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Synchrotron goes all arty

July 16, 2009
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With vast particle accelerators and finely tuned magnetic and electric fields, synchrotrons are normally associated with scientific endeavour – but now the art world has turned to synchrotron light to...
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Want to go green? Then go algal

July 16, 2009
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Students from Cambridge University have won an international award for their design of an “algae house”.
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Waggling wings cut emissions by 20 percent

July 15, 2009
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In a surprise discovery, UK engineers have found that aircraft wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20%.
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Space weather warning from ‘double pulse’ radar

July 13, 2009
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University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth’s technologies from the constant threat of space weather.
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Galapagos reptiles face mozzy threat

July 10, 2009
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The Galapagos giant tortoise and other iconic wildlife are facing a new threat from disease, as some of the islands’ mosquitoes develop a taste for reptile blood.
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Anti-inbreeding trick found in poppy genome

July 8, 2009
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Scientists have identified an elusive male gene in the field poppy that stops self-fertilization, a mechanism that prevents inbreeding, and promotes greater genetic diversity.
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We all love a good laugh – even the great apes

July 6, 2009
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Human laughter can be traced back 10-16 million years to the last common ancestor of humans and great apes, according to new research.
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Selfish gene makes for a nasty virus

July 3, 2009
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Scientists studying why parasites are not more harmful to their hosts have discovered that as the world becomes more connected so natural selection will favour more dangerous parasites
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Champagne for a new supernova

July 1, 2009
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Astronomers from the University of Warwick believe that a mystery stellar explosion during 2006 was the death of a ‘carbon star’ and may be a totally new class of supernova.
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Scientists really rate robot rat

July 1, 2009
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A team of scientists have developed a robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers.
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Elephants told to buzz off!

July 1, 2009
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Scientists from Oxford University, in collaboration with the charity Save The Elephants, have used the elephant’s natural fear of bees to help farmers in Africa to protect their crops from...
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Time for a scientific code of ethics

July 1, 2009
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New meta-survey raises serious concerns about scientific misconduct
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