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Eat dirt – it’s good for you!

June 9, 2011
As a child, you’re always told not to eat dirt but geophagy – the eating of earth – is common in many parts of the world. It’s happened on every...

Honeybees exhibit pessimism

June 9, 2011
Agitated or stressed bees are more likely to be pessimistic about the world say researchers from Newcastle University.

Cross arms for less pain

June 9, 2011
By crossing your arms, you can reduce the intensity of pain felt when one hand receives a painful stimulus say researchers from University College London.

Not too little, not too much

June 9, 2011
Dr Liliana Krotz and Dr Guido Giazzi discuss optimising protein analysis in animal feed

Fertility reduced by caffeine

June 8, 2011
Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes says an American researcher, who believes he can now explain why women with a high caffeine intake take longer to conceive.

Mammoth microchip for cancer detection

June 8, 2011
The world’s biggest microchip designed for medical imaging measuring a whopping 12.8cm x 12.8cm may help doctors diagnose cancer and study the impact of radiotherapy treatment more precisely than ever...

The way the cookie crumbles

June 7, 2011
The key to a great cookie? Water activity - and getting it right requires some serious laboratory work

New lizard species created in lab

June 6, 2011
Human intervention has created a new species of whiptale lizard that has not only survived but reproduced and is now in its fourth generation.

Decade-year old structure incorrect

June 3, 2011
A decade-year old structure of an important complex in the human immune system has shown to be incorrect by two researchers, who hope to use their new structure to design...

The Nuclear Trinity

June 2, 2011
How the Gadget, the Little Boy and the Fat Man shaped the atomic age – and how science took centre stage for the nuclear arms race

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