2015年3月18日 星期三

2015-03-19 Australia Science


CBS News
   
Amazon rainforest soaking up less carbon as trees die young: study   
Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) - The Amazon rainforest's ability to soak up greenhouse gases from the air has fallen sharply, possibly because climate change and droughts mean more trees are dying, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday. The world's ...

Carbon levels in Amazon could cause trees to grow too fast for their own good   Science Recorder
Amazon rainforest losing capacity to soak up CO2   ABC Science Online
Amazon Absorbs Less Carbon Dioxide as Trees Die Off, Study Says   Wall Street Journal
Science AAAS   
Bloomberg   
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Globalnews.ca
   
Aurora Australis: Southern Light send curtains of green and purple into skies ...   
The Daily Telegraph
PARTS of NSW were treated to a spectacular light show last night that lit up social media. The phenomenon Aurora Australis, which sent curtains of purple and green light into the sky, was triggered by a powerful solar flare on Sunday afternoon. According to ...

The Southern Lights Are Going Off In Australia, And It Looks Amazing   Gizmodo Australia
COPY-27 Storm Track Meteorologist Lee Ann Okuly explains Northern Lights   WXOW.com
Raw: Southern Lights Paint New Zealand Sky   Baltimore Sun
Globalnews.ca   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Brisbane Times   
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9news.com.au
   
Powerful solar storm sparks rare aurora over NSW, Western Australia   
9news.com.au
"This is insane … oh my God, look at that," the ecstatic night-watcher narrated the clip. The rare event was also witnessed in the Northern Hemisphere over parts of the US and Europe, where it is called aurora borealis. Both auroras were sparked by a ...

Photos: Spectacular aurora from severe solar storm light up northern skies   Washington Post (blog)
Photos: Powerful solar storm sparks stunning aurora around the world   fox8.com
Powerful solar storm sparks stunning aurora around the world   CNN

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Gizmag
   
Gecko's secret to cleanliness could find applications in human tech   
Gizmag
Usually when we hear about the properties of geckos being applied to human technology, it's the reptiles' sticky feet that are in question. Now, however, scientists in Australia are looking at the manner in which a particular type of gecko is able to stay clean.
How geckos stay clean - even in a dusty environment   Deutsche Welle
Geckos Know How to Keep It Clean   myCentralOregon.com
How geckos remain clean in dusty environment   The Hans India

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Demotix.com
   
Chinese Scientist Honored by UNESCO For Women in Science Award   
Beijing Review
Yi Xie, professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, was on Wednesday honored with the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards 2015, together with four other women for their ground-breaking discoveries in physical sciences.
Futures of science' named   The Australian

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The Weather Channel
   
SCU expert looks into deterioration of coral reefs   
Coffs Coast Advocate
A GROWING human population and a changing global environment expose the fragility of coral reef ecosystems, and one Southern Cross University marine expert is looking into what can be done to help. Dr Steve Whalan, a Research Fellow in Southern ...

Corals dine on microplastics   Science News for Students
Exfoliants In Face Wash, Toothpaste May Obstruct Coral Digestion, New Study ...   The Weather Channel

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Metro
   
Stunning panoramic photos capture the world as we've never seen it before   
Metro
AirPano has stepped it up a notch with stunning panoramic shots taken from drones, helicopters and planes. Shots include famous cities – such as New York, Paris and Barcelona – as well as natural marvels, like volcanoes and waterfalls. PIC BY AIRPANO/ ...

These are the stunning panoramic shots of some of the world's most beautiful ...   NEWS.com.au
Can you guess the famous places? Eye-popping aerial pictures will make you ...   mirror.co.uk
The world's most beautiful places in PANORAMIC: Photographer captures ...   Express.co.uk
Yahoo News UK   
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Toowoomba Chronicle
   
YOUR STORY: Photos of scarlet, crimson and magenta   
Toowoomba Chronicle
AS THE sun slowly disappears behind the western horizon each day, it can't escape the attention of Toowoomba photographers. We tasked our readers to share their stunning sunset photos and the response was stellar. Intense scarlet, crimson and magenta ...


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Courier Mail
   
What Brisbane will look like in 2043   
Courier Mail
CAN you imagine travelling through time to 2043 and finding out what Queensland might look like? Surely by then we would have hovering cars, robots and iHats (or some bizarre new technology). A Melbourne professor has had a go at predicting what ...


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Skinny models don't sell clothes - research   
New Zealand Herald
Study participants had the strongest negative reaction to the thin model wearing a bikini. Photo / Getty. Skinny models could be less effective at selling clothes than "healthy-sized" women, a researcher has found. Massey University professor Leo Paas said his ...


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