaloo Online
Sentinel Republic
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China's Pollution Overestimated by Large Margin for Years, Study Says
Newsweek
The new calculation was based on analysis of China's coal—it turns out it produces up to 40 percent less carbon pollution as it burns. Reuters. Filed Under: Tech & Science, China, Climate Change. China is the biggest carbon emitter in the world, but ...

China's emissions may be 14% lower than feared, research finds   Irish Times
China's CO2 levels may be overstated   The Straits Times
China's carbon dioxide emissions may be lower than experts thought   TODAYonline
Livemint
Christian Science Monitor
Financial Express
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US government to further investigate 30 whale deaths in Alaska
CTV News
JUNEAU, Alaska -- A federal agency announced plans Thursday for a more intense investigation into what caused the deaths of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska since May. NOAA Fisheries declared the deaths an "unusual mortality event," ...

What's killing whales off BC-Alaska coast?   CBC.ca

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