2015年2月27日 星期五

2015-02-28 Canada English Science


CTV News
   
Seagull numbers in Strait of Georgia down by half: study   
CTV News
VANCOUVER - A new study by University of British Columbia researchers suggests there are half as many seagulls in the Strait of Georgia as there were in the 1980s. They say the marine food supply the gulls rely on has dropped during the same period, and ...

Seagull population along B.C.'s South Coast down 50 per cent   Globalnews.ca
Less diversity in marine ecosystem means fewer seagulls, says UBC study   Winnipeg Free Press
Seagull population in Strait of Georgia halved since 1980s: UBC study   Vancity Buzz

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CBC.ca
   
Orca calf born to endangered southern whale population   
CBC.ca
A newborn orca calf has been spotted among the endangered southern resident killer whale population, making it the third calf born to the population in two months. Newborn orca J50 spotted swimming with JPod family in Puget Sound​ · ​New orca calf ...

Third orca calf born within two months off Vancouver Island   Saskatoon StarPhoenix
US researchers spot third baby killer whale born in recent months to endangered ...   Canada News
Endangered Killer Whale Families Welcome 3rd Baby In Recent Months   Huffington Post Canada

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CBC.ca
   
Cold weather doesn't mean climate change isn't happening: Bob McDonald   
CBC.ca
It's hard to think about climate change while most of the country is in a deep freeze – the Great Lakes are almost entirely frozen over and people on the East Coast are tunnelling out of their homes. But while this part of the planet is freezing, other parts are ...

UK Leadership Closes Ranks on Climate Change   SustainableBusiness.com
Science documents firmer evidence on climate change. Will lawmakers act?   SFGate
Fossil fuels threaten our future   Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Clarkston News   
Watchdog.org   
Lexology (registration)   
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Nature World News
   
Great White Shark May be Lurking Near Washington Shores   
Nature World News
Like a scene out of "Jaws," a great white shark may be lurking near the shores of Washington State, reports indicated Tuesday. Their clue? Remains of a seal bitten clear in half, found on the beach at Ocean Shores last week, according to the Washington ...

Great white shark lurking near Washington State's Ocean Shores   CBC.ca
Great white shark swimming close to shore, residents told, after seal found ...   National Post
Great white shark stalking waters off Washington state   CTV News
Vancouver Sun   
New York Daily News   
Digital Journal   
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Toronto Star
   
Eiffel tower goes green   
Toronto Star
Windmills on the Eiffel Tower? Yes. Two windmills on the Paris landmark will next week start producing energy as the French capital looks to use the iconic iron structure to promote its environmental policies ahead of a climate summit it will host in December.
7 Out of 10 Doctors Call Air Pollution Top Climatic Health Threat | The Weather ...   The Weather Channel
Eiffel Tower Turns Green With Windmills Ahead of Climate Confab   Bloomberg

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Phys.Org
   
Scientists decode mantis shrimp's powerful attack   
Pune Mirror
The miniweight boxing title of the animal world belongs to the mantis shrimp, a cigar-sized crustacean whose front claws can deliver an explosive 60-mile-perhour blow akin to a bullet leaving the barrel of a gun. Now, a Duke University study of 80 million ...

The Mantis Shrimp Is a .22 Packed Into a Delicious, Adorable Sea Creature   Munchies_ Food by VICE
How the Powerful Mantis Shrimp Evolved Its 60 Mph Punch   Science World Report
How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch   Phys.Org

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CBC.ca
   
Algae on coral in UAE 'gives hope' against bleaching   
CBC.ca
Scientists have discovered a new species of algae in the United Arab Emirates that helps corals survive in the warmest seawater temperatures on the planet. Researchers from the University of Southampton and the New York University Abu Dhabi described ...

Newly discovered algae could save world's coral from climate change   Al Jazeera America
Algal species helps corals survive in Earth's hottest reefs   UPI.com
Symbiodinium Thermophilum: New Algal Speces Helps Coral Survive Hot Reefs   Science 2.0
Phys.Org   
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University Herald
   
Modern Logging Techniques May Benefit Rainforest Wildlife   
University Herald
Forest (Photo : Flickr/CC) The modern logging technique greatly benefits rainforest wildlife for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production, according to a recent study. The modern logging technique greatly benefits rainforest ...

Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife   Phys.Org

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Daily Caller
   
What Does A Conflict Of Interest In Climate Science Look Like?   
Daily Caller
On Saturday, the New York Times published a scathing criticism of Harvard-Smithsonian scientist Wei-Hock, or Willie, Soon for not disclosing funding he received from an energy company for research published in scientific journals. The Times reported Soon, ...

Harvard-Smithsonian Profited as Much as Willie Soon with Fossil Fuel Funding   De Smog Blog (blog)

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Science News
   
New RNAi Technique Shows Complete Crop Protection from Key Pest   
GenomeWeb
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology this week published a report describing a method to express long double-stranded RNAs, designed to silence essential genes in a key agricultural pest, ...

Colorado potato beetle costs billions of dollars per year to agricultural industry   West Texas News
New Insecticidal Strategy Kills Crop Pests With RNA Interference   The Biological SCENE
Fighting the Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference   Phys.Org

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