2014年9月19日 星期五

2014-09-20 Australia Science

  The Guardian   
One of the U.K.'s Most Extraordinary Artifacts Was Likely Made by Children  Smithsonian
The dagger, found in a burial mound called Bush Barrow about a mile away from Stonehenge, is one of the most extraordinary artifacts found in the U.K. It features over 140,000 gold studs, placed on a wooden handle to create intricate and beautiful patterns.
Ancient bling pieces found near Stonehenge crafted by children   Tech Times
Stonehenge treasures made by children, and it likely made them blind   ScienceAlert
Child Goldsmiths Went Blind Making Stonehenge Treasures   Forbes
Discovery News   
The Nation   
The Independent   
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  Toronto Star   
Camouflage that changes colour and texture instantly, thanks to squid skin  Toronto Star
Cephalopod-inspired colour displays are so hot right now: A paper published Tuesday in Nature Communications marks the third report about the technology in a month, by our count. But unlike previous attempts, this flexible display from MIT changes colour ...

New material changes colour and texture when a voltage is applied to it.   Australian Geographic (blog)
Elastomeric Camouflage Switches Texture & Color   EE Times
Researchers have created camouflage material that auto-matches your ...   ScienceAlert

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  Design & Trend   
Boosting The Efficiency of Photosynthesis And Crop Yields  Design & Trend
"With the limited ability to increase land use for agriculture, there's a huge interest in trying to improve yield across all the major crops," said Steven Gutteridge, a research fellow at DuPont's crop-protection division in Newark, Delaware. Like Us on Facebook ...

Scientists Are Reinventing Photosynthesis To Grow More Food   Gizmodo Australia
Plant Engineered for Better Photosynthesis   Laboratory Equipment
Scientists have "hacked" photosynthesis, and it could help them speed up food ...   ScienceAlert
malaysiandigest.com   
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  Yahoo!7 News   
UFOs on Sydney beach  Yahoo!7 News
The sands of Dee Why beach, north of Sydney, have been transformed into something of a bizarre landscape, covered in green alien balls. The UFO's - or unidentified floating objects - washed up along the shore leaving locals to ponder what they may be.
Hundreds of green 'alien eggs' have washed up on Dee Why Beach and may be ...   The Daily Telegraph

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  The Inquisitr   
Japan To Resume Whaling Program Despite Continued Controversy  The Inquisitr
Japan has vowed to resume their whaling program – despite continued controversy. Earlier this year, the International Whaling Commission voted to implement restrictions on Japan's whaling program. However, Japanese officials are unwilling to comply.
Japan to resume whaling after new IWC regulations   Tech Times
Academic slams Japan's whaling   Radio New Zealand
Japan vows to keep on whaling   Peninsula On-line
teleSUR English   
euronews   
Guilfordian   
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  Sci-Tech Today   
Scientists' colossal squid exam a kraken good show  Valdosta Daily Times
Scientist Kat Bolstad, left, from the Auckland University of Technology, and student Aaron Boyd Evans examine a beak of a colossal squid at a national museum facility Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Wellington, New Zealand. The colossal squid, which weighs ...

Kraken find hauled from deep   NTNews.com.au
NZ scientists examine giant squid caught in Antarctica' Ross Sea   MercoPress

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  Ottawa Citizen   
Smallest local honey harvest in 30 years, say beekeepers  Ottawa Citizen
This September's honey harvest is the smallest in 30 years, say local beekeepers, who are struggling to keep the honey flowing after a cold winter and spring and amid concerns over the widespread use of agricultural pesticides. Murray Borer's been ...

Honey sweetens Rosh Hashanah, despite tough year for bees   San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
The Big Read : meet Somerset bee keeper, Joe King, of Pilton   Wells Journal
South Florida beekeepers stress importance of bees in food chain   MiamiHerald.com
Newcastle Herald   
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  BioOptics World   
Microscopy method has positive implications for muscular dystrophy research  BioOptics World
Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC; Los Angeles, CA) have developed a microscopy method that allows them to view single molecules in living animals at high resolution. Importantly, the method enabled them to study a key structural ...

Microscopy technique yields new data on muscular dystrophy   USC News
Complementation Activated Light Microscopy Provides Nanoscale Insights into ...   AZoNano.com
Fluorescence Technique Probes Muscular Dystrophy   Photonics.com

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  Yahoo News UK   
Ocean-threatened Marshall's leader posts climate video plea  Yahoo News UK
Marshall Islands President Christopher Loeak was forced to heighten the seawall protecting his home last year, but says the year-old defences are now barely enough to protect his family from a "climate emergency". PRE Friday, ahead of UN Secretary ...

Marshalls president warns of climate emergency   Radio New Zealand
A Clarion Call From the Climate Change Frontline   Huffington Post

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  Christian Science Monitor   
Finding Nemo gets half real, Clownfish travels miles to find coral reefs  The Westside Story
Scientists have found that Finding Nemo could be a true story, and is scientifically accurate due to the nature of the clownfish. Clownfish really travel hundreds of miles across the sea in search of coral reefs. Steve Simpson of the University of Exeter, along ...

Study: There's a little scientific truth in 'Finding Nemo'   Examiner.com
Young Nemo clownfish can 'just keep swimming'…for hundreds of miles   Tech Times
Clownfish' larvae records furthest sea travel for a coral reef fish   iStreet Research
Headlines & Global News   
InformationWeek   
UPI.com   
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