2015年9月1日 星期二

2015-09-02 Australia Science


Irish Examiner
   
90% of seabirds have plastic in stomachs, say scientists   
Irish Examiner
Up to nine out of 10 of the world's seabirds likely have pieces of plastic in their guts, a new study estimates. Previously, scientists figured about 29% of seabirds had swallowed plastic, based on older studies. An Australian team of scientists which ...
Nearly all of the world's seabirds have eaten plastic, study estimates   Washington Post
Shocking figures reveal 90% of seabirds have eaten plastic   Daily Times
Seabirds Keep Eating All the Plastic We're Throwing in the Ocean   VICE News
Narooma News   
Newsweek   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Powerful leaders focused on climate change for good reason: US Congressman   
Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Climate change is drawing the attention of the world's most powerful leaders for good reason, Eliot Engel, member of the U.S. House of Representatives told the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament here ...

Cutting emissions would cost too much, NZ tells UN   Radio New Zealand
Australia, New Zealand defend climate plans, say face high costs   Reuters
New Zealand, Australia's greenhouse gas emission plans described as 'inadequate'   Stuff.co.nz
PLoS Blogs (blog)   
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Yahoo News UK
   
What Does It Take To Be An Astronaut?   
Yahoo News UK
Travelling into space and exploring new worlds is dependent on the survival of explorers and their ability to adapt to new surroundings so, what does it take to be as astronaut? Official requirements. Before they even get started on training ...
Lettuce may unlock future of space travel   NEWS.com.au
Future spacecraft could repair its own skin   Cult of Mac
Head Of NASA: Congress, Stop Paying Russia To Send Americans To Space   Gizmodo Australia
Tech Times   
Scroll.in   
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Climate ups odds of 'grey swan' superstorms   
The Times (subscription)
The analysis, revealed within the journal Nature Local weather Change, used a brand new strategy to foretell the frequency and depth of uncommon superstorms dubbed “gray swans”. They targeted on the high-risk coastal areas of Cairns in northeast ...


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Mirror.co.uk
   
Interesting fight between snake and fish caught on camera by Australian fisherman   
NYC Today
A fight between a deadly snake and one of the most venomous fish in the world has been caught on camera by an Australian spear fisherman near Darwin. The photos shared by fisherman Rick Trippe quickly turned viral on social media. The battle was ...

Battle In Sea: Sea Snake, Stonefish Locked in Mortal Combat   KRWG News22
Sea snake vs. poison fish: Fisherman recounts death match   Fox 59
Australian Fisherman Captures 'Death Match' Between Two Poisonous Sea   TV Newsroom
PPP Focus.com   
The Weather Space   
National Geographic   
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KCCI Des Moines
   
Mark your calendar – rare 'Supermoon' total lunar eclipse this month   
KCCI Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa —A rare astronomical event will glamorize the night sky this month for the first time in more than 30 years. Other Stories. Main street program seeks to boost... 50 iPhones stolen by robbers armed... New reward offered in theft of.
Get ready for a Supermoon Lunar Eclipse on September 27   Dispatch Times
A Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Will Soon Be Upon Us   Rapid News Network
Total lunar eclipse will be witnessed on September   Press Examiner
Fx Report Daily   
Bulletin Leader   
Ledger Gazette   
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Herald Sun
   
Self-Healing Plastics become a reality with NASA's newly discovered material   
NYC Today
A material has been discovered by NASA that can instantly fix itself when punctured by a bullet, making self-healing plastics, like the ones seemingly used on the T-1000 in the second Terminator film, a reality. In the material there are two layers of ...
NASA creating Terminator like polymer material that can "heal" itself after ...   Techworm
NASA's newly discovered material makes Self-Healing Plastics a reality   NH Voice
OK, they haven't created the Terminator yet, but we all know that's where ...   NEWS.com.au
Enstarz   
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Business Insider Australia
   
Male seahorses have a lot in common with pregnant women   
Business Insider Australia
Seahorses are the only family (Syngnathidae) in the animal kingdom where the male is responsible for pregnancy. But what hasn't been known until now is how male seahorses nourish and protect embryos in their pouch during the 24-day gestation period.
The secret sex life and pregnancy of a seahorse dad   The Conversation AU
Male seahorse and human pregnancies remarkably alike   Phys.Org
Public Release: 1-Sep-2015 Male seahorse and human pregnancies remarkably alike   EurekAlert (press release)

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The Independent
   
Humans still much better at recognising faces than the best computer ...   
The Independent
People skilled in the forensic art of instantly recognising the faces of strangers can still easily outperform the best computer algorithms, a study has found. Tests have demonstrated people rather than machines will continue to be needed for the ...
Face recognition experts put to the test   ABC Science Online
Science says detectives really are better than most at face recognition   Business Insider Australia
Public Release: 1-Sep-2015 Forensic examiners pass the face matching test   EurekAlert (press release)
Medical Xpress   
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Phys.Org
   
Scientists solve another step in DNA replication puzzle   
HealthCanal.com
Imagine a traffic accident with a 20 tonne truck colliding with a small car. It can be a head-on or a rear-end collision. Does it matter which direction the car is facing, and what chance does it have of stopping the truck? Now let's scale this ...
DNA Division Can Slow To A Halt   Lifeboat Foundation (blog)
Molecular motors race during DNA replication   Nature Middle East

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