2014年12月18日 星期四

2014-12-19 India Science


The Hindu
   
'Regional response system needed in South Asia for better disaster management'   
Times of India
VISAKHAPATNAM: Stressing on the need for regional cooperation in monitoring weather in South Asia, Laxman Singh Rathore, director general of meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said, "We need to develop a regional response system ...

'Climatic Changes Led to 7 pc Annual Rise in Met Disasters'   The New Indian Express
'India regional player in met services'   The Hindu

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ENGINEERING.com
   
Voyager 1 buffeted by "tsunami wave", 19.5 billion kms away from Earth   
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Messages received from Voyager 1, the Nasa spacecraft travelling 19.5 billion kms away from Earth, show that it is continuing to experience a "tsunami wave" as it penetrates the interstellar medium beyond the solar System. The spacecraft ...

Voyager 1 Surfs a Cosmic Tsunami   TIME
Nasa's Voyager 1 probe reveals deep space sounds as it rides 'tsumani wave'   Daily Mail
Voyager 1 rides 'tsunami wave' in interstellar space   Fox News
Business Standard   
E Canada Now   
Digital Journal   
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Daily Mail
   
'A new twist on a classic story': Extinction of many mammals alongside dinosaurs ...   
Daily Mail
The asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago also killed off many mammals, according to new research. Although the extinction of the dinosaurs is thought to have paved the way for 'placental mammals' such as humans, to dominate, the study ...

Dinosaur Death Impact May Have Killed More Mammals Than Thought   Nature World News
The dino-killer asteroid nearly killed mammals   Bangalore Mirror
Asteroid that made dinosaurs extinct almost wiped off mammals too   Daily News & Analysis
cbsport   
Business Standard   
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NDTV
   
Earth may have formed with oceans in its interior   
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Earth may have formed with oceans in its interior and has been continuously supplying water to the surface via plate tectonics, a new study suggests. The study also indicates that the same amount of water that currently fills the Pacific Ocean ...

Earth May Have Made its Own Oceans from Within   Nature World News
Earth may be able to create its own water without help from comets   Geek
Ancient earth may have fetched water from beneath   Business Standard
Ohio State University   
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Hindustan Times
   
Herd mentality: Neighbours, friends make us take bad decisions   
Hindustan Times
A natural desire to try and replicate what our neighbours or friends are doing could be behind the bad decisions that we end up taking, a new study shows. People may not find average-looking faces most attractive but they are considered to be the most ...

Do You Know That We End Up Taking Bad Decisions Naturally?   Gizmodo India
The power of social influence   Times of Malta
Are we programmed to take bad decisions   Zee News

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BioScholar News
   
Short-necked marine reptile discovered in China   
BioScholar News
A new species of short-necked marine reptile called Hupehsuchia from the Triassic period has been discovered in China. The reptile was found by Xiao-hong Chen from Wuhan Centre of China Geological Survey and his colleagues. Hupehsuchia is a group ...

Prehistoric Platypus-like Reptile Uncovered in China   Discovery News
248 million years old fossil found in China   Daily Excelsior
Short-necked Triassic marine reptile fossil discovered in China   Xinhua
Sci-News.com   
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NDTV
   
New ultralight robot can walk like an insect   
Economic Times
BERLIN: German scientists have developed a new ultralight robot studded with sensors that can walk like an insect and climb over objects. Inspired by stick insect, the robot called Hector has passive elastic joints and an ultralight exoskeleton. What makes the ...

Giant robotic insect takes its first steps   New Scientist
Researchers Design Robot With Human Gait   NDTV
Uniquely-built robot can replicate human gait   Jagran Post

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MinnPost
   
Photos: The Indian birds and animals on a new list of critically endangered species   
Scroll.in
A large number of the species on the planet are on the verge of extinction or getting there, an analysis by the scientific journal Nature has found. In fact, the loss is so rapid, earth could face mass extinction in a couple of centuries, the study warns. The study ...

Animal Planet species are disappearing at an alarming rate, according to a study   Full-Time Whistle
One-quarter of world's mammals at risk, says new analysis of extinction rates   MinnPost

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Haaretz
   
Egyptian cemetery could hold over one million mummies   
Haaretz
The bodies are of ordinary people buried some 1,500 years ago when Egypt was ruled by the Roman and Byzantine empires. By Haaretz | Dec. 18, 2014 | 8:18 PM. submit to reddit. Mummified body. A grave in the cemetery with the mummified body of a child.
Million-mummy cemetery unearthed in Egypt   WTSP 10 News
Thousands of mummies unearthed in Egypt, more expected   Live 5 News
Archeologists uncover 1 million mummies   WYFF Greenville
wwlp.com   
Bio & Tech Insights   
Economic Times   
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NDTV
   
Rosetta Comet-Landing is Science's 2014 Breakthrough   
NDTV
Miami, Florida: The top scientific breakthrough of 2014 was the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft's rendez-vous with a comet, the US journal Science said Thursday. After leaving Earth in 2004, the Rosetta spacecraft caught up with the comet ...

Top Science Breakthroughs of 2014: Rosetta Tops Science Magazine's List   Newsweek
Comet discovery put a question mark on the old theory about origin of Earth's ...   Frontline Desk
Comet discovery closes door to theory of origin of Earth's oceans   Newsworks.org
Fox News   
NBCNews.com   
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