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Are you worried about the falling satellite?

Are you worried about the falling satellite?

For the second time in a month, a massive satellite is due to fall to earth. Up to 30 separate ... more


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Thursday, 20 Oct 2011

Is this the future of electric flight?

Is this the future of electric flight?

NASA has just given out the largest ever prize in aviation history, to the inventors of a super... more


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Thursday, 13 Oct 2011

Clever fish caught on camera

Clever fish caught on camera

Fish have joined the list of species that have been filmed using tools. Researcher Giacomo ... more


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Thursday, 6 Oct 2011


Wolves could save the lynx

Wolves could save the lynx

Although cats and dogs are often represented as enemies, the endangered Canadian lynx may have ... more


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Thursday, 8 Sep 2011

Can weather start a war?

Can weather start a war?

The global weather cycles that affect our planet regularly coincide with civil wars and could b... more


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Friday, 2 Sep 2011

A JEDI on its way to Jupiter

A JEDI on its way to Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully launched on its mission to Jupiter, taking a JEDI with ... more


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Friday, 12 Aug 2011


An invisible fight

An invisible fight

Researchers say that a policeman who was said to have covered up police brutality was wrongly c... more


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Friday, 17 Jun 2011

A real-life Transformer

A real-life Transformer

Researchers in the US have made an improved version of their two-wheeled robot that turns into a... more


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Thursday, 26 May 2011

The science of Tron: Legacy

The science of Tron: Legacy

To make movies more realistic, Hollywood is gradually learning to work with scientists. Se... more


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Thursday, 21 Apr 2011


Is it fair or foul?

Is it fair or foul?

A piece of artificial intelligence work by videogame researchers has sparked lots of debate abou... more


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Thursday, 14 Apr 2011

Is it a bird? No, but it looks like one

Is it a bird? No, but it looks like one

For years, scientists have been trying to make realistic remote-controlled birds. In flight, thi... more


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Thursday, 7 Apr 2011

How to play tennis and fly at the same time

How to play tennis and fly at the same time

Researchers use helicopters for lots of things, but now they’ve even got them playing tenn... more


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Thursday, 7 Apr 2011


Japan to scrap four Fukushima nuclear reactors

Japan to scrap four Fukushima nuclear reactors

The operators of the devastated nuclear power plant in Japan have said that reactors 1-4 at the... more


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Thursday, 31 Mar 2011

Three workers at Fukushima rushed to hospital

Three workers at Fukushima rushed to hospital

Three workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan have been taken to hospital after r... more


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Thursday, 24 Mar 2011

Spaceship visits Mercury!

Spaceship visits Mercury

A spacecraft has gone into orbit around the planet Mercury for the first time ever. NASA's ... more


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Friday, 18 Mar 2011

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