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Robot with bio-brain to solve memory secrets

September 8, 2008
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A team from the UK is hoping to explain how we form memories with the development of a robot controlled by a biological brain.
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Expert stumbles on new species

September 5, 2008
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A leading fungi expert has accidentally stumbled upon a new species - as he walked home from work.
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Criminals beware – pollen could grass you up

September 3, 2008
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Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to a new bullet tagging technology developed by scientists in the UK.
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Prince Charles invokes scientific backlash over GM assault

September 1, 2008
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Many high profile scientists have spoken out against Prince Charles’ assault on genetic modification in farming.
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The buzz of chasing criminals

August 27, 2008
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Geographic profiling (GP), a technique currently used by police to track down serial killers, could be vastly improved by testing it on bumblebees.
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Turning poo into power

August 27, 2008
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Cow Power - not an idea to be poo pooed! Decomposing livestock manure produces greenhouse gases that contribute to 4% of the USA’s emissions but if converted into biogas, it...
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Go on…stretch yourself

August 27, 2008
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Oxford academics are asking the sporting among us to help them find out whether stretching before or after exercising is beneficial or not.
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Stormy Titan could host life

August 27, 2008
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Astrophysicists have discovered that Titan’s atmosphere is stormy – a key discovery as scientists generally believe that electrical activity in an atmosphere increases the probability of life.
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Research council opens commercial gates

August 22, 2008
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The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has won nearly £1m to help it support the commercialisation of research in its research centres.
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Fangs for the inspiration

August 20, 2008
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When searching for a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use in spacecraft, US researchers have turned to an unlikely source - the hard, fang-like jaws of a common...
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A word in your shell like…

August 18, 2008
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Finding a seashell is one of the many pleasures of a summer holiday on the coast - but many people will not be aware that they have found a unique...
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Marine creatures get a pounding

August 15, 2008
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Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats don’t have the easiest life – they are regularly pounded by icebergs. However new data suggests...
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