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- How the homing instinct works
Thu, May 24, 2012Scientists are still trying to determine how birds, butterflies and bats migrate the planet on their annual long-haul flights, writes ANTHONY KING - Far from the madding crowd
Thu, May 17, 2012Advanced mathematical models are used to predict the behaviour of large gatherings of people, making crowd movements and group mentalities more predictable than you might think, writes JOHN HOLDEN - What makes the perfect Olympian?
Thu, May 10, 2012THIS SUMMER, top athletes from around the world will converge on London to try (among other things) to run, swim, cycle and walk faster than ever recorded. To jump longer and higher, to throw further and to lift heavier weights. - The mystery of the Antarctic octopus
Thu, May 10, 2012 SMALL PRINT: WHAT’S in an octopus? Not just brains to burn, but also significant new clues that could justify concerns about climate change. - How love is blind for spermThu, May 10, 2012HOW DO SPERM swim? A new study highlights that the journey of human sperm toward the egg may not be straightforward.
- Discover your genetic ancestors
Thu, May 3, 2012WHOSE BLOOD courses through your veins? Could you be a descendant of a Viking warrior or a Berber pirate? Or perhaps you are related to the Uí Neill chieftains or the kings of Laighin (Leinster)? - How to get a head in evolution
Thu, May 3, 2012 SMALL PRINT: THE PLOVER bird gets a good meal while cleaning the crocodile’s teeth, and we all know the mutual benefits of the relationship between the flower and the honey bee. However, another striking example of symbiosis was outlined by US marine biologist Dr Tierney Thys on a visit to Ireland last week. - Worm turns up trumps for allergy sufferers
Thu, May 3, 2012A LOWLY parasitic worm could help slow the rising number of people suffering from allergic and auto-immune conditions. It could also help reduce the impact of asthma, an increasingly common condition that affects up to 470,000 people here. - Unravelling mummies' secretsThu, Apr 26, 2012Modern scanning and imaging techniques are allowing scientists to peek behind the mummy’s shroud and learn what life was like for the rich and privileged of ancient Egypt, writes ANTHONY KING
- Prize lecture details announcedThu, Apr 26, 2012 SMALL PRINT: EXCELLENCE IN nanotechnology research is to the fore once again as nominations open for the RDS/Intel Prize Lecture for Nanoscience.
- Breeding a better beeThu, Apr 19, 2012Bees are under threat from a species of mite, but beekeepers in Tipperary are breeding bees that can resist the parasite, in an effort to save the prolific pollinators from extinction, writes EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY
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