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Apes use sign language

British scientists have discovered that orangutans communicate using gestures, almost like sign language.

British scientists have discovered that orangutans communicate using gestures, almost like sig... more


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Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010

706 planets discovered!

706 planets discovered!

A NASA spacecraft has discovered 706 planets which could potentially be alien worlds. NA... more


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Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010

Science picture of the day – long voyage

Science picture of the day – long voyage

NASA's Voyager 2 space probe has now been working continuously for a massive 12,000 days. ... more


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Thursday, 1 Jul 2010


Scottish space base to be launched

Scottish space base to be launched

Richard Branson’s space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, could be launched from a ... more


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Thursday, 1 Jul 2010

More water on moon

Lunar rocks and a meteorite have helped scientists discover that the moon is much wetter than w... more


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Thursday, 1 Jul 2010

Space storms are coming

Space storms are coming

Scientists have warned that solar flares from space storms could be on the way after spotting u... more


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Thursday, 1 Jul 2010


Science picture of the day – two moons

Science picture of the day – two moons

Saturn's moon Dione is seen here in front of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. This great pi... more


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Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010

Is this man ‘disabled’? Watch the video!

AN engineer has said that disabled athletes such as Oscar Pistorius should not compete against able-bodied athletes in competitions.

AN engineer has said that disabled athletes such as Oscar Pistorius should not compete against... more


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Monday, 28 Jun 2010

Wrong by 24.5 million

A FAMOUS estimate of the number of species on Earth could be a very long way off, according to... more


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Monday, 28 Jun 2010


Will we have energy from the moon?

A JAPANESE company has proposed building a ring of solar cells around the moon’s equator... more


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Monday, 28 Jun 2010

New life could live on Saturn's moons

New life could live on Saturn's moons

TWO recent studies have shown that a totally new kind of life form could exist on Titan, one o... more


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Monday, 28 Jun 2010

World Cup not solid gold?

A british chemistry professor has calculated that the World Cup trophy can’t be made of ... more


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Thursday, 24 Jun 2010


Holograms to be invented

In ten years’ time, Hollywood legends and Champions League stars could be running around... more


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Friday, 18 Jun 2010

One year on this planet lasts just 18 hours

One year lasts just 18 hours on this planet

A new study has shown that there is a planet that orbits its star in less than 18 hours. This ... more


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Thursday, 17 Jun 2010

Clean houses indicate physical fitness

Clean houses indicate physical fitness

Researchers have surprisingly found that the state of someone’s house is the best indica... more


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Thursday, 17 Jun 2010

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