2014年12月26日 星期五

2014-12-27 Australia Science


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Stanford University students create 'gecko gloves' that allow humans to scale ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
It doesn't mean experiments taking place at Stanford's Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab are any less science-y just because they sometimes resemble scenes from a Spider-Man or Mission: Impossible movie. "You see those movies as a kid and ...

Researchers create gecko-type paws that allow humans to scale glass walls   Mankato Free Press
Move over Spider-Man: Stanford student invents incredible wall-climbing gloves   Examiner.com

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ABC Online
   
Australian Brush-Turkey makes a Remarkable Comeback   
West Texas News
As per behavioral ecologists, the count of Australian brush-turkey has exploded in Brisbane and now the species is heading towards Sydney. Professor Darryl Jones, a behavioral ecologist, said that their population has increased by 700% in the past 20 years ...

Brisbane's brush turkey explosion heads south   ABC Online

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Herald Sun
   
Scenic view of islands in Vietnam's Halong Bay. Source: ThinkStock   
Herald Sun
IT IS bedlam dockside at Halong Bay – one of Vietnam's most popular tourist attractions – as a melee of boats, baggage, tourists and provisions are loaded or unloaded at breakneck speed. In a harbour crowded with multi-storeyed cruise ships, wave after ...


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The Age
   
Bird lovers want Bellarine reserve to counter urban sprawl / up to date   
Full-Time Whistle
Bird lovers and environment groups are pushing for a new "Bellarine Wetlands Nature Conservation Reserve" south-east of Geelong, fearing urban sprawl will destroy popular bird habitat visited by about 20,000 birds a year. Editor : Michael BROWN Category ...

Bird lovers want Bellarine reserve to counter urban sprawl   Brisbane Times

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BBC News
   
The most stunning space pictures of 2014   
BBC News
Curiosity Self-Portrait at 'Windjana' Drilling Site In April and May 2014, the Curiosity Mars rover used the camera at the end of its arm to take dozens of images which were combined in this "selfie". Curiosity is currently exploring the foothills of Mount Sharp ...

NASA takes giant steps on its journey to Mars   FlightCentric.com
Orion's historic step towards Mars and Kepler's 'earth twin': Nasa reveals its ...   Daily Mail
Did Mars Curiosity Rover Stumble Upon A Martian? Alien Hunters Seem To ...   The Inquisitr
International Business Times   
Chron.com   
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The Age
   
A single shell could take human evolution into unknown waters   
The Age
The fossil Pseudodon shell with the engraving made by Homo erectus at Trinil, Indonesia. Photo: Stephen Munro and the Naturalis Museum, Leiden, Holland. Earlier this month, Nature announced the oldest-known engraving from Java, a discovery that has ...


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NEWS.com.au
   
What we learned from science in 2014   
NEWS.com.au
TO celebrate the season of lists, the Australian Science Media Centre has compiled the top ten science stories of 2014. Doctor Joe Milton from the SMC said the list is a great way to offer people bite-sized pieces of information covering all they may have ...


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The Inquisitr
   
Russia Is Building 'Noah's Ark': DNA Databank Will Cover All Living Things   
The Inquisitr
Noah's Ark, for those of you unfamiliar with the biblical story, was a tale from the Old Testament in which man-of-God Noah built a boat large enough to house two of every living thing so that life could continue after the Great Flood, which was sent to cleanse ...

Russia to build a DNA database resembling 'Noah's Ark'   Daily Sabah
'Noah's Ark': Russia to build world first DNA databank of all living things   RT
Russia to Recreate 'Noah's Ark' of Life   Sputnik International

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WJCL News
   
First bobcat seen after a century on Jekyll Island   
FlightCentric.com
After 100 years of absence, remote-sensing cameras has captured the images of a bobcat on Jekyll Island, representing the first proof of this elusive animal on the island. Scientists at Jekyll Island who were trying to estimate the population of white-tailed deer ...

Century later, bobcat presence verified on Jekyll Island   Florida Times-Union
Photographs confirm presence of bobcat on Georgia's Jekyll Island   UPI.com
Bobcat confirmed on Jekyll Island for first time, while search for more determines ...   The Augusta Chronicle

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The Independent
   
The Year in Space Exploration | The Weather Channel   
The Weather Channel
The surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen from the Philae lander, which landed on the comet's surface on Nov. 12, 2014, making it the first man-made craft to ever land on a comet. (ESA via Getty Images). Hide thumbnails. This was a big ...

Here's Why Comet 67P Looks Like a Duck   Chinatopix
ESA's Philae captures Amazing Images of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko   News Tonight Africa
Rosetta captures steep one kilometre cliffs and boulder-strewn terrains on ...   The Independent
Gizmag   
Los Angeles Times   
The Hindu   
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