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Sweden has to move an entire city!
May 27, 2016, 9:42 a.m.
Kiruna is a Swedish city which has to move as the mine beneath it has made the ground unstable.
Flying Scarecrow to be used at Airports
May 4, 2016, 11:20 a.m.
Robird, a remote controlled bird of prey, will be introduced to a German airport to combat birdstrike.
Can You Fight Memory Loss with Exercise
April 5, 2016, 4:56 p.m.
Physical activity in elderly people can help to prevent memory loss, providing they start exercising before symptoms appear.
Wild Gorillas Sing for their Supper
March 9, 2016, 2:45 p.m.
For the first time, researchers have discovered that wild gorillas sing and hum while they eat. This discovery could help us to understand how language evolved in early humans.
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Scientific Breakthrough as Gravitational Waves Discovered
Feb. 17, 2016, 2:33 p.m.
Physicists have confirmed the detection of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime that Albert Einstein first predicted in 1916.
British Astronaut Makes Historic Spacewalk
Jan. 18, 2016, 3:24 p.m.
Major Tim Peake, the first astronaut representing the UK to carry out a spacewalk, has described the experience as ‘exhilarating’.
Small Cousin of the Triceratops Discovered
Dec. 3, 2015, 3:22 p.m.
The discovery of a dinosaur fossil found on the East Coast of North America is evidence that the continent was divided by a shallow sea 100 million years ago.
Oxygen Discovered on Comet
Nov. 2, 2015, 4:21 p.m.
Rosetta scientists have discovered oxygen in the atmosphere of comet 67P, saying it is the most surprising discovery of the mission to date.
Love birds make better parents
Sept. 18, 2015, 4:28 p.m.
Researchers in Germany have discovered that birds make better parents when they are allowed to choose their own mates.
Salad in Space
Aug. 17, 2015, 1:36 p.m.
Astronauts have enjoyed a ‘home-grown’ snack in space. A crop of red romaine lettuce has been growing aeroponically on the International Space Station.