2015年5月4日 星期一

2015-05-05 Pakistan Science


Women's Agenda
   
Meet the woman leading the charge on solving climate change   
Women's Agenda
A large Sydney audience will tonight hear from the woman leading the charge on solving one of the world's most pressing issues – climate change. Decorated diplomat, speaker, climate change expert and executive secretary of the United Nations Framework ...

UN says carbon plans 'deeply inadequate'   Sky News Australia
Report: Global emissions goals still aren't enough to prevent dangerous warming   Washington Post
Carbon plans deeply inadequate   gulfnews.com
The Australian   
NJ.com   
Brisbane Times   
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Pakistan Today
   
Kathmandu rose three feet but Mt. Everest dropped by an inch in quake   
Pakistan Today
The first good satellite view of the aftermath of Nepal's April 25 earthquake reveals that a broad swath of ground near Kathmandu lifted by about three feet, which could explain why damage in the city was so severe. The information comes from Europe's ...

Nepal's Earthquake Made Mount Everest A Little Bit Shorter, Scientists Say   Huffington Post
Nepal earthquake: Shocking! Mt Everest shrinks by an inch   Oneindia
Nepal quake anticipated since 1990s, says US expert   Hindu Business Line
The Weather Network   
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Yahoo News
   
Heat waves costing Australia billions in lost productivity   
The Fifth Estate
The Victorian Government has committed $25.4 million in funding to implement all recommendations made by the Hazelwood Mine Fire Board of Inquiry. Speaking in Morwell on Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews… Climate Change · Environment · Hazmat ...

Heat stress costs Australian economy billions   ABC Science Online
Heat saps Australian workers' productivity: study   Bangkok Post
Comment: Extreme heat poses a billion-dollar threat to Australia's economy   SBS
The Conversation AU   
Phys.Org   
3News NZ   
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The Globe and Mail
   
New findings on whale tongues may lead to insight on human nerve damage   
The Globe and Mail
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have discovered that the largest animals alive – whales – have nerves in their tongues that can double in length and then recoil like a bungee cord. The researchers were studying specimens at a ...

Huge rorqual whales have nerves like 'bungee cords,' UBC scientists learn   CBC.ca
Giant Whales Use Super-Stretchy Nerves Like Bungee Cords To Capture Fish   Tech Times
Bungee-like nerve in whales allows them to open wide to feed   CTV News
Nature World News   
Lethbridge Herald   
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New York Times
   
Espresso? Now the International Space Station Is Fully Equipped   
New York Times
ROME — Samantha Cristoforetti had an espresso on Sunday that was out of this world, and she did it in the name of science. Ms. Cristoforetti is an astronaut, the seventh Italian and the first Italian woman to venture into orbit. She has been at the International ...

Space Shot: Italian Astronaut 'Boldly' Brews Espresso On Space Station   NPR (blog)
Astronauts Enjoy 'Out Of This World' Cup Of Coffee   CBS Local
Italian Astronaut Gets First Sip of New and Improved Space Espresso   ABC News
Boston Globe (subscription)   
The Guardian   
NBCNews.com   
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Huffington Post
   
60 Percent Of Large Herbivores May Go Extinct Thanks To Humans   
Huffington Post
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Thanks in part to poaching and habitat loss, 60 percent of the world's largest herbivores are at risk of extinction, according to a new report published in the journal Science Advances. The study, "Collapse of the World's Largest ...

Loss of large herbivores could lead to "empty landscapes" says new report   National Monitor
Most Large Herbivores Now Face Extinction   The Epoch Times
Rhinos And Other Large Herbivores At Risk Of Extinction   New Hampshire Public Radio
TIME   
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Phys.Org
   
Study finds fjords help fight climate change   
National Monitor
A study found that fjords are capable of burying up to 18 million tons of organic carbon, and as a result, they can play an important role in regulating climate change. A study showed Monday that fjords from Alaska to Norway are playing an important role in ...

Good news for Norway: Study finds fjords natural allies against climate change   Malay Mail Online
Picturesque fjords also regulate climate   Otago Daily Times
Picturesque fjords also bury carbon - NZ researcher   New Zealand Herald
Christian Science Monitor   
CBC.ca   
Nature.com   
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The Space Reporter
   
Astronauts may risk brain damage on journeys to Mars   
The Space Reporter
Astronauts traveling to Mars could sustain brain damage from exposure to galactic cosmic rays that could impair their cognitive functions, according to a study by neuroscientist and radiation biologist Charles Limoli of the University of California at Irvine.
Future Mars explorers may suffer brain damage on the journey   The Weather Network
This Is Your Brain in Deep Space: Could Cosmic Rays Threaten Mars Missions?   Space.com
Astronauts risk brain damage on their way to Mars, says Nasa study   The Independent
The Australian   
Huffington Post   
Times of India   
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VICE News
   
China's Three Gorges Dam Is Threatened by Climate Change, Says Government ...   
VICE News
China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric plant in the world, stretching nearly a mile and half wide and over 600 feet high — five time larger than the Hoover Dam. And climate change is seriously threatening the dam's future. China's top ...

China's east coast 'should lead way' with carbon caps   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Climate change threatens major building projects, says Chinese expert   The Guardian
China's ticking climate time bomb   Independent Online

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The Space Reporter
   
High school students find pulsar with widest known orbit   
The Space Reporter
A pair of high school student researchers located a pulsar with the widest orbit ever seen around another neutron star. The team discovered the previously unknown pulsar by analyzing data collected from the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd ...

High School Scientists Discover A Pulsar In Widest Orbit Yet Seen   Tech Times
Two High School Studes Uncover a Pulsar with the Broadest Orbit   Times Gazette
High school students discover rare pulsar couple   Times of India
Astronomy Magazine   
Business Standard   
Clapway   
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