2015年8月22日 星期六

2015-08-23 Australia Science


The Nation
   
Australians set stargazing record   
The Nation
An Australian university said Saturday it had set a world record for the most people stargazing from one place, with hundreds of professional and amateur astronomers turning to the heavens. Organiser Brad Tucker said more than 1,800 people were ...
More Than 1800 stargazers gather to set the world record for the most people ...   KRWG News22
MORE than 3000 amateur astronomers are gathering in Canberra in a bid to break ...   The Hullabaloo Online
Australians Set World Record for Stargazing   NDTV
ABC Online   
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Northern Californian
   
Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat in Canada to welcome Australia-born polar bear   
Northern Californian
The second polar bear to be born at Australia's Seaworld will arrive at the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ont. His journey to Canada will begin October 7. “Henry's father Nelson was an orphaned polar bear from Canada and we think it is very, very ...
Sea World Polar Bear Moves from Queensland to Canada to Aid Conservation Efforts   StarmineNews.com
Queensland polar bear moving to Canada   Sky News Australia
Australian polar bear to get new home in Ontario Canada   AmeriPublications
The Hullabaloo Online   
ABC Online   
The Budapest Report   
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Sky News Australia
   
Newly discovered Vic reef 'teeming with life'   
Sky News Australia
Scientists say a reef discovered off the coast of Victoria rivals the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. A remote-controlled vehicle was sent to depths of 100 metres by Parks Victoria to explore deep sea life in Wilsons Promontory National Park and what ...
Underwater coral discovery south of Melbourne rivals Great Barrier Reef, Parks ...   ABC Online
Beauty of Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park rivals the Great Barrier Reef   The Age

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The Sun Daily
   
Volcanic ash rains on central Ecuador, blanketing farms   
The Sun Daily
MACHACHI, Ecuador: Ash from Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano rained down on a dozen villages in the country's central Andean region Saturday, where agricultural output has been marred by a blanket of soot from explosions that began a week ago.
Few linger in shadow of Ecuador's rumbling Cotopaxi volcano   Globalnews.ca
Indigenous protesters chase off police in Ecuador town   PPP Focus.com
Blasts inside #Ecuador volcano stir fear among locals   MWC News
The Hullabaloo Online   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
See huge blue whale heart preserved by scientists the size of a mountain gorilla   
Mirror.co.uk
The largest heart ever preserved, it measures 5x4x4ft and pumps out 220 litres of blood per beat. By way of comparison, a Smart Car is 8.8x5.1x5.1ft - while the heart's weight of 180kg, or 28st, is similar to that of a fully-grown male mountain gorilla ...
A blue whale's heart is seriously massive   Metro
Scientists debunk myths about the size of whale hearts   9news.com.au

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The Hullabaloo Online
   
My Turn: On climate change, we''ve reached a dead end   
The Hullabaloo Online
The Journal of Environmental Law has established an international reputation as a lively and authoritative source of informed analysis for all those active in examining evolving legal responses to environmental problems in national and international .
SOAPBOX: Global warming? The book is not closed   The Times (subscription)
New book argues that social sciences are critical to climate conversation   The Market Business
Six Lessons Learned About the Politics of Climate Change   Huffington Post
Concord Monitor   
Newcastle Herald   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Aztec skull altar found in ruins under Mexico City   
NEWS.com.au
IT was intended to shock. To awe. Some 600 years later, it still achieves its goal. An Aztec display of the skulls of fallen warriors has been uncovered among ruins in Mexico. Archaeologists excavating the Aztec city of Templo Mayor found the severed ...
Massive Aztec “Tzompantli” (human skull rack) found in Templo Mayor   The Yucatan Times
Circular trophy rack of human skulls found in Aztec temple in Mexico City   Fox News Latino
Aztec human skull rack unearthed at ancient temple in Mexico City   CBC.ca

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OCRegister
   
CSUF scientist excited by latest NASA findings   
OCRegister
This image made available by NASA on July 24 shows a combination of images captured by the New Horizons spacecraft with enhanced colors to show differences in the composition and texture of Pluto's surface. The images were taken when the spacecraft ...

Seven New Horizons' Amazing Pluto Images Explained   The Inquisitr
Video shows New Horizons'' sweeping flyby   The Hullabaloo Online
Our Biggest Year in Space, Ever   Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Space.com   
Space Ref (press release)   
L'Italo Americano (subscription) (blog)   
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Ancient Origins
   
Pre-human ancestors may have used tools to butcher animals 3.4 million years ago   
Ancient Origins
Some animals, including chimpanzees, crows, elephants, sea otters and dolphins, are known to use tools to extract food from their environment and for other functions. But what really sets people apart from tool-using animals is the uniquely human ...
Human Ancestors May Have Butchered Animals 3.4 Million Years Ago   Yahoo News UK

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Gizmag
   
Autonomous catamaran begins studying the Celtic Sea   
Gizmag
Have you ever wondered why the Celtic Sea, located off the south coast of Ireland, is home to so many marine predators? No? Well, scientists at Britain's National Oceanography Centre have. This month they set about finding out, using a long-endurance ...

Robot Tech Measures Marine Wildlife   Product Design & Development
Robot technology to measure UK's marine wildlife   EurekAlert (press release)

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