2014年12月19日 星期五

2014-12-20 Australia Science


Headlines & Global News
   
Report suggests forest-cutting can immediately harm climatic patterns   
Washington Post
RIO DE JANEIRO — The critical role that vast tropical forests such as Brazil's Amazon play in suppressing climate change is well known: They store huge quantities of carbon, acting as “carbon sinks.” But as a report out this week argues, scientists are making ...

Deforestation Could Alter Rainfall Patterns, Boost Global Warming   Headlines & Global News
Forest-cutting can have an immediate effect on climate, Nature report finds   Sydney Morning Herald
Tropical Deforestation Could Affect Climate Changes on Both Regional and ...   The Utah People's Post
Reuters   
The Independent   
International Business Times UK   
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RenewEconomy
   
China, Australia and the future of climate change   
Business Spectator
The conclusion earlier this week of another round of international climate change negotiations -- this year held in Lima -- marked the end of a highly-charged month of climate change politics in which Australia and China featured prominently, albeit for very ...

The oil price opportunity   Energy Global
CityMetric Advent 19: Homes for Christmas   CityMetric
Need to talk to a climate denier? Here's how   Business Green
Huffington Post   
Romania-Insider.com   
RenewEconomy   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Crocodile cracks open a turtle shell in Australia   
Telegraph.co.uk
A stationary wildlife camera has captured images of a crocodile cracking open the shell of a turtle on a beach in northern Australia. The camera was set up by Dani Best, a local ranger, after she came across a dead turtle on a beach in a national park in the ...

Crocodile Eats Sea Turtle Shell On Beach Then Waddles Away With Very Full ...   The Inquisitr
Shell-shattering force: Croc destroys dead turtle with vicious bite   Yahoo News UK
JAW-SOME! Staggering photos reveal moment crocodile SHREDS turtle in ...   Express.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk   
Daily Mail   
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Computerworld
   
NASA emails ratchet to space station   
Computerworld
NASA signaled the beginning of a much safer era of space travel, Wednesday, emailing the design of a socket wrench to astronauts so they could print it out in orbit. The immediate implication for NASA and passengers on its risky ride is that, properly trained ...

ISS astronaut needs a wrench, NASA successfully 'emails' him one   CNET
NASA 'emails' spanner to space for the first time   Brisbane Times
Nasa emails spanner to space station   BBC News
Washington Post   
The Inquisitr   
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U.S. News & World Report
   
Sea Shepherd 'in contempt of US court'   
NEWS.com.au
RADICAL environmentalists have been found in contempt of court in the US for failing to halt their campaign to disrupt the annual Antarctic whale hunt. THE 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ordered a lower court to determine how much the Sea ...

9th Circuit Finds Whaling Opponents in Contempt   Courthouse News Service
Protesters in contempt of court for anti-whaling campaign   Auburn Citizen

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Denmark stakes its claim in the war for the North Pole   
Sydney Morning Herald
In time for Christmas, Denmark has claimed Santa Claus's home - the North Pole. Although it might seem like a joke, Denmark's wish to expand its influence in the Arctic is part of a serious geopolitical struggle: Canada and Russia also claim the spot.
The fight for who owns the Arctic: The players & their strategy   CBC.ca
Denmark's claim to North Pole fans geopolitical rivalry   Financial Times
Why Denmark Should Own The North Pole Instead Of Canada   Huffington Post Canada
Straight.com   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Cow researchers find meanings behind moos   
Full-Time Whistle
The ability to communicate between a mother and her offspring isn't just between humans. Scientists in England have found that cows share the same bond with their calves and get their message across through their moos, the BBC reports. Editor : Breanna ...

Scientists decipher 'cow speak'   Times of India
Cows can Talk   cbsport
Cows' Moos Carry A Lot More Meaning Than You Ever Imagined   Huffington Post

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Gizmag
   
Computer-based "deep neural network" as good as primates at visual object ...   
Gizmag
Computers aren't best suited to visual object recognition. Our brains are hardwired to quickly see and match patterns in everything, with great leaps of intuition, while the processing center of a computer is more akin to a very powerful calculator. But that hasn't ...

"Deep Neural Networks" Match the Primate Brain   PCBDesign007

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Ancient Origins
   
Researchers discover secret recipe of Roman concrete that allowed it to endure ...   
Ancient Origins
Ancient Rome's concrete recipe is an impressive feat in architectural history. Some Roman buildings are so spectacular in their construction and beauty that modern builders would never attempt something similar, even with today's technology. Now engineers ...

Ashes to concrete   The Times (subscription)
Romans developed Formula for making Mortar about Two Millennia Ago   PerfScience

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Advisory committee set up to study Atlantic Salmon decline   
Journal Pioneer
Atlantic salmon swim in a pen, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Eastport, Maine, where the 2008 harvest is likely to total more than 20 million pounds. An international conservation organization is warning that large Atlantic salmon could suffer the same devastating ...

Canada sets up advisory panel to study Atlantic salmon decline   Undercurrent News
Minister Shea Announces the Creation of a Ministerial Advisory Committee on ...   Digital Journal
Feds to create ministerial advisory committee to study Atlantic salmon decline   Winnipeg Free Press
St. John Valley Times   
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