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Bats out of hell: it's official, bats are louder than a Me...

Scientists studying the sounds produced by bats has shown that they are amongst the loudest creatures on earth, pumping out 140 dB.

Thankfully, because it's in the ultrasound range, we can't hear it, but if we could it would certainly be an uncomfortable experience.  The threshold for human noise-induced pain is about 130dB and, according to the...

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Probo - the robot for Sick Children

Meet Probo the robot designed to keep sick children occupied in hospital.

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Olympic Torch In Flight

How do they keep the Olympic flame alight whilst in flight?

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What happens when a neutron star collapses and what happen...

A normal star is a big ball of gas, its gravity is pulling it together, trying to make it collapse. It’s actually held up because it’s really, really hot. In the same way that when a gas is hot it expands the star’s temperature allows it to expand and stay fairly big. When the star gets really old it can explode and eventually it has burn most of its ...

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