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Spiders weave erratic webs as they age
Jul 03, 2011
Young spiders create webs with perfect angles and regular patterns, but as they age, their skills show gaping holes and erratic weaving, new research claims.... Read More
Scientists link extreme weather with climate change
Jul 03, 2011
Climate change seems to have triggered extreme weather that has wreaked destruction all over the globe during the last decade.... Read More
Pigeon vision can teach autopilots fly more accurately
Jul 03, 2011
Pigeons' ability to navigate through forests quickly and accurately is inspiring new developments in robotics and autopilot technology.... Read More
Ancient animals could see in dark
Jul 01, 2011
Scientits have discovered 515-million-year-old eye fossils which prove that ancient animals had excellent vision and could even see in the dark.... Read More
Little babies can make out when you're sad
Jul 01, 2011
Three-month-old babies can recognise human voices and make out when your're sad.... Read More
Men better at watching, hearing
Jul 01, 2011
Men often take less time parking their cars and have less trouble than women in navigating in a new city -- showing they excel in what are known as visuo-spatial abilities. Men seem to have a similar ... Read More
Scientists develop sensitive skin for robots
Jun 30, 2011
Human skin is a biological wonder, registering a multitude of sensations from the finest breath to touch or pain. Now scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, are developing a ... Read More
Students invent device to minimise risks in dialysis
Jun 29, 2011
Biomedical engineering students have invented a device to cut down the risk of infection, clotting and narrowing of blood vessels during dialysis.... Read More
We'll meet aliens in next 20 years: Russian scientists
Jun 28, 2011
Human beings will meet creatures from outer space within the next 20 years, a top Russian scientist has said.... Read More
How did Antarctic succumb to ice age?
Jun 28, 2011
Researchers now know how the Antarctic Peninsula first succumbed to ice during a prolonged period of global cooling and how it has warmed up significantly in recent decades.... Read More