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Exploding Sperm Whale

This week a giant sperm whale exploded in the streets of Taiwan. Apparently the 60 tonne whale, which had died after becoming stranded on a beach, was on it...
1st Feb 2004
 

The Ultimate Flutter

Fancy laying a bet on a 6000 mile race? And we’re not talking about horses or people or even cars, this race is being flown by a group of migrating al...
1st Feb 2004
 

Superglue From The Sea

Superglue inspired by seashells could lead to new surgical adhesives and could help to stop barnacles growing on boats. Chemists have unravelled the secret ...
25th Jan 2004
 

Dog's DNA Fingerprint Used To Nail its Owner

In the first case of its kind, police have convicted a killer using his dog's DNA fingerprint. Samples of Bull Mastiff Sasha's hair and DNA were found on th...
25th Jan 2004
 

Researchers Discover Mosquito Attractant

Researchers have discovered how female mosquitoes home in on us for a meal. The scientists from Yale University, led by John Carlson, have found that the an...
25th Jan 2004
 

Hot Flowers Make Perfect Love Nest For Beetles

Beetles on the look out for a hot love nest have everything they need in the flowers of a tropical plant found in South America called Philodendron solimeos...
25th Jan 2004
 

Uk About To Approve First Commercial Gm Crops

Love them or hate them, GM crops look set to stay and farmers could be planting the UK’s first commercial GM crops this spring. That’s if the go...
18th Jan 2004
 

Bees Join The Genome Club

Bees have become the latest organism, and the third insect after fruit flies and mosquitos, to have their genetic blueprint decoded. A team of scientists in...
18th Jan 2004
 

Researchers Cloning Cows To Prevent Bse

The recent discovery in the US of a cow suffering from BSE or mad cow disease has prompted a group of scientists at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College o...
18th Jan 2004
 

Sharks With a Taste For Giant Squid

Researchers announced recently that some giant sharks are partial to snacking on colossal squid, mysterious deep-sea beasts that we know hardly anything abo...
18th Jan 2004

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