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Scientists hear power of hurricane

May 9, 2008
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Researchers at MIT think that they may be on to a better, cheaper way of detecting the power of a hurricane – simply listen to how strong it is.
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Throw out the drummer jokes – rhythm is clever

May 7, 2008
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New research suggests that all those jokes at the expense of drummers may be way off the mark - it turns out that rhythmic accuracy and intelligence go hand in...
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Parents didn’t stand for children

May 7, 2008
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Carrying your children may well be good for bonding – but, according to new research, it doesn’t explain why we walk upright.
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Bat mums turn to clay for the kids

May 7, 2008
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Zoologists have found that bats overcome toxins in their diet with a love for mineral water and clay.
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Solar flare sparks massive sunquake

May 7, 2008
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Data from the SOHO spacecraft – a joint NASA and ESA project – has shown astronomers powerful starquakes rippling around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares.
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Influenza pandemics no deadlier than seasonal flu

May 5, 2008
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As researchers discover that seasonal flu is seeded by viruses originating in Asia - one scientist thinks that pandemic influenza is a construct designed for commercial gain.
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ban food colourings’ say food standards agency

May 1, 2008
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Based on UK research, the Food Standards Agency is to recommend to Ministers the phasing out of six food and drink colourings in the EU for their role in ADHD.
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Ant society rife with royal corruption

April 30, 2008
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Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption – and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists...
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Asthma researchers go with gut feeling

April 28, 2008
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Researchers think they may have found an unlikely new ally in the battle against asthma – gut parasites.
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Nanotechnologists treading on eggshells

April 25, 2008
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Nanotechnologists in China have found the perfect way to synthesise a compound vital to the development of optoelectronics – and to do it they have turned to eggshells.
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Sunny outlook for solar paint

April 23, 2008
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Researchers at Swansea University are developing a new, eco-friendly technology that could generate as much electricity as 50 wind farms.
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Scientists uncover slimy cheats

April 21, 2008
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A new study examining social behaviour suggests certain individuals are genetically programmed to cheat and often will do… providing they can get away with it.
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