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Hopper-bot reaches parts that other robots can’t reach!

A new design of ‘jumping’ robot could get to places that conventional wheeled, tracked or walking robots can’t reach. ...

Plasmas in your mouth

Many people dread the sound of the dentist's drill, part of the reason that it has to be used so much is that the dentist has to be absolutely sure that they have got rid of all th...

Food for thought - two chemicals control appetite

Scientists 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...

Breast is best - for a big brain

A large study carried out by scientists in Canada strongly suggests that breast feeding boosts IQ, by about 6 points. ...

A fuel station in your garage

The rush towards biofuels to run your car on keeps going even if the mathematics behind it are possibly dubious. Now an American company has built an ethanol generation system for ...

Popeye was right, it seems - Spinach really does make you stronger

When Popeye underwent a muscle-busting transformation whenever he scented a whiff of spinach most people laughed at the artistic license, but it looks like the effect was based on ...

Scientists solve the platypus

A 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...

Bats out of hell: it's official, bats are louder than a Meatloaf concert

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

A colossal catch

Scientists 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 ...

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...