Mummified 1500 Year Old Woman Found in Mongolia
The 1,500 year old remains of a woman thought to be related to the Turkic peoples of Asia and Eastern Europe, have been discovered by a team of archaeologists in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia. The new find, which may be the first complete Turkic burial ever discovered within Central Asia, was unearthed in a region of the mountain range approximately 2,800 meters (more than 9100 feet) above sea level. According to The Siberian Times, Khovd Museum researcher B. Sukhbaatar remarked that the body..>> view originalRare mangrove in Cairns' Trinity Inlet could stop development
Local explorer Hidetoshi Kudo will seek federal protection for the 49 Haines Orange Mangrove trees (Bruguiera hainesii) he found in Cairns’ Trinity Inlet. PICTURE: MARC MCCORMACKTHE discovery of internationally critically endangered mangroves in the Trinity Inlet has boosted Cairns’ scientific profile and could restrict development in the area. Local naturalist Hidetoshi Kudo will seek federal protection for the 49 Haines Orange Mangrove trees (Bruguiera hainesii) he found while tramping through..>> view originalInquiry hears good, bad of trawler use
Inquiry hears good, bad of trawler useFactory trawlers are depleting fish stocks and killing protected species in Australian waters as part of an industry that is not being properly managed, a Senate committee inquiry has been told.But while sector representatives admit it is inevitable that dolphins and seals will sometimes get caught in nets, they insist it's important that the practice be allowed to continue.A hearing in Hobart on Friday focused on the impact of trawlers taking hauls from wat..>> view originalPossible impact on the heart of Melbourne in 2100. Picture: Coastal Risk Australia
Great Barrier Reef could lose more than a quarter of coral to bleaching within 40 years
Great Barrier Reef could lose more than a quarter of coral to bleaching within 40 years Updated April 15, 2016 11:56:23 Corals on the Great Barrier Reef developed a protective mechanism that helped them survive past bleaching events, according to a new study. Key points372 thermal stress events capable of causing bleaching in 27 years"Practice runs" ahead of each event enabled corals to develop defencesDefences could be lost by 20-30 per cent of reefs if temperatures i..>> view originalShould we stop worrying and learn to love the killer robot?
Terminator hype aside, should we be worried about the rise of killer robots? And if so, what can be done to stop us making them?Both these questions are being debated at the United Nations in Geneva this week, in the third round of talks on whether to outlaw lethal autonomous weapons (or LAWs).If you're worried about a new generation of robots that can kill without any input from humans, you're in good company. Last July thousands of researchers working in robotics issued an open letter calling..>> view originalRising sea levels a grave concern for Melbourne's future
By the year 2100, popular beaches Brighton, Ocean Grove and Bells could be a distant memory Node Tools While it may not be an immediate concern for Melburnians in 2016, rising sea levels could pose a serious threat to the city by 2100. According to a report by the Herald Sun, if climate change is not adequately addressed, suburbs the likes of Albert Park, Docklands and St Kilda could be swamped. This information has been provided by website Coastal Risk Australia, which was launched on F..>> view originalGlobal warming is changing the Earth's tilt
Water lies on part of the glacial ice sheet that covers about 80 per cent of Greenland. Photo: Getty Images For the first time, the growing ecological footprint of humans has caused the whole planet to change its tilt.The shift in the tilt of the Earth's axis was revealed by NASA scientists following a careful analysis of satellite data revealing a major redistribution of water and ice around the globe. This needs to be taken into account when interpreting s..>> view original
Friday, April 15, 2016
Mummified 1500 Year Old Woman Found in Mongolia and other top stories.
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