Friday, November 2, 2012

[Science] Trunk call: Korean scientists claim elephant can speak

Trunk call: Korean scientists claim elephant can speak
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/elephant-can-speak-in-korean-3280210.html
Scientists say an elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to imitate human speech. An international team of researchers says Koshik can reproduce five Korean words by tucking his trunk inside his mouth and modulating the sound coming from his ...

Major Arctic Ocean symposium will address climate change
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle09.asp?section=todaysfeatures&xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2012/November/todaysfeatures_November3.xml
Anchorage, Alaska - Sea Ice covering the Arctic Ocean melted away to a record low in 2012, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Sandy puts climate change back in the conversation
http://science.time.com/2012/10/30/climate-change-and-sandy-why-we-need-to-prepare-for-a-warmer-world/
You know that mom cliche of yesteryear about the kid who lacks the sense to come in out of a good hard rain? As a country, we've been that clue-free child for decades, determined to pretend that whatever “freak storm” we've just been through is nothing we'll ...

Scientists develop first all-carbon solar cell
http://www.slashgear.com/scientists-develop-first-all-carbon-solar-cell-02255283/
Scientists at Stanford University have built the world's first all-carbon solar cell. Because carbon offers a combination of low cost and high performance, it is a viable alternative to current photovoltaic materials, which are expensive.

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