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2015-06-22 Pakistan Science


The Nation
   
Minister praises G7 decision to curb use of fossil fuels   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Mushahidullah Khan has praised G7 industrialised nations for deciding to phase out the use of fossil fuels and 'decarbonising' global economy by the end of the century. “Such a move will help control emission of ...

Decarbonising global economy : Pakistan hails G-7 accord to phase out fossil fuels   The Express Tribune
'Phasing out fossil fuels to stabilise climate'   Daily Times
Phasing out fossil fuels use must for stabilising climate change: minister   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Climate change policies deserve amendment - call   
Daily News
MOST of the climate change policies and strategies especially those drafted prior to 2000s and before the production of the National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA) do not directly link to climate change matters exclusively. Climate change as one of the ...


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CNN
   
A new mass extinction could be underway, researchers say   
CNN
Sudan is not just any rhino. He's the last known male northern white rhino left in the world. As the only male, the fate of the subspecies rests on his ability to conceive with two females at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya. Sudan, 42, has ...

Holocene Extinction: Sixth Mass-Extinction Has Been Triggered   Immortal News
Sixth Mass Extinction Is Here, Earth Losing Species 100 Times Faster In Than ...   Headlines & Global News
'Sixth mass extinction': Earth's species disappearing at frightening rate, new ...   Daily Democrat
WPXI Pittsburgh   
Thrasher Backer   
Mongabay.com   
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Daily Times
   
Will the leap second on June 30 break the Internet?   
Daily Times
On June 30 at 23:59:59 GM, the world's clocks will add an extra second to the day - bringing the total number of seconds for 2015 up to 31,536,001, Daily Mail reports. Scientists say adding this 'leap second' is crucial to compensate for the slowing of the ...

Ready for the June 30 leap second?   News & Observer
When is a minute not a minute?   Gulf Today

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BBC News
   
Thousands mark summer solstice at UK's Stonehenge   
DAWN.com
STONEHENGE: Nine people were arrested as thousands gathered at the prehistoric stone circle in Stonehenge to mark the longest day of the year, British police said on Sunday. Around 23,000 people, some with flowers in their hair and playing drums and ...

Science behind summer solstice   The Hindu
Father's Day summer solstice: Dads get the longest day of the year (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
From Print Edition   The News International
Kansas City Star   
Washington Post (blog)   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Kangaroos are left-handers by nature, according to Russian research   
Sydney Morning Herald
A group of Russian scientists have been surprised to discover most kangaroos are left-handed, challenging existing understanding of marsupials. Yegor Malashichev, an evolutionary biologist at Saint Petersburg State University, studied handedness in ...

Most kangaroos are 'left-handed': study   Daily Times
That's right, kangaroos are left-handed   Today's Zaman
Study: Most kangaroos are left-handed | WANE   The Bell Jar
The Hindu   
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The Hindu
   
New Marie Curie film showcases struggle   
The Hindu
Filming is underway in Poland on a new biopic about the life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the first woman ever to win not one, but two, Nobel prizes for her seminal discoveries in physics and chemistry. Working in Paris, Curie coined the term "radioactivity" after ...

Marie Curie biopic draws attention on women's struggles in science   Malay Mail Online
New Marie Curie film to shed light on women's struggles in science   Raw Story
Marie Curie biopic spotlights women's struggles in science   Arab News
Jezebel   
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New York Times
   
Few Echo Pope's Environment Plea in Sunday Sermons   
New York Times
On the first Sunday after Pope Francis issued a landmark document on the environment, Roman Catholics attending Mass in Kenya, France, Mexico, Peru and the United States said they were thankful that he was using his pulpit to address climate change, ...

Resignations reflect Pope Francis's hard line on sex abuse cases   Irish Times
Can Pope end bickering on climate change?   U-T San Diego
Cardinal Wuerl backs pope on global warming but says Bush's response was ...   Fox News
Philly.com (blog)   
azcentral.com   
Toronto Star   
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The Independent
   
Why would you do this? Men surf on the back of a rare shark (+video)   
TVNZ
Footage of two men surfing on the back of a rare whale shark has sparked outrage. The video, thought to have been filmed in Venezuela, shows the men standing on to the flat-backed shark while holding a rope attached to a boat, the Mirror reports. The stunt ...

VIDEO: Pair slammed for 'surfing' whale shark   Whitsunday Times
Conservationists call for prosecution of whale shark riders   The Guardian
Video: Pair caught surfing on whale shark   3News NZ
Telegraph.co.uk   
New York Daily News   
Sky News   
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Orlando Sentinel
   
Study: Lakes on Titan could be similar to sinkholes on Earth   
Orlando Sentinel
Close-up radar image showing both empty and liquid-filled depressions (coloured blue) on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.A new study suggests that the moon's surface dissolves in a similar process that creates sinkholes on Earth. The radar image was created ...

Polar Winds On Saturn's Moon Titan Makes It More Earth-Like Than Previously ...   Huffington Post
These moons are better than planets   Khaleej Times
Cassini captures detailed images of Saturn's moon Dione   Engadget

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