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It’s not impossible: many aspects of bee communication are still unknown. Bees both produce and detect various sounds within the human range. These help them communicate with each other and...

Forward-swept wings are unusual, but one of the better-known recent designs is the Russian experimental fighter, the Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut. With the tips located forward of the point where the wings...

Yes there are, even though nobody has stepped on the lunar surface since the last Apollo mission in 1972. The footsteps will be there for many years to come too. The Moon is geologically dead so...

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24/01/2012 - 12:37
Over the past few days, people across northern parts of the UK have been treated to spectacular views of the Aurora borealis. Scientists predict this incredible phenomenon may well continue to appear...
23/01/2012 - 15:29
Despite it widespread allure, most people are aware that alcohol isn’t very good for you. But, in the case of a tiny worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), the demon drink has quite the opposite...
19/01/2012 - 17:43
Proving our planet still conceals many of its secrets, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University yesterday released an inventory of over 19,000 new species...
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