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Jumping Gives Kangaroos The JittersKangaroos can be a real pest to Australian farmers as they damage crops by hopping all over them. It's a big problem when you realise there's three kangaroo... 11th Dec 2005
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Marine Mammals Seal a Deal With OceanographersA team of oceanographers led by Mike Fedak from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University in Scotland have recruited a new breed of assistants t... 27th Nov 2005
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Why a Bucket of Stale Food Is AttractiveScientists in America have found that people are more willing to eat stale food if it's served to them in a big bucket. The study discovered that if people ... 13th Nov 2005
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Catch The Buzz About Nature's Elastic BandIn a move that could signal an end to bad backs, writing in last week's edition of Nature a team of Australian scientists led by the Queensland researcher ... 22nd Oct 2005
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The Good Cop With a Sting in his TailScientists in America have been training 'sniffer wasps' to sniff out explosives, dead bodies and mouldy corn. They trained parasitic wasps, living in a sm... 22nd Oct 2005
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Move Over Alistair McgowanKnown more for their ability to uproot trees and spray water out of their trunks, scientists have discovered that elephants may have another hidden talent ... 27th Mar 2005
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Blinding Insects To Smells May Be The Best RepellentScientists have unearthed a genetic linch pin which enables insects to pick up smells. Without it they cannot detect airbourne odours, including their next... 20th Mar 2005
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Peckish Pilferers Fingered By Snack-attackHouse breakers seem to have more than just an appetite for crime - frequently they get tempted by more than just the contents of the jewelry box and tend to... 13th Mar 2005
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Migration of Monarch Butterflies Could Be Key To Species' SurvivalScientists in the USA think that the annual monarch butterfly migration marathon from Canada to Central America may be keeping the species in tip top shape ... 13th Mar 2005
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Hungry Snakes Have Huge HeartsTo help snakes cope with enormous meals, scientists at the University of California have found that the heart of a python expands by 50%. And it's all than... 6th Mar 2005
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