2015年5月4日 星期一

2015-05-05 Australia Science


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Paris 2015: Two degrees warming a 'prescription for disaster' says top climate ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
The aim to limit global warming to two degrees of pre-industrial levels is "crazy" and "a prescription for disaster", according to a long-time NASA climate scientist. The paleo-climate record shows sea-levels were six to eight metres higher than current levels ...

Two degrees of global warming is not 'safe': Hansen   ABC Online

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ABC Online
   
Parkes telescope scientists discover strange 'space signals' actually came from ...   
ABC Online
Scientists at the Parkes telescope in central west New South Wales have discovered that strange signals first believed to be from space were actually coming from the facility's kitchen microwave. Scientists at the radio telescope facility detected radio signals ...

Mysterious radio bursts traced to early opening of microwaves   9news.com.au
PhD student Emily Petroff solves astronomy mystery   Daily Life
Astronomy mystery solved: They're space pings, but not as we know them   Sydney Morning Herald

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Women's Agenda
   
Meet the woman leading the charge on solving climate change   
Women's Agenda
A large Sydney audience will tonight hear from the woman leading the charge on solving one of the world's most pressing issues – climate change. Decorated diplomat, speaker, climate change expert and executive secretary of the United Nations Framework ...

UN says carbon plans 'deeply inadequate'   Sky News Australia
Pakistan pushes to put stalled climate policy into action   Daily Times
Abbott's climate delays come full circle   Brisbane Times

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CNET
   
Penguin parenting secret: Adult poop benefits the babies   
CNET
Behold the power of poop! Penguins can melt an entire sheet of ice with the stinky stuff, researchers discover. Don't worry, it's for a good cause. by Danny Gallagher · @thisisdannyg; 5 May 2015, 9:14 am AEST. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Penguins Have a Secret to Cheating the Antarctic Cold | The Weather Channel   The Weather Channel
Penguins 'crap' over snow melt it   Zee News

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Science World Report
   
Newly Discovered Exoplanet is Too Big for Its Tiny, Cool Star   
Science World Report
A newly discovered exoplanet may be too big for its star. Scientists have discovered a strange exoplanet orbiting a small cool star about 500 light-years away that's challenging ideas about how planets forms. This is an artist's impression of HATS-6. (Photo ...

Exoplanet 'Too Big' For Its Star Mystifies Scientists   Tech Times
Giant exoplanet orbiting small star challenges ideas about planet formation   Market Business News
Astronomers find great big planet orbiting tiny little star   ExtremeTech
RedOrbit   
Gizmodo Australia   
Sci-News.com   
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Yahoo News
   
Heat waves costing Australia billions in lost productivity   
The Fifth Estate
The Victorian Government has committed $25.4 million in funding to implement all recommendations made by the Hazelwood Mine Fire Board of Inquiry. Speaking in Morwell on Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews… Climate Change · Environment · Hazmat ...

Comment: Extreme heat poses a billion-dollar threat to Australia's economy   SBS
Heat saps Australian workers' productivity   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Heat stress costs Australian economy billions   ABC Science Online

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Radio Australia
   
Stories of sexual harassment against women in Antarctica highlight issue in ...   
Radio Australia
Female scientists are making their mark in Antarctica but working conditions are not always ideal, and the experiences of women on the icy continent highlight the broader issue of sexual harassment among scientists doing field work. Scientists prepare to dive ...

Women working in Antarctica: Stories of sexual harassment highlight broader ...   ABC Online

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ABC Online
   
Surf Life Saving NSW warns of dangers along North Coast   
ABC Online
Surf lifesavers say the death of a child, and a shark attack in surf on the North Coast are not unexpected in the current dangerous conditions. A six year old boy was caught in a rip at South Ballina beach on Saturday evening, and later died in hospital.
'Freak occurrence': Six-year-old boy dies after being swept off South Ballina beach   The Age

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The Space Reporter
   
New technology could revolutionize space travel   
The Space Reporter
At NASA's Eagleworks Labs, located at the Johnson Space Center, scientists are working on a new space travel technology that could, if successful, dramatically reduce the time necessary for space voyages. Titled electromagnetic propulsion or EM drive, the ...

NASA Cracking Interstellar Travel   The Public Slate
Expert Says Purported NASA EM Drive Isn't Plausible   Highlight Press
Is NASA about to crack interstellar travel?   Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CTV News
   
Meteors to shower the Southern Interior sky this week   
InfoTel News Ltd
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A nearly full moon may play havoc with the Aquarids Meteor Shower as it peaks this week but there is still a chance to see some of the brightest meteors if you can find a patch of clear sky and are patient. The product of dust ...

All eyes on the skies tomorrow night!   CTV News (blog)
How to watch this week's meteor shower created by Halley's Comet   Business Insider Australia

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