2015年6月24日 星期三

2015-06-25 Australia Science


The Murray Valley Standard
   
Last chance to catch Aurora Australis   
The Murray Valley Standard
SPACE watchers glancing at the night sky over the next couple of nights could be lucky enough to glimpse vast swathes of natural fluorescent red, pink and green lights. Parts of Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales are currently experiencing increased ...

Aurora stuns in South Island   Waikato Times
Aurora Australis lights up NZ skies   3News NZ
Aurora Australis lights up Invercargill   The Southland Times
The Australian   
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The Guardian
   
Antarctic biodiversity faces increased threats despite isolation, study finds   
The Guardian
McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. Even the most desolate areas of the continent, are home to unique organisms such as endolithic bacteria. Photograph: SL Chown. Monica Tan · @m_onicatan. Wednesday 24 June 2015 19.56 EDT Last modified on ...

Antarctic region far richer in plants and animals, not just icy wasteland: research   ABC Online
Antarctica reveals secrets to scientists   Radio New Zealand
Vast ecosystem discovered in ice   New Zealand Herald
Nature.com   
NZCity   
Business Insider Australia   
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Computerworld
   
Separating science fact from science fiction in robotics (with video)   
Computerworld
Science-fiction movies often show robots freely running across the screen, either wreaking havoc or saving the world. Many roboticists competing in the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge earlier this month said they are backing away from autonomy in ...

Why It's So Bloody Hard To Build Robots   Lifehacker Australia
Welcome to the Dawn of the Age of Robots   Huffington Post
Welcome to the dawn of the age of robots: Washington Post opinion   OregonLive.com

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ABC Online
   
Factory trawler Geelong Star operators Seafish Tasmania in workshop on how to ...   
ABC Online
The operators of the controversial fishing trawler Geelong Star are having their practices scrutinised in an effort to prevent more dolphin deaths in Australian waters. Seafish Tasmania, which operates the Geelong Star, will today take part in a two-day Marine ...

Minister raises concerns over Geelong Star catch   Fishing World
Australian factory trawler kills nine dolphins   Echonetdaily

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The Inquisitr
   
Rare Giant Shark Catch: All About Basking Sharks   
The Inquisitr
The recent capture of a rare giant shark off the coast of Australia has made international news. The shark was found deceased in fisherman's nets, and the body was donated to the Museum Victoria. It was only the third time a basking shark has been seen in ...

Australian Fishermen Lure Rare Monster Shark   NDTV
Australian fishermen catch rare basking shark   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Fishermen accidentally catch a 21-foot shark in Australia   Washington Post

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BBC News
   
Face of bizarre sea creature Hallucigenia revealed   
BBC News
Scientists finally have a complete picture of what one of nature's most bizarre animals looked like. The tiny sea creature - Hallucigenia - lived 500 million years ago, but all fossils appeared to be without heads. New specimens unearthed in Canada have ...

500-million-year-old "smiling" worm rears its head   CBS News
Hallucigenia mystery solved: Experts had it upside down   Warwick Daily News

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NEWS.com.au
   
Water vortex empties huge lake   
NEWS.com.au
A HUGE intake vortex has appeared in Oklahoma's Lake Texoma and incredible footage shows it looking like a giant bathtub being emptied. The rare vortex is about eight feet wide and capable of sucking in a full sized boat, according to the Tulsa division of ...

Giant hole forms in middle of Texas lake   9news.com.au
Intake Vortex Forms as Floodgates Drain Oklahoma's Lake Texoma2:58   Perth Now
Watch vortex "capable of sucking in a full-sized boat" appear in lake like giant ...   Mirror.co.uk
Business Insider Australia   
io9   
Businessinsider India   
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The Indian Express
   
Mass extinction: This time, we are the volcanoes, asteroids   
The Indian Express
There's no doubt any longer. The Earth has entered the sixth great extinction in its 4.5-billion-year history. Species are disappearing 100 times faster than the background rate — normal rate between mass extinctions — a pace unparalleled since the ...

Dot Earth | Extinction Up Close: A Rare Turtle Under Assault from Poachers   New York Times (blog)
We're Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It's Our Fault   Popular Science
Is Earth moving swiftly toward mass extinction?   Gainesville Sun
National Geographic   
Discovery Institute   
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Insurance Business
   
Latest cyber attack hits key industry   
Insurance Business
The aviation industry is in the cross hairs of cyber criminals as one international airline was forced to ground flights following a recent attack. LOT Airlines, the national carrier of Poland, was forced to ground flights thanks to an attack on their IT network, Forbes ...

Airplanes grounded in Poland after hackers allegedly attack flight plan computer   Ars Technica (blog)
BBC News: Polish LOT aeroplanes grounded by computer hack   The Bell Jar
Hackers attack LOT IT system   thenews.pl

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Bundaberg News Mail
   
Let's go walking with the 1770 Larc   
Bundaberg News Mail
Emma Reid Editorial Assistant I have worked with the NewsMail since January 2012. I report in the Family Life section of the paper, which I love as I have two school aged kids. I grew up in Byron Bay before moving to Hervey Bay where I lived for 10 years, ...

New walking tour to celebrate indigenous culture   Fraser Coast Chronicle

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