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Cometh the hour, cometh the plane
Nov. 12th, 2006 01:15 amThe embedded engines of the futuristic SAX-40 aeroplane design hark back to the very first jet airliner, the 1950s British De Havilland Comet.
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** High hopes **
** Trail blazing **
** Newsletter changes **
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** High hopes **
** Trail blazing **
** Newsletter changes **
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White Poppies...?
Nov. 9th, 2006 03:37 pmThis was on the radio this morning, and it made me think... Personally, I will still wear red because I was brought up believing that the red symbolised the blood shed, and I can't turn my back on that.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/poppy.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/closeup/qa_poppies.shtml
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/history/poppy.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/closeup/qa_poppies.shtml
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The journey continues
Nov. 3rd, 2006 09:15 pmIf you have enough patience, you can film the moment when a squabble breaks out in an Antarctic penguin colony and they collectively 'exhale' warm air.
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** Planet Earth **
** Planet Earth Explorer **
** Best foot forward **
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** Planet Earth **
** Planet Earth Explorer **
** Best foot forward **
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The brain's behind...
Oct. 24th, 2006 10:04 pmSome scientists believe computers will be more intelligent than humans within 25 years or so.
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** Where computers go next **
** Technological evolution **
** Devon's king fisher **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** Where computers go next **
** Technological evolution **
** Devon's king fisher **
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Winging your way
Oct. 5th, 2006 09:38 pmA flock of starlings preparing to roost could have over a million birds in it.
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** Your Autumn **
** Nobel Prizes **
** Horizon **
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** Your Autumn **
** Nobel Prizes **
** Horizon **
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Shell sufficient
Oct. 2nd, 2006 08:26 pmGalapagos giant tortoises can store enough fat in their 250kg bodies to live for a year without eating anything.
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** Galapagos **
** Autumnwatch **
** Horizon **
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** Galapagos **
** Autumnwatch **
** Horizon **
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Humanity's infancy
Sep. 23rd, 2006 01:11 pmThe latest fossil find of a human ancestor had a brain volume less than one quarter that of a full-grown modern human.
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** Brain gain **
** Woodwork**
** In all honesty **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** Brain gain **
** Woodwork**
** In all honesty **
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In hot water
Sep. 15th, 2006 09:00 pmThe major 1997-8 El Nino climate event in the Pacific Ocean is blamed for the deaths of 2,000 people.
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** El Nino 2007 **
** Countryfile photo competition **
** Going dishy **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** El Nino 2007 **
** Countryfile photo competition **
** Going dishy **
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Altitude fitness
Sep. 11th, 2006 03:05 pmYour lungs usually function at about 5% of their maximum capacity for oxygen absorption.
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** Higher education **
** Big Cat's Little Diary **
** Crashing on cue **
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** Higher education **
** Big Cat's Little Diary **
** Crashing on cue **
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Going, going, gone
Sep. 1st, 2006 07:24 amPulsars are super-dense stars, cramming as much mass as our Sun has into a volume just 10km or so in diameter.
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** Supernovae **
** Flying ants **
** Festival of Science 2006 **
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** Supernovae **
** Flying ants **
** Festival of Science 2006 **
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Amateur science; dramatic results
Aug. 11th, 2006 03:26 pmThe world record for spotting supernovae is held by an amateur astronomer from Suffolk.
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** Trumpeting voluntaries **
** Lend an ear **
** A night shower **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** Trumpeting voluntaries **
** Lend an ear **
** A night shower **
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Bees' needs
Aug. 4th, 2006 01:17 amA bumblebee has to warm its body up to 30 degrees C before it can fly.
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** Maximum flower power **
** Breathing Places **
** Memory masters **
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** Maximum flower power **
** Breathing Places **
** Memory masters **
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Cue the cats
Jul. 6th, 2006 10:59 pmA leopard can haul prey three times its own weight up a tree to avoid scavengers.
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** Big Cat Diary **
** A climate of uncertainty **
** Comfortably numb **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** Big Cat Diary **
** A climate of uncertainty **
** Comfortably numb **
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Through hell to low water
Jul. 4th, 2006 08:00 pmThe world's saltiest lake - Lake Asal in Ethiopia - is ten times as salty as seawater.
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** Salt and source **
** Shape shifting **
** Big Cat Week **
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In this week's Science & Nature newsletter
** Salt and source **
** Shape shifting **
** Big Cat Week **
** TV & Radio choices this week **
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