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Metrosexual Swallows

US scientists have shown that a dab of make-up can make all the difference to a bird's lot in the dating stakes. ...

Wall climbing robots

Robots are becoming more and more important in war zones, disaster areas, and in every day life, in order to view places people cant access easily or safely. At the moment flying r...

Bacterial basis of "good bugs" and probiotics

Scientists have found convincing evidence for the basis of "good bacteria" and how they contribute to health.  Caltech researcher Sarkis Masmanian and his colleagues...

Prostate cancer discovers its female side

Prostate cancer affects more than 670,000 men worldwide, and researchers have known for a long time that the disease is fuelled by the male sex hormone testosterone.  Men with...

Footballs could be the answer to the exploration of planets

Orbiters around planets such as Mars have given us an unprecedented view of the whole surface, but sometimes you actually have to go down and have a look. Last week the Mars Polar ...

Movement by the power of thought

US researchers have developed a system which translates brain activity into movements of a prosthetic arm, a discovery which could help patients paralysed by strokes, injuries and ...

View of endangered animals coloured by patterns

Researchers studying Australia reptiles have found an important predictor of an animal's likelihood of ending up on an endangered list: its colour scheme. ...

Nano nightmare or not?

Ever since Prince Charles’ infamous “grey goo” speech, there have been concerns about the safety of nanoparticles in the environment.  Adding fuel to the fire, last week resea...

Viking DNA recovered

Scientists in Denmark have extracted pure samples of DNA from ten Vikings who died over 1000 years ago. ...

Better way to beat bugs

Scientists have developed a neural network which has discovered a clutch of new insect repellent molecules, many of them more powerful than DEET, the World's current gold standard....