2015年5月4日 星期一

2015-05-05 India Science


NDTV
   
With Rising Numbers, Lions Overflowing Gir? Latest Census Hopes to Find Out   
NDTV
Ahmedabad: Is the Gir lion overflowing the borders of Gir? Are their numbers so high? These are the two vital questions wildlife experts hope to answer in a lion census that got underway this weekend. A spate of man-animal conflicts in recent years points in ...

India begins five-yearly census of endangered asiatic lions   Firstpost
Forest officials hold Asiatic lion census in Gir sanctuary   Zee News
Asiatic Lion census begins in Gir forest   Deccan Chronicle
Odisha Samaya   
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EarthSky
   
Dinosaur-killing asteroid caused India's Deccan Traps?   
EarthSky
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago might have mobilized an existing volcanic system, causing vast lava flows. An area in the Deccan Traps, via Gerta Keller. The Deccan Traps in India – between 17°–24° North and 73°–74° East – are a ...

Asteroid - lava combo may have killed the dinosaurs   CBS News
Asteroid caused immense lava eruptions in India killing off dinosaurs, say ...   Firstpost
Dinosaur-killing asteroid created India's Deccan Traps?   Economic Times
SFGate   
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Bioscience Technology
   
How Studying Bat Touch Could Help Build Better Planes   
Bioscience Technology
Bat sensory neurons. (Source: Kara Marshall/Columbia University Medical Center) Bats are masters of flight in the night sky, capable of steep nosedives and sharp turns that put our best aircrafts to shame. Although the role of echolocation in bats' impressive ...

Bat's Wing's Sensors Inspire Columbia Researchers To Build Better Aircrafts   CrazyEngineers
Bats' flying skills inspire new-age aircraft   Odisha Sun Times

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SlashGear
   
SpaceX's to fly Dragon V2, testing escape protocol with a dummy   
SlashGear
SpaceX will be testing its Dragon V2 spacecraft on May 6th, specifically assessing the capsule's escape system that could save lives during its eventual manned missions. There is no change of humans coming to harm during this test mission because the ...

SpaceX Test Is Next Hurdle in Proving Readiness to Take Astronauts to Space   ABC News
Watch SpaceX test the life-saving capsule that could revolutionize spaceflight   Businessinsider India
SpaceX's Dragon Crew Capsule to Get 1st Big Test This Week   Yahoo News UK
National Monitor   
Florida Today   
Business Insider Australia   
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The Indian Express
   
Global warming effect in nation more pronounced in last 10 years: IMD   
The Indian Express
Researchers with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) now say the effect of global warming has become more pronounced in the country over the last 10 years. Besides an average rise of 0.4-0.5 degrees celsius in temperature, the country has seen a ...

Temp fluctuations push up skin, respiratory ailments   Times of India

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NYOOOZ
   
Is a man-eater on the prowl in Junnar?   
NYOOOZ
PUNE: Two back to back leopard attacks on children in villages that are only 15 km apart have perplexed experts who find the pattern strange. It is strange that livestock or adults have not been attacked. Dhokte said that pugmarks have been found at both ...

Experts to study big cat's behaviour   Pune Mirror

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Daily News & Analysis
   
Indus Valley people migrated from one place to another, reveals new study   
Daily News & Analysis
Ancient people in the Indus Valley apparently did not stay put, as was previously thought, a team of US and Indian researchers has found by examining 4,000-year-old teeth. Mohenjodaro statue claimed by Pakistan. Ancient people in the Indus Valley ...

Indus Valley People Migrated From One Place to Another: Study   NDTV

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ValueWalk
   
Loss of large herbivores could lead to "empty landscapes" says new report   
National Monitor
A new report says that populations of the worlds large herbivores are in steep decline, with implications for ecosystems throughout the developing world. In 1992, Kent H. Redford of the University of Florida used the term “empty forest” to describe the result of ...

60 Percent Of Large Herbivores May Go Extinct Thanks To Humans   Huffington Post
Horribly bleak study sees 'empty landscape' as large herbivores vanish at ...   Washington Post
World at risk of 'empty landscape' as large herbivores face extinction   Economic Times
Business Standard   
SlashGear   
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Huffington Post
   
Kathmandu rose three feet but Mt. Everest dropped by an inch in quake   
Washington Post
The first good satellite view of the aftermath of Nepal's April 25 earthquakereveals 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
Mount Everest shrinks after devastating quake. Find out why.   The Weather Network

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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.
This Is Your Brain in Deep Space: Could Cosmic Rays Threaten Mars Missions?   Space.com
Future Mars explorers may suffer brain damage on the journey   The Weather Network
Cosmic rays put Mars-bound astronauts under dementia risk   Times of India
The Australian   
The Independent   
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