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 Food for thought - two chemicals control appetiteScientists have found that a combination of two appetite-controlling hormones can provoke significant weight loss in obese animals, suggesting that the same ought to work for fat h... 11th May 2008
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 Breast is best - for a big brainA large study carried out by scientists in Canada strongly suggests that breast feeding boosts IQ, by about 6 points. ... 11th May 2008
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 Scientists solve the platypusA large international scientific effort has completed a preliminary version of the platypus DNA sequence. The draft DNA code, published this week in Nature, provides valuable... 11th May 2008
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  Bats out of hell: it's official, bats are louder than a Meatloaf concertScientists studying the sounds produced by bats has shown that they are amongst the loudest creatures on earth, pumping out 140 dB. ... 4th May 2008
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 A colossal catchScientists this week have been unravelling some of the mysteries of the deep, with a specimen of the Colossal Squid that has been taken out of the freezer and slowly thawed at the ... 4th May 2008
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 Is this the basis of Bird Navigation?Scientists have shown how birds might be able to see the Earth's magnetic field, helping them to navigate. A team from Oxford University and Arizona State University, writing... 4th May 2008
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 Plant Aids in HIV BattleScientists have discovered how to make large amounts of a plant chemical which has potent anti-HIV effects. ... 4th May 2008
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 Bad news for the Colossal squid’s homeWhile we are still discovering such exciting things about illusive deep-sea creatures, there is also some worrying news this week about the state of the oceans that these creatures... 4th May 2008
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 Fertile conversation - scientists have found that fertile females sound differentIn a study published in Evolution and Human Behaviour, Gordon Gallup and Nathan Pipitone from the State University of New York at Albany describe how they recorded women counting u... 4th May 2008
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 Best tool to find explosives? Mine's a mongoose!Engineers in Sri Lanka have come up with a cheap but effective way to locate landmines - a mongoose tethered to a robot! ... 27th Apr 2008
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