2014年12月3日 星期三

2014-12-04 Australia Science


Scientific American
   
Zigzag design on shell called landmark feat for early humans   
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's a simple zigzag design scratched onto the surface of a freshwater mussel shell on the Indonesian island of Java about half a million years ago. But scientists are calling it a milestone achievement for early humans and an ...

Simple find 'rewrites history'   NEWS.com.au
500000-year-old shell engraved by Homo erectus challenges previous beliefs ...   Ancient Origins
Old Master: 540000-Year-Old Shell Has Oldest Ever 'Art'   NBCNews.com
i24news   
The Guardian   
Xinhua   
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Times LIVE
   
As Australia cuts funding for science, award winning chemist works for free   
Times LIVE
Dr. San Thang, an award winning chemist, is working for free at Australia's CSIRO after funding cuts saw researchers lose their positions. Save & Share. Email · Print. According to IFLScience, Thang was subject to speculation that he might share a Nobel ...

A lesson in humility from a great scientist, sacked from CSIRO   ABC Online (blog)
Australia must respect science and our scientists   Sydney Morning Herald
Science cuts are false economy   The Canberra Times
International Business Times AU   
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ABC Online
   
Sea Shepherd ship heads south on Antarctic mission to take on Patagonian ...   
ABC Online
Sea Shepherd activists have left Hobart bound for the Southern Ocean in a bid to stop Patagonian toothfish poaching. Carrying a crew of 29, the Bob Barker was farewelled by a group of well-wishers at the Elizabeth Street pier. It has embarked on a ...

Sea Shepherd Targets Toothfish after Japan Whale Hunt Halted   Naharnet
Sea Shepherd hunting for illegal toothfish catch   FIS
Conservation shift from whale to toothfish   NEWS.com.au

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The Guardian
   
UN sets modest hopes for climate pledges at 2015 Paris summit   
Reuters
LIMA (Reuters) - Government pledges due in 2015 to cut rising world greenhouse gases will be too weak to avert the worst of global warming and merely be part of a long haul to agree far tougher curbs, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Christiana ...

2014 on track to be hottest year on record, World Meteorological Organisation says   ABC Online
WMO predicts 2014 could be hottest yet   Herald Sun
UN warning as 2014 is set to be hottest year on record   Irish Independent
Irish Times   
Chicago Tribune   
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ABC Online
   
Giraffe population decline has conservation groups ringing alarm bells   
ABC Online
The alarm is being raised about the dwindling number of giraffes in Africa, and it is hoped that through better research more light will be shed on their plight. Dr Julian Fennessy, an Australian conservation scientist based in Namibia, said there were only about ...

Giraffe Population Dropped Drastically in Last 15 Years: What's Causing Decline?   Tech Times
Giraffes' extinction: Population quickly dropping   Examiner.com
African giraffes may face extinction as numbers 'plummet', leading ...   The Independent
New York Daily News   
The Australian   
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CNBC
   
US intel agency aims to develop superconducting computer   
CNBC
The U.S. intelligence community has launched a multi-year research project to develop a superconducting computer, awarding its first contracts to three major technology companies. International Business Machines, Raytheon BBN Technologies and ...

Intelligence Agency Wants an Even More Super Supercomputer   Nextgov
US intelligence agency aims to develop superconducting computer   Reuters
The US Intelligence Community Is Building A Powerful New Super-Computer   Business Insider Australia
Sarnia Observer   
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ABC News
   
Green groups urge climate fund to exclude fossils   
Washington Post
LIMA, Peru — Environmental groups are demanding tighter rules on climate finance for poor nations after an Associated Press investigation showed Japan bankrolled coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting global warming. On the sidelines ...

Climate funds for coal highlight lack of U   The West Australian
Japan uses climate funds for 3 coal-plant builds   Business Spectator

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R & D Magazine
   
Death will not part us: secrets of the gecko's grip   
The Australian
THEY cling to the walls and roofs of tropical houses, calling out their own names. Now scientists have discovered that geckos can hold on without even trying. Biologists from the University of California have found that the gecko's remarkable adhesive strength ...

Geckos are sticky without effort   R & D Magazine

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The Daily Star
   
Japanese asteroid probe sets off on six-year trip   
The Daily Star
An H2-A rocket carrying space explorer Hayabusa2, lifts off from a launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southern Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Kyodo News). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share.
JAXA hopes to get nod to name Hayabusa2 mission's destination asteroid   The Japan Times
Japan successfully launches asteroid probe Hayabusa 2 on six-year journey   ABC Online
Japanese asteroid probe sets off on six-year journey   Reuters
The Atlantic   
Businessweek   
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Discovery News
   
West Antarctic ice melt triples in 10 years   
The Australian
A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade. The glaciers in the Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica are hemorrhaging ice faster than ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Retreating at a Much Higher Rate Than ...   VICE News
West Antarctic Dropped Ice Equivalent to Mount Everest as Melting Tripled in ...   Tech Times
NASA: Rate of Antarctic ice loss triples in a decade   USA TODAY
Business Insider Australia   
Washington Post   
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