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Thursday, 9 September 2010

Nightclub scene with a couple dancing in foreground

Researchers uncover dance moves to impress

A European study has found that men who move their necks and trunks more to the beat are most likely to attract women.

The remains of this large carnivorous dinosaur reveals evidence for some of the world's first feathers Hunchbacked dino strengthens bird link

Thursday, 9 September 2010

The presence of cyanobacteria in ancient structures such as stromatolites indicate when life began.Fossil find points to earliest life

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Does long-term weight loss release toxins into the blood?Weight loss may be toxic: study

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

There may be a link between sunlight, vitamin D and children's brain development. Low vitamin D linked to schizophrenia

Tuesday, 7 September 2010Article has audio


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Layers of bacteria can dissolve gold into nanoparticlesThere's gold in them thar bacteria!

Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Gold nuggets are often the creations of bacterial biofilms, say Australian researchers who have demonstrated the process and even identified the bacteria at work.

The Solar Probe Plus will travel closer to the Sun than any other spacecraftFirst mission to touch the Sun

Tuesday, 7 September 2010
Scientists are planning a new mission to travel closer to the Sun than ever before.

Christchurch rocked by quake from unknown faultline NZ quake reveals unknown fault

Monday, 6 September 2010
Scientists have described the weekend's devastating earthquake in New Zealand, which occurred on a previously unknown fault, as a "warning shot across the bow".

Ancient Nubians drank beer made from grains contaminated with antibiotics.Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic beer

Monday, 6 September 2010
A group of people who lived nearly 2000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia drank beer laced with tetracycline.

Data indicates the laws of physics are not the same in all directions, including the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.Meaning of life changes across cosmos

Monday, 6 September 2010
Scientists have detected a spatial variation in the fine structure constant, meaning the laws of physics might alter in different parts of the universe.

Challenging your brain can delay dementia. But when it happens, symptoms progress more quickly Brain exercises delay mental decline

Friday, 3 September 2010
New research suggests exercising your brain can keep you sharper for longer into old age, but when the symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster.

Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, argues Hawking God did not create universe: Hawking

Friday, 3 September 2010 (91 comments)
God no longer has any place in theories on the creation of the universe due to a series of developments in physics, according to a new book by Stephen Hawking.

The study warns human activities are threatening to trigger a mass extinction event in our oceans Oceans on brink of mass extinction: study

Friday, 3 September 2010
Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction that could take tens of millions of years to recover from, an Australian scientist says.

The researchers found ants use image matching to navigate their way around Ant nav relies on a point of view

Thursday, 2 September 2010
Ants travelling along a familiar route use their photographic memory to calculate how to stay on track say British researchers.

Water molecules forming around the red giant IRC+10216 could be generated by light from other starsDying star in hot water

Thursday, 2 September 2010
Astronomers think light from distant stars may be forming water on a dying red giant twice the mass and 700 times the size of our Sun.

The researchers found females tend to collapse their hips into adduction during a kick, increasing the load on the knee joint in the supporting leg Females more prone to football knee injury

Thursday, 2 September 2010
'Kicking like a girl' is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, say US researcher.

Over the past few decades young adults have been sleeping fewer and fewer hours, say one expert Lack of sleep ups mental illness risk

Wednesday, 1 September 2010Article has audio
New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness.

Bryozoans form colonies that can look like corals or seaweed Tiny creatures reveal ancient sea levels

Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of West Antarctic give a strong hint of the effects of sea level rise, say scientists.

The researchers uncovered the evidence at Hilazon Tachtit Cave - a burial site in the Galilee region of northern Israel Communal feasts date back 12,000 years

Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Community feasts were probably a common occurrence among early humans, possibly predating the advent of agriculture, according to a new study.

Batteries of the future could be grown by viruses Virus-built batteries to provide power

Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Batteries built by viruses could soon power your mobile phone or be sprayed onto uniforms as wearable power sources.

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