2014年8月19日 星期二

2014-08-20 Pakistan Science


Saarc-level effort for food, water stressed  The Nation
Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmad has urged the member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to expedite joint efforts to avert water scarcity, food insecurity and malnutrition challenges in the region.
Food scarcity: 'Water scarcity major South Asian challenge'   The Express Tribune

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  The Space Reporter   
ISS astronauts photograph cargo ship destruction  The Space Reporter
A private cargo ship that delivered supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) in July burned up in Earth's atmosphere on Sunday, August 17, while astronauts on the space station captured images of its destruction. The unmanned Cygnus vehicle ...

Orbital Wraps Up Second Paid ISS Mission for NASA, Eyes Rocket Upgrade for ...   Space News
Orbital completes delivery mission to International Space Station   FinancialNews.co.uk
Universal Space Network, SSC Satellite Management Services + Telespazio ...   SatNews Publishers
ExecutiveBiz (blog)   
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  BBC News   
Taiwan's Daan River Gorge, Created By a 1999 Earthquake, Is Vanishing  The Weather Channel
Changes in geology don't usually happen as fast as they're happening in a Taiwanese canyon, where a new study suggests it could be gone in 50 years. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, looked at mapping data from 2004 through 2010 ...

This Gorge Is Living Its Life on Fast-Forward   Smithsonian
Canyon may vanish in 50 years   Delhi Daily News
Vanishing canyon has 50 years left   The Nation
Nature World News   
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  Irish Independent   
Airlines on alert over ash cloud fears from Iceland  Irish Independent
Irish airlines have been put on alert amid fears that seismic activity at Iceland's largest volcano could cause a new ash cloud. Share. Go To. Comments. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has said it is "closely monitoring the situation" following notice from the ...

Iceland raises alert after volcanic activity   DAWN.com
Iceland evacuates areas close to volcano   Sky News Australia
Iceland Warns Airlines About Volcano   Wall Street Journal
IcelandReview   
Christian Science Monitor   
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  Times of India   
Happy “Earth's Overshot Day”? Humans have Officially Over-Cultivated the Planet  I Love Chile News
The Global Footprint Network revealed statistics that state that if the world's population were to live like Chileans do, 1.64 planets would be necessary to sustain life on Earth. 19 weeks before this year ends, terra.cl published an article with the newest numbers ...

Earth's resources in "ecological deficit" for rest of 2014   CBS News
We're in the Red   OnEarth Magazine
Sustainability. Earth at risk! We have exhausted our annual ecological budget   Yareah Magazine
Southwales Evening Post   
RYOT   
Channel News Asia   
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  Newsweek   
Octopus-Inspired Camouflage: New Material Can Take on Color of Surroundings  Newsweek
A cuttlefish swims at Kapalai, off the Malaysian island of Sipadan in Celebes Sea, east of Borneo, March 12, 2007. David Loh/Reuters. Tweet. AA. Filed Under: Tech & Science. Certain animals, like the octopus and cuttlefish, are natural camouflage artists that ...

Octopus-inspired scientists develop camouflage material for military   Tech Times
Octopus Helps Engineers Develop Color-Changing Camouflage Fabric ...   SavingAdvice.com
Octopus camouflage ability inspires flexible fabric   The Australian
NDTV   
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  RT   
Life in space? Sea plankton discovered attached to ISS outer hull  RT
Russian scientists say they made a “unique” discovery while analyzing samples from the exterior of the International Space Station – traces of tiny sea creatures on the station's windows and walls. It remains unclear how marine plankton ended up in space.
Extra-terrestrial life discovered in outer space   Yahoo!7 News
Space Station Covered With Plankton — Bizarre Discovery Baffles Scientists   The Inquisitr
Scientists baffled by discovery of plankton in SPACE   Mirror.co.uk
Stuff.co.nz   
Chinatopix   
spyghana.com   
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  Fox News   
Indian American researcher at Maryland Dheeraj Pasham discovers that the ...  The American Bazaar
WASHINGTON, DC: A new study by an Indian American researcher Dheeraj Pasham, who is a University of Maryland post-doctoral student, and an alum of IIT Bombay, has discovered that black holes, that awesome entity in space that can swallow planets ...

How Do Monster Black Holes Form? New Find May Provide 'Missing Link'   LiveScience.com
Not Quite a Supermassive Black Hole—Midsize Compact Dead Star Found In ...   Latinos Health
It's confirmed! Black holes do come in medium sizes   Fox News
Tech Times   
Universe Today   
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  The Nation   
Spacewalking cosmonauts launch satellite, set up studies  The Nation
A pair of Russian cosmonauts began their work week on Monday floating outside the International Space Station to toss out a small satellite for a university in Peru, install science experiments and tackle some housekeeping chores. First out of the hatch was ...

ISS astronaut sets free baby satellite: 'And away it goes'   Tech Times
Cosmonauts venture outside space station   Spaceflight Now
New Flock of Mini Satellites Launched From Station, Crew Packs Spacewalk Gear   Space Fellowship
RT   
The Weather Channel   
Mother Nature Network (blog)   
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  Tech Times   
Curiosity Brushes 'Bonanza King' Target Anticipating Fourth Red Planet Rock ...  Universe Today
NASA's Curiosity rover looks back to ramp with 4th drill site target at 'Bonanza King' rock outcrop in 'Hidden Valley' in this photo mosaic view captured on Aug. 6, 2014, Sol 711. Inset shows results of brushing on Aug. 17, Sol 722, that revealed gray patch ...

Curiosity rover forced to take road less traveled due to sand ripples   Tech Times
Curiosity abandons sandy slope for the hard route, but not before pausing for ...   The Weather Network
Curiosity Rover Stalled By Sandy Trap On Mars' 'Hidden Valley'   Design & Trend
Maine News   
The Kalamazoo Gazette   
Northern Voices Online   
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