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Mediterranean worm found on Irish farm

August 2, 2012
A Mediterranean earthworm species has been found thriving in an urban farm in Ireland.Scientists from University College Dublin found a flourishing population of Prosellodrius amplisetosus in an urban farm in...

Neanderthal extinction not caused by climate

August 2, 2012
The demise of the Neanderthal cannot be blamed on climate change say researchers in London.There has been a long-standing argument about how Neanderthals became extinct – was it due to...

STEM graduates lack relevant skills

August 2, 2012
UK universities aren’t producing enough science graduates suggests a new report from the Lords Science and Technology Committee – and those that do don’t have the skills needed by industry.The...

Easy access to IP at CERN

July 23, 2012
CERN has adopted a new approach to knowledge transfer – CERN easy Access IP.The initiative should make it easier for businesses and entrepreneurs to access intellectual property generated at CERN...

New understanding and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

July 20, 2012
In a breakthrough study, Irish researchers have discovered that women with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) suffer more than men because oestrogen promotes the presence of bacteria which results in more severe...

Physics of the thixotropic solution

July 20, 2012
Corn flour and water – it’s a non-Newtonian fluid - but exactly how does it work? This is a question that physicists from the University of Chicago have attempted to...

Light as a graphite tube

July 20, 2012
At just 0.2mg per cubic centimetre, Aerographite is the lightest material in the world.Aerographite is a network of porous carbon tubes three-dimensionally interwoven at nano and micro levels; it’s lightweight;...

AI football manager

July 20, 2012
Fantasy football is about to get a whole lot harder as an artificial football manager enters the competition.Computer scientists have developed a simulated football manager that uses Artificial Intelligence software...

Milky Way to collide with Andromeda

July 16, 2012
The Milky Way looks set to collide with neighbouring galaxy Andromeda – but not for another four billion years.NASA astronomers predict the Sun will be flung into a new region...

Under construction: new search engine

July 13, 2012
A new type of search engine which draws its results from sensors based in the physical world is being developed by a team of European researchers.SMART – Search engine for...

Baby’s genome determined from parental tests

July 11, 2012
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of a baby in utero without tapping the amniotic sac, raising the possibility of a single non-invasive genetic screening for thousands of disorders during...

Splitting the unsplittable atom

July 9, 2012
Researchers in Germany have split the unsplittable and separated a single atom into two halves, pulling it apart and putting it back together again.The laws of quantum mechanics allow objects...

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