The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has found three distinct phases in Mars' history. The orbiting satellite has used infra-red light to ide...
23rd Apr 2006
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Anyone recognise the familiar sound of snoring? Well, it's more familiar than you might think. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical centre ...
9th Apr 2006
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Calling all aspiring science writers! If you're aged 11-18 and want the chance to prove your talents as a science communicator like Dr Chris and Dr Kat, the...
9th Apr 2006
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab are developing a mobile boredom detector designed to clip onto a pair of glasses and...
2nd Apr 2006
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An underground ocean may have caused one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, to topple over by destabilising its spin. Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, Rob...
2nd Apr 2006
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Researchers at MIT have found a way to take the drag out of flying, at least for the wings if not the passengers. Aeroplanes are currently controlled by win...
26th Mar 2006
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US researcher Albert Feng and his colleagues have found that a species of Chinese frog that lives in a noisy environment has evolved a clever way to prevent...
19th Mar 2006
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas are administering probiotic "good bacteria" - similar to the yoghurts on sale in the health food store -...
5th Mar 2006
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Have you ever noticed how yawning is contagious. Just talking about it is making me want to yawn! Animals other than humans can also yawn, but scientists ha...
5th Mar 2006
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