en-tz-hotdailynews: 2015-04-23 Tanzania Science

African innovators celebrated by Royal Academy of Engineering
The Engineer
Technologies developed by African engineers have been named as finalists in the Royal Academy of Engineering's newly launched Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The prize - which is claimed to be Africa's biggest award for engineering innovation ...

Local boy makes it to regional engineering prize finals   Daily News

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Quartz

Photos: The spectacular eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano puts nearby towns ...
Quartz
Southern Chile's Calbuco volcano has erupted for the first time in more than 40 years. Authorities are evacuating residents in a 20 km (12 mile) radius, as a rising plume of ash threatens to wreak a path of destruction through nearby homes and forest. Share.
Chile's Calbuco Volcano Erupts, Forcing Evacuation of 4000 Residents   Wall Street Journal
Chile's Cabulco volcano wakes up from 54-year slumber   Sydney Morning Herald
Chile volcano erupts for first time in decades   The Star Online
The Times (subscription)
USA TODAY
The Seattle Times (registration)
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks Wednesday and Thursday nights
seattlepi.com (blog)
This year, we may remember Earth Day for what happens in the middle of the night. On a day when millions around the world celebrate sustainable practices and Earth's natural beauty, the night will end with a meteor shower. Wednesday and Thursday nights ...

Lyrid Meteor Showers in Philadelphia Skies Tonight 4/22-23/15 ...   iradiophilly.com
Watch Live: The Lyrid Meteor Shower   TIME
Lyrid Meteor Shower   Northern Arizona Today
WEAU
Fox11online.com
Bustle
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Bees may become addicted to nicotine-like pesticides, study finds
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Bees may become addicted to nicotine-like pesticides in the same way humans get hooked on cigarettes, according to a new study, which was released as a landmark field trial provided further evidence that such neonicotinoids harm bee populations.
Pesticides give bees a buzz like smoking   Telegraph.co.uk
Common Insecticide Affects Bees Like Cigarettes Affect Humans, Studies Find   Huffington Post
Buzz Over Bee Health: New Pesticide Studies Rev Up Controversy   NPR (blog)
New York Times
CBS News
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Earth Day: Top experts call for zero-carbon world by 2050
The Nation
A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a “zero-carbon society” by 2050. To coincide with Earth Day, research institute The Earth League ...

Chilly Earth Days Are Going Out of Style   OnEarth Magazine
Making 2015 Earth Year   Arab News
Here's how much each U.S. state has warmed since the first Earth Day   Mashable
North Denver News
New Zealand Herald
CTV News
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Why Earth Day's creator might not celebrate Earth Day
Chicago Tribune
A crowd watches the main stage during the 2015 Earth Day concert in Washington, DC on April 18, 2015. A crowd watches the main stage during the 2015 Earth Day concert in Washington, DC on April 18, 2015. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, Getty-AFP).
8 Badass Environmentalists You Should Know   Huffington Post
Today's Lady News: Earth Day Edition!   The Frisky
Five Ways Humans Made The Earth Way Better Since The First Earth Day   Daily Caller
Beef Magazine (blog)
The Fulton County News
Journal Times
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Stegosaurus plate shape may reveal gender
ABC Science Online
Sexual dimorphism The shape of the bony plates along the back of the long-extinct Stegosaurus may have differed if the dinosaur were male or female, researchers say. The Stegosaurus was a lumbering, plant-eating dinosaur with two rows of back plates.
How To Tell If A Stegosaurus Is A Boy Or Girl? The Answer's On Top, Not On The ...   Tech Times
Bristol university student finds evidence plate size determines Stegosaurus' sex   Malay Mail Online
Dino 'sexing' study slammed by critics   Science /AAAS
Yibada (English Edition)
Christian Science Monitor
NBCNews.com
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Deforestation tripled in the Amazon, say researchers as experts warn more ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon almost tripled last month compared with March 2014, say researchers. Scientists from Imazon, a Brazilian non-profit reseach institution fear that the true figure may be higher. They use a programme developed by Google ...

Amazon rainforest lost a tenth of its trees in 50 years, study   French Tribune
Amazon deforestation exacerbating climate change problem   Market Business News

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