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Why Horses Are Built Like Pogo Sticks

I'm sure it's something you've pondered long and hard after wasting a few quid down at the bookies - what actually makes for a fast racehorse? Apparently ar...

Insulin Inhaler Could Spare Diabetics an Injection

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Exploding Star Kicked Early Humans Onto Two Legs

A team of German scientists examining material from the seabed beneath the Pacific Ocean think that they may have uncovered an important clue to the process...

Caesarian Delivery Increases Baby's Risk of Allergies And Diarrhoea

At a time when record numbers of women are seeking the 'convenience' of birth by caesarian section, researchers have shown that babies born this way face an...

Device To Help Vampires (& Phlebotomists) Find Veins

Doctors, phlebotomists, and vampires could soon have a new tool at their disposal to help them find suitable veins for taking blood or inserting a drip....

Evolution of Life on Earth Thanks To The Moon

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Lightning Helps To Genetically Modify Bacteria

Scientists often give bacteria an electric shock in the lab in order to encourage them to take up extra pieces of DNA, called plasmids, which are used in ge...

Light-fingerprint Helps To Pick Up Explosives From a Distance

Would-be terrorists could have their evil work made harder in the future, thanks to new advances in explosive detection by Florida scientists. Security forc...

The Body Clock And The Sleep / Wake Cycle (circadian Rhythm)

 The body clock comprises a tiny cluster of nerve cells sitting in the hypothalamus, which ...

Country Music Exposure Linked To Suicide

This year's Ig Nobel prize for medicine - one of a series of awards intended to recognise slightly more unusual research said to make people laugh, then ...