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2015-09-03 Australia Science


Los Angeles Times
   
New tally shows the trees outnumber us 400 to 1   
Los Angeles Times
How many trees are there on planet Earth? A new study estimates the number at somewhere around 3.04 trillion. That's about 400 trees for every person. And while that may seem like a lot, the researchers say that before humans began clearing forests ...
We have more trees than thought, but fewer than ever   Chicago Tribune
Earth's trees number 'three trillion'   BBC News
Humans have halved tree cover: study   Sky News Australia
New England Public Radio   
Mirror.co.uk   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Ledger Gazette
   
Male sea horses are like female humans   
Ledger Gazette
It has been reported in recent study that the way male seahorses nurture embryos during pregnancy is similar to the way female mammals use. Seahorses are the only family (Syngnathidae) in the animal kingdom where the male is responsible for pregnancy.
Male seahorse nourishes baby like human mom   Press Examiner
Male seahorse cares for baby like human mothers: Study   Maine News Online
Seahorse Dads and Human Moms Have a Lot in Common   Discovery News
Daily Mail   
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BizTek Mojo
   
Face Recognition Skills of Forensic Experts are Better than Computer ...   
BizTek Mojo
A new study conducted under the guidance of cognitive psychologist Dr David White from the University of New South Wales has revealed that face recognition skills of forensic experts are better than computer algorithms. In this study, a group of 27 ...

FBI Agents, Forensic Experts Outperform Computer Algorithms On Facial ...   Medical Daily
Humans still outdo computers in facial recognition tests   Daily Mail
Facial recognition: humans still tops   Independent Online
ABC Science Online   
Business Insider Australia   
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CNET
   
Diver breaks up mortal combat between deadly sea snake, stonefish   
CNET
During a fishing trip, Rick Trippe came across a dangerous sea snake and stonefish fighting each other. He separated them with his bare hands and lived to tell all about it. Sci-Tech. 3 September 20157:23 am AEST. Danny Gallagher mugshot. by Danny ...

Sea Snake And Horrifying Fish Get Locked In Battle To The Death   Huffington Post
In Life, Are You This Sea Snake Biting This Stonefish or the Other Way Around ...   People Magazine
Interesting fight between snake and fish caught on camera by Australian fisherman   The Weather Space
UPI.com   
Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)   
Jewocity.com (press release) (blog)   
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Digital Journal
   
NASA develops material capable of healing its own bullet wounds   
Digital Journal
NASA has developed a new polymer technology that is capable of healing puncture wounds, using a gel that hardens after coming into contact with oxygen. NASA has developed a new material that can actually heal its own puncture wounds, including bullet ...

Terminator-style self-healing material created by Nasa and Michigan scientists   Yahoo News UK
Self-Healing Plastics become a reality with NASA's newly discovered material   NYC Today
OK, they haven't created the Terminator yet, but we all know that's where ...   NEWS.com.au
NH Voice   
Techworm   
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CIO Australia
   
QUT roboticists develop world first robot to destroy starfish damaging Great ...   
CIO Australia
Two Australian roboticists have developed a new underwater robot to tackle coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef caused by the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS). An estimated 40 per cent of coral decline across the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site ...

Starfish-killing robot close to trials on Great Barrier Reef   BBC News
Drone deals DEATH – to deadly starfish   The Register

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ABC Science Online
   
Pottery brings to life the path of early Pacific people   
ABC Science Online
Lapita people A 3000-year-old fragment of pottery has solved a mystery behind the movement of an ancient people of South East Asia into the Pacific. These ancient colonisers - known as Lapita - carried with them agricultural plants derived from ...
Re-dated New Guinea pottery: early Austronesian fingerprint   Scoop.co.nz
Ancient new guinea pot makers surprising innovation   Phys.Org
Ancient pottery maps route to South Pacific   Science News

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EarthSky
   
Watch Astronauts' Violent Return To Earth From Inside Their Space Capsule   
Huffington Post
If you think riding a rocket to the International Space Station makes for a bumpy ride, check out this new video showing what it's like to return to Earth after the mission is over. The video, just published by io9, follows three astronauts from the ...
Six amazing sights that look even better from the International Space Station   Times LIVE
55 Photos from Astronaut Scott Kelly's First Five Months in Space | The ...   The Weather Channel
How Earth looks from outer space   EarthSky
Daily Mail   
NEWS.com.au   
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Fox News
   
Questions swirl around ancient Koran, which may predate Muhammad   
Fox News
Fragments of an ancient Koran, which scholars say may predate the accepted founding date of Islam by the Prophet Muhammad, are sparking intense debate with at least one expert saying that the manuscript's writing belongs to a slightly later era.
Ancient Quran Discovery Suggests Muhammad Did Not Pen Islamic 'Scripture'   Charisma News
Scientists Say Copy Of Koran Predates Mohammed   Daily Caller
Fragments Of Ancient Quran Could Be Older Than Muhammad   Huffington Post
RT   
The Jewish Press   
Birmingham Mail   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists have found half the world's forests have been depleted since ...   
NEWS.com.au
WE know humanity has had a dire effect on Mother Nature. From pollution to deforestation, the Earth is an increasingly poor shape. But now an international team of scientists have discovered just how big an impact it has been. A new study, published ...


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