2015年9月17日 星期四

2015-09-18 Pakistan Science


Civil Service World
   
LHC forms climate change commission   
The News International
To overcome environmental hazards, the Lahore High Court has constituted a climate change commission for effective implementation of National Climate Change Policy, 2012 (NCCP) and the framework for Implementation of Climate Change Policy ...

LHC forms commission to address climate change   The Express Tribune
DECC refutes speculation over department's future   Solar Power Portal
LHC constitutes 'Climate Change Commission'   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Grist   
edie.net   
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Forbes
   
Here's How The Air You Breathe Could Be Killing You Quicker   
Forbes
A new study confirms what scientists have known for a long time: Outdoor air pollution is bad for our health. Now, researchers have attempted to quantify that risk. They estimate that 3.3 million people die prematurely every year from the effects of ...
Air pollution deaths point to a need for climate change legislation   The Denver Post (blog)
Scientists link millions of deaths to air pollution: What can be done?   Christian Science Monitor
Air Pollution Sends Millions to Early Grave: Study   Newsweek Pakistan
NOLA.com   
Times of India   
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The Guardian
   
Tuna and mackerel populations suffer catastrophic 74% decline, research shows   
The Guardian
Yellowtail and albacore tuna are becoming increasingly rare, as well as bluefin. Photograph: Brian Skerry/WWF. Fiona Harvey. Tuesday 15 September 2015 19.01 EDT Last modified on Thursday 17 September 2015 12.09 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share ...


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RT
   
'Scientific bonanza': New NASA images reveal Pluto's giant ice mountains, hazy ...   
RT
The latest images from Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show amazing new details about the dwarf planet's atmosphere, weather patterns and streams of frozen nitrogen. NASA is calling it “a scientific bonanza.” A stunning panoramic image of ...

NASA releases eerie new photos of Pluto at sunset   Sydney Morning Herald
Beautiful new photos of Pluto show terrain, atmosphere   CNET
Pluto at Dusk: Spectacular, and Spookily Earthlike   National Geographic
Pierce Pioneer   
Orlando Sentinel   
The Market Business   
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Yahoo News
   
Studies on kissing, the word 'huh?' among Ig Nobel award winners   
Yahoo News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers who studied the consequences of intense kissing, the global use of the word "huh?" and how badly bee stings hurt on different parts of the body were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific ...


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Times of India
   
Now you see it, now you don't: Invisibility cloak nears reality   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer to reality. Scientists said on Thursday they have successfully tested an ultra-thin ...

US scientists make tiny invisibility cloak   SAMAA TV (press release) (blog)
Ultrathin 'Invisibility Cloak' Can Match Any Background   Yahoo News UK
The Real-Life Invisibility Cloak is Finally Here!   Latinos Post
TV Newsroom   
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Newsweek
   
GMO Butterflies, Made Naturally by Parasitic Wasps   
Newsweek
There are tens of thousands of wasp species that make their living by parasitizing other insects, like butterflies and moths. In a typical scenario, a parasitoid wasp stings a caterpillar, injecting eggs or larvae (depending on the species) into the ...
Scientists Learn How Genes Can Jump Between Species   Wall Street Journal
How Wasps Use Viruses to Genetically Engineer Caterpillars   The Atlantic
Butterflies steal DNA of zombie wasps in natural genetic modification   Telegraph.co.uk
Science /AAAS   
Phys.Org   
The Scientist   
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The Independent
   
First woman in space reveals what crucial piece of kit was missing on her 1963 ...   
The Independent
To send a woman into space for the first time in the 1960s, the Russians spent months perfecting the design of the craft and selecting the right candidate out of hundreds of applicants. They forgot to pack one vital piece of kit though: a toothbrush ...
First woman in space recalls mission's teething troubles   The Guardian
Russia's first lady of space launches London exhibition   Reuters
The Crown Jewels of the Soviet Space Age   Motherboard
Telegraph.co.uk   
New Scientist   
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Reuters
   
Polish elections complicate EU quest for Paris climate stance   
Reuters
... * Coal, climate big issues in Polish election campaign. * Poland has support of other east European nations. By Barbara Lewis. BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Looming parliamentary elections in coal-dependent Poland will bedevil European Union ...
EU to set out negotiating stand for Paris climate summit   Business Standard
Companies call for climate change action   The Australian (blog)

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New Vision
   
S. Africa's new human ancestor sparks racial row   
New Vision
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphos (2ndL) kisses a replica of the skull of a Homo Naledi, a newly discovered human ancestor during the unveiling of the discovery on September 10, 2015 in Maropeng. AFP PHOTO/STEFAN HEUNIS. Tweet ...

What Can We Learn From Homo naledi's Skull?   National Geographic
Don't auto play   New Zealand Herald

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