2015年7月27日 星期一

2015-07-28 Australia Science


VICE News
   
Here's What Caused Megafauna Like the Mammoths to Go Extinct   
VICE News
Rapid temperature spikes of as much as 16 degrees Celsius may have been more to blame for the extinction of wooly mammoths, giant sloths, and other megafauna around 11,000 years ago than overhunting by humans, a new study in the journal Science ...

Climate change drove sloths, mammoths to extinction, say scientists (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Abrupt climate change, not humans, doomed the woolly mammoth   Examiner.com
Sloths, mammoth extinct due to rapid climate change, claim researchers   Business Standard
NEWS.com.au   
Gizmodo Australia   
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Sky News Australia
   
Australian states can lead on climate: Gore   
Sky News Australia
Australian states don't need to wait for the federal government to show leadership on climate change, former US vice-president Al Gore says. Mr Gore, who met Labor politicians and business leaders in Melbourne, said the US state of California showed ...
Govt under fire on emissions target   The Australian
Al Gore looks to states, not Canberra, on Australian climate visit   The Conversation AU
Al Gore: Australian states can lead on climate   SBS
Echonetdaily   
ABC Online   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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The West Australian
   
Australian humpback whale comeback a 'symbol of hope'   
AsiaOne
SYDNEY - Australia's humpback populations have recovered so well from years of devastating whaling that they could be delisted as a threatened species in a conservation success story scientists Tuesday hailed as "a symbol of hope". Humpback whales ...

Humpback whales make a comeback in Australian waters as numbers rebound   The Guardian
Aussie humpback whales doing swimmingly   Herald Sun
Aussie View: Whaling history links Aussies and Yankees   Middletown Press

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Brisbane Times
   
Great Barrier Reef: Authorities must check reef islands says World Wildlife Fund   
Brisbane Times
The Great Barrier Reef. Mandatory credit: Tourism and Events Queenslan Photo: Darren Jew, Tourism and Events Queensland. Coral on reefs north of Townsville must be checked for oil that has become stuck to coral, World Wildlife Fund's reef campaigners ...

A Quick Guide To Townsville, Australia   TravelPulse (blog)
Qld authorities battle mystery oil spill near Reef   ABC Local

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Metro
   
Giant sack of squid eggs found off the coast of Turkey   
Metro
Earlier this month, divers just off the coast of Turkey discovered a huge almost transparent sphere. The gelatinous blob measured around four metres and was floating about 22-metres below the sea. They took a video of the mysterious squidgy gloop and ...

Divers Film Strange Blob Dubbed 'The Thing' in Mediterranean. Scientists Say ...   TheBlaze.com
Divers find mysterious by enormous transparent blob   Yahoo7 News
VIDEO: Divers discover four-meter large squid egg mass in southwestern Turkey   Hurriyet Daily News
9news.com.au   
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Independent Australia
   
Hawking and 1000 other science/tech experts call for ban on killer robots   
Independent Australia
Weapons that can kill without human operators are 'the third revolution in warfare' artificial intelligence experts warn — and it wouldn't take much to start a global arms race. Nadia Prupis from Common Dreams reports. More than 1,000 science and ...
Open letter petitions UN to ban the development on weaponized AI   Gizmag
Leading Experts Sign an Open Letter Calling For a Ban On AI Weapons   io9

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ABC Online
   
Teachers help scientists and Indigenous rangers find new spider species in far ...   
ABC Online
A teacher from the ACT has unearthed a new species of spider during a dig in far north Queensland. Leslie Carr, from Maribyrnong Primary School, was one of the five teachers on a recent expedition alongside scientists and Indigenous rangers on the ...
ACT teacher hopes for spider honours after surprise discovery   The Canberra Times

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New York Times
   
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Among Hundreds to Urge Ban on Military Robots   
New York Times
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, along with hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers and experts, are calling for a worldwide ban on so-called autonomous weapons, warning that they could set off a revolution in weaponry comparable to gunpowder ...

Why we must stop killer robots before they are built   Sydney Morning Herald
Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk warn of artificial intelligence impact on future ...   NEWS.com.au
Human race will be threatened by killer robots: Hawking   9news.com.au
CBS News   
Toronto Sun   
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Ottawa Citizen
   
Tom New: Still listening for signs of life out there   
Ottawa Citizen
This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle. Share Adjust Comment Print. Two separate ...
What is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence actually looking for?   The Conversation AU

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Marine Technology News
   
Plankton collection technology installed onboard AAL Melbourne   
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
AAL, one of the world's leading global breakbulk, project cargo and heavy lift operators, is supporting the oceanic research work of the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) through the installation and carriage of a Continuous ...
Plankton Collection Technology Installed on AAL   Marine Technology News

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