2014年12月1日 星期一

2014-12-02 Australia Science

  CBS News   
The father of DNA is selling his Nobel prize because everyone thinks he's racist  The Age
James Watson, known to many as one of the "fathers of DNA" for his scientific discoveries, is putting his Nobel prize on the auction block this Thursday with a reserve price of $2.5 million. Why part with the prestigious award now, more than 50 years after ...

What's a Nobel Prize worth?   Al Jazeera America
Why the Scientist Who Discovered DNA Is Selling His Nobel Prize   The Atlantic
James Watson, renowned geneticist and racist, to sell his Nobel Prize   Examiner.com
The Week Magazine   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Nobel prize contender San Thang cut from CSIRO  Sydney Morning Herald
A world-leading CSIRO chemist who was tipped to win a Nobel prize has been made redundant. In September, the same month San Thang was nominated as a frontrunner for the illustrious prize in chemistry, he also ceased working as a senior researcher for ...


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  Reuters   
At climate talks, UN calls fossil fuels 'high risk' investment  Reuters
Aerial view of a factory in Callao, November 30, 2014. Peru will host the annual United Nation's Climate Change Conference (COP20) of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Lima from December 1 - 12. Credit: Reuters/Mariana ...

Obama Puts Climate on the 2016 Ballot   Wall Street Journal
Rich Nations Will Make $100 Billion Climate Goal, US Says   Businessweek
UN climate talks open with hopes for deal, warning time short   The Age
ABC Online   
The Nation   
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  ABC Online   
Photographer captures moment a shark jumps out of the water at NSW beach ...  ABC Online
A budding photographer from the New South Wales mid north coast has captured what she describes as her "Oh-my-God moment", with a shark leaping out of the water during a local surf contest. Steph Bellamy was at Macauley's Beach on Sunday for the ...

A Large Shark Photobombed A Mother's Surf Comp, Jumping Out Of The Water ...   Business Insider Australia
Shark reportedly leaps out of water near surfers during competition at Coffs ...   Rippa.com
Shark leaps into air during Australian mothers' surfing competition   Telegraph.co.uk
The Inquisitr   
The Australian   
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  The Age   
Gang Gang: Shy stars of Mulligans Flat torchlight tour  The Age
Wild night: Sanctuary ecologist Kate Grarock leads a torchlight tour at Mulligans Flat. Photo: Matt Bedford. This is a night out on the town like no other, where pretty much everyone except the birds in the trees are eating, drinking, making babies and often ...


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  teleSUR English   
The Melting of the Antarctic: Our Responsibilty  teleSUR English
Global warming may sound unfamiliar for many who just associate it with a heat wave. However, global warming is very complex and affects more than just human beings. In this report, teleSUR will look at Antarctica, an ice continent which holds i its glaciers, ...

Scientists Use Robot to Measure Ice Thickness in Antarctica   Beta Wired
The first 3D map of the Antarctic ice by Underwater robots   cbsport
Underwater robot sheds new light on Antarctic sea ice + Video   Sail World

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  The Guardian   
Govt slashes UNEP contribution by 80%  Business Spectator
The Federal Government has slashed funding to the UN Environment Program by more than 80 per cent, from $1.2m to $200,000 this year, ABC Online reports. UNEP is responsible for collating global environmental data, including on climate change, and ...

Australia slashes funding for UN Environment Programme   The Guardian
Australia to cut 80 pct of UNEP funding   GlobalPost

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Sea turtles released near Great Barrier Reef after rehabilitation – video  The Guardian
Two sea turtles have been released into the waters of Queensland's Great Barrier Reef after being rehabilitated in captivity. One of the animals was thought to have been hit by a boat and attacked by a crocodile. Both spent time in a dedicated turtle hospital at ...

Technology takes the Great Barrier Reef to the other side of the world   ABC Local
Great Barrier Reef shipping highways open   IHS Maritime 360

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  Sydney Morning Herald   
World's rarest marsupial fighting back  NEWS.com.au
THE population of the world's rarest marsupial has grown to more than 100 in the 20 years since the Gilbert's potoroo species was "rediscovered" in Western Australia's Great Southern region. STATE Environment Minister Albert Jacob said there had been ...

Population of world's rarest marsupial more than triples in WA   Sydney Morning Herald
Rare marsupial fights back from extinction   The West Australian

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  The Age   
Hammerhead shark carcasses found on beach  The Age
A hammerhead shark carcass found on a beach at Elliott Heads, near Bundaberg. Photo: Bundaberg News Mail. Layoni Belfield was in for a nasty surprise when she went for an afternoon walk along the beach near Bundaberg last week. The Riverview ...

Sharks slaughtered   Gladstone Observer

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