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2015-03-17 Australia Science


Queensland Country Life
   
After 30 years the heat really is on   
Queensland Country Life
BACK in February 1985, The Heat Is On by rock legend Glenn Frey was near the top of the music charts and has unwittingly become something of an anthem for the global climate ever since. Last month capped 30 years in which average monthly ...


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Washington Post
   
The melting of Antarctica was already really bad. It just got worse.   
Washington Post
This story has been updated. A hundred years from now, humans may remember 2014 as the year that we first learned that we may have irreversibly destabilized the great ice sheet of West Antarctica, and thus set in motion more than 10 feet of sea level rise.
Massive Totten Glacier in East Antarctica 'vulnerable' to collapse   ABC Online
Scientists have found hidden tunnels of sea water melting a massive Antarctic ...   Business Insider Australia
More bad news about Antarctica and rising sea levels   National Monitor
Columbus Dispatch   
Boing Boing   
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PerfScience
   
Thanks to climate change, food could soon taste a lot worse   
The Week Magazine
A new report from climate scientists at the University of Melbourne claims that climate change will have devastating effects on Australia's food supply. The report, Appetite for Change, says that vegetables, meat, and grains will lose their flavor and become ...

Climate change to result in tasteless, poor-quality food   Phys.Org
Report's dire warning for food production as climate becomes warmer   ABC Online
Climate change to leave a bad taste in our mouth: report   Echonetdaily
Market Business News   
Chinatopix   
OregonLive.com   
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Ancient Origins
   
Seljuk ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic inscription   
Ancient Origins
A silver ring from a Viking-era grave in Birka, Sweden, has a distinctive history: it is the first ring with Arabic inscription from that era found in Scandinavia. The ring, which has an inscription that says “To Allah” or “For Allah” in Kufic Arabic, is physical evidence ...

Researchers discover 'For Allah' inscription on mysterious Viking ring   9news.com.au

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BT.com
   
Volcanic lightning caught on camera in Japan   
9news.com.au
March 17, 2015: A German filmmaker has captured footage of the rare but spectacular volcanic lightning phenomenon, at the Sakurajima volcano in Japan. ninemsn. Forks of lightning flash within an ash cloud as molten lava erupts from a volcano.
Spectacular volcanic lightning caught on video   TVNZ
Force of nature: Lightning strikes volcano eruption in jaw-dropping footage ...   mirror.co.uk
Tourist captures video of volcanic lightning as Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts   Daily Mail

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Pam must prompt climate action by Aust: UN   
Daily Mail
Heart-breaking images of cyclone devastation in the Pacific must prompt Australia and other countries to act on climate change, a United Nations representative says. Super Cyclone Pam has left a trail of destruction across the Pacific nations of Vanuatu, ...

Govt must back Pacific calls for climate action - Greens   Voxy

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Washington Post
   
An art historian's solution to the mystery of Stonehenge: Look up   
Washington Post
For thousands of years, the rough-hewn megaliths of Stonehenge have mystified and hypnotized visitors with a seemingly unanswerable question: Why would anyone, especially a prehistoric people working without the benefit of modern technology — or ...

Elevated Origins: Radical new theory suggests Stonehenge was base of an ...   Ancient Origins
All this fuss over a few rocks. Source: Getty Images   NEWS.com.au
Stonehenge may have been something like a Mecca on stilts, new book claims   Toronto Star
The Guardian   
Huffington Post   
Waterloo Record   
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AZoSensors
   
PACE Will Study Impact Of Changing Climate On Oceans   
Clapway
A new satellite to be launched by NASA in 2022 will provide critical information on the impact of the changing climate on the oceans and aquatic life. The Pre-Aerosol Clouds and Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission will examine ocean phytoplankton as well as ...

NASA plans satellite mission to study phytoplankton, airborne particles and ...   Fierce Homeland Security
New NASA Satellite Mission to Study Impact of Environmental Changes on ...   AZoSensors
New NASA mission to study ocean color, airborne particles and clouds   Phys.Org

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The Australian Financial Review
   
Humans are all a bit genetically modified   
The Australian Financial Review
It might surprise many people that they are even to a small degree part bacterium, part fungus and part alga. NaN of. Studies suggest natural transgenics is ubiquitous. Photo: Getty Images. by The Economist. Opponents of genetically modified crops often ...

Over 100 of your genes are not human: research   Times LIVE
Novel Study Challenges Assumption that Evolution solely relies on Genes ...   Uncover California
Mystery of alien genes solved   Jagran Post

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MiamiHerald.com
   
Study finds some West Coast fish can survive in low-oxygen ocean dead zones ...   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists say they have found that some fish can survive in low-oxygen dead zones that are expanding in deep waters off the West Coast as the climate changes. While the overall number and kinds of fish in those zones are declining, ...

Study finds some fish can live in low-oxygen dead zones   Lexington Herald Leader

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