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Harvesting Fog to Feed Deserts Scientists have come up with a novel way to produce water in a desert by copying a beetle that can harvest fog. The key to the beetle's success is a bumpy back. -... 11th Nov 2001	Malaysia the Viagra Capital of the World...and Everyone Thought it Was Cambridge Recently released figures show that Malaysians use more of the anti-impotence drug Viagra than any other country in the world, although the Malaysian government w... 11th Nov 2001
Explosion Rips Through Blast Furnace in Wales Surgeons are working around the clock to save six steelworkers horrifically burnt in the blast at Corus' Port Talbot plant. 2 men were killed as the explosion rip... 11th Nov 2001	Lucky Lobster A Cornish lobster had a lucky escape on Wednesday when the head chef of a Mayfair restaurant declared it was "too beautiful to cook". At 3 feet 1 inch l... 11th Nov 2001
Biohol - Environmentally Friendly Fuel From Sugar Although leaded petrol is a thing of the past in Europe and America, its still common in poorer countries. But according to New Scientist last week, lead in petro... 11th Nov 2001	Moving House Is One Thing But What About Moving Planet ? Some of you might be moving house at the moment. But Cambridge mathematician Professor Stephen Hawking has a more radical suggestion. He thinks that humans should... 28th Oct 2001
Why Anthrax Is Not Entirely the Weapon of Choice Letters containing white anthrax powder have claimedseveral lives in America, and have brought New York to a standstill as effectively as suicidal aeroplanes. But... 28th Oct 2001	Attacks Using Bacteria As the Weapon Are Not Unheard Of. in 1984 a Cult in America Sprinkled the Food Poisoning Bacteria Salmonella in Salad Bars in Oregon in 1984, Infecting Nearly 800 People. However, this Didn't Make the Head SPERM IN SPACE ! A space shuttle ride could increase your fertility, according to new research that shows sperm are affected by gravity.A group of NASA researchers... 28th Oct 2001
Dinosaurs Had Back Problems Too, By the Look of It... Fossil experts have unearthed some very strange facts about Sue - the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered, according to New Scientist this week. A pos... 14th Oct 2001	Green Buses Powered By Hydrogen Engines Are Coming to Cambridge Traffic fumes make city centres very unpleasant places for pedestrians and cyclists alike, but Cambridge is well on the way to tackling this problem - buses that ... 14th Oct 2001

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