2014年12月2日 星期二

2014-12-03 Australia Science


The West Australian
   
Conservation shift from whale to toothfish   
Herald Sun
SAVE the Patagonian toothfish. IT doesn't have quite the same ring as "save the whales", but conservation group Sea Shepherd will spend the summer in the Southern Ocean working to protect the endangered species. The group's vessel, the Bob Barker, will ...

Sea Shepherd poised to begin Operation Icefish in Southern Ocean   NEWS.com.au
Sea Shepherd crew prepares for a simpler life on a mission to protect ...   ABC Online
Sea Shepherd Departs for Operation Icefish   The Maritime Executive

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Population of world's rarest marsupial more than triples in WA   
Sydney Morning Herald
The success of a small population of quokka-like animals in Western Australia - at one stage thought to be extinct for a century - will be celebrated on Tuesday, 20 years on from the rediscovery of what is the world's rarest marsupial. Monitoring of the Gilbert's ...

Potoroo's Population Recovers   New Hampshire Voice
World's rarest marsupial fighting back   Herald Sun

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Stephen Hawking fancies himself as a Bond villain   
Sydney Morning Herald
Movie session times · Full movies coverage. English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking would like a part in a James Bond movie. "My ideal role would be a baddie in James Bond. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part," he said.
Artificial intelligence is a risk to humanity: Stephen Hawking   NEWS.com.au
Professor Stephen Hawking warns development of artificial intelligence could ...   ABC Online
Robots could spell end of human race, Hawking claims   Irish Independent
USA TODAY   
The Nation   
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SCUBA News
   
Underwater robot maps Antactic ice   
SCUBA News
An underwater robot has enabled researchers to produce the first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were ...

AUV Sheds New Light on Antarctic Sea Ice   Hydro International
Scientists Use Robot to Measure Ice Thickness in Antarctica   Beta Wired
The Melting of the Antarctic: Our Responsibilty   teleSUR English

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ABC Online
   
Scientists Say That A Jamaican Jellyfish Found In Queensland Could Help Track ...   
Business Insider Australia
The female jellyfish, tripedalia cystophora, which lives in mangroves and is normally found in Jamaica, was discovered in a canal on Queensland's Gold Coast, 17 kilometres from the ocean, in January this year. Others have been found in the Philippines, ...

Jellyfish native to Jamaica found in Australia   Jamaica Observer
Caribbean box jellyfish found in Australia for first time   ABC Online

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Perth Now
   
Help find SA's missing and much loved dolphin   
Perth Now
Wave was looking very emaciated when we last saw her in the Port River and although there is a possibility that she may have swam out of the river, it is considered unusual behaviour for her. If you see her, let us know. She is a very inquisitive, friendly and ...


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The Guardian
   
Soap, sunscreen and steroids found in Antarctic waters and wildlife   
The Guardian
The authors said more research was needed to understand the impact on marine life. Photograph: Laurence Topham/The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. Tuesday 2 December 2014 18.06 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

Care products found in Antarctic waters   Sky News Australia

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Daily Mail
   
Threatened white-throated snapping turtle that breathes through its bottom ...   
Daily Mail
The white-throated snapping turtle is best known for its ability to breathe through its backside. But the turtle, which extracts oxygen from the water via its bottom-otherwise known as cloacal respiration, is facing an uncertain future as river conditions change.
Bum-breathing white-throated snapping turtle's last gasp   Fraser Coast Chronicle
Bum breathing icon's future in doubt   Sail World

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New York Times
   
The Next Big Climate Question: Will India Follow China?   
New York Times
For more than 20 years, international climate talks have been dominated by a schism between those who created the problem of climate change (largely the United States and nations of the European Union) and those who would greatly contribute to it ...

Developing nations urge deeper climate cuts to zero emissions   Daily Mail
Peru climate talks set to put heat on Abbott government's stance   Sydney Morning Herald
UN climate talks begin as global temperatures break records   BBC News
USA TODAY   
Economic Times   
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Gizmag
   
New ultrasound research creates holographic objects that can be seen and felt   
Gizmag
Haptic feedback has become a common feature of recent technology, but such systems usually rely on stimulation of parts of the user's body via direct mechanical or acoustic vibration. A new technique being developed by researchers at the University of ...

Researchers use ultrasound to create invisible 3D shapes that you can touch ...   TechSpot
See it, touch it, feel it   (e) Science News

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