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Caterpillars fling faeces afar to fool foes Caterpillars shoot their faeces more than a metre from their homes to protect themselves from predators, an American ecologist has discovered. More Common plastic ingredient linked to birth defects A common ingredient used to make plastics such as baby bottles has been shown to cause birth defects in mice - defects that may also occur in humans, U.S. researchers have discovered. More Wooden coffin yields oldest Egyptian mummy Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old wooden coffin in the desert near Cairo to find a pile of bones which shows the oldest evidence yet found of human mummification in Egypt. More Alarm as killer virus spreads, residents flee Medical teams descended on a Hong Kong apartment block on Tuesday to find out why a virus thought to cause atypical pneumonia has spread like wildfire, as fears grow it has mutated into an airborne infection. More Low doses of X-rays may be damaging to genes Even low doses of radiation may cause damage to genes, German researchers have discovered, questioning the safety of routine X-rays and current models of risk assessment. More Common drug found to ease multiple sclerosis An inexpensive drug normally used to lower cholesterol can also be used to treat the most common form of multiple sclerosis, a U.S. study has found. More Fungus attacking prehistoric cave paintings An insidious fungus is attacking France's Lascaux caves, site of the world's most famous prehistoric paintings, forcing scientists to declare chemical and biological war to prevent permanent damage. More Hong Kong building isolated as outbreak spreads More than 200 cases of the mystery pneumonia have been found in a single apartment block in Hong Kong, prompting authorities to quarantine the building as the deadly disease continues its spread. More Bizarre giant virus rewrites the record books A bizarre new species of giant virus, found living inside an amoeba, has more genes than many bacteria and can be seen without an electron microscope, French researchers have discovered. More Do sperm have a nose for eggs? Human sperm have the ability to 'smell' and may even have a special receptor that allows them to sniff out an egg and make a beeline for it, a new study has found. More Leaf secret inspires self-cleaning paint A self-cleaning paint inspired by lotus leaves is being developed by Australian researchers. More Mystery of the Min Min lights explained An Australian neuroscientist claims he can conjure up the mysterious Australian outback phenomenon of the Min Min lights, now that he has worked out what causes them. More Maori men and women from different homelands The male and female ancestors of today’s Maori people originated from different parts of the world, New Zealand molecular biologists have claimed. More Flu survives by creating sacrificial mutations Humans have evolved a two pronged attack on the influenza virus, which includes a short-lived generalised immunity to new strains of the virus, a British mathematical model suggests. More Hubble watches starlight echo from cosmic blast Astronomers are unable to fully explain a spectacular explosion that transformed a dim innocuous star into the brightest cool supergiant in the Milky Way - but they have great pictures. More Drums of heaven beat for science medallists Seven Australian scientists, leaders in fields ranging from gravity waves to decaying bridges, have won Australia's oldest applied science and technology awards at a gala reception in Melbourne tonight. More Lead may be time bomb in women's bones Lead stored in women's bones and released when they reach menopause multiplies their risk of potentially fatal high blood pressure. More Double eruption on Sun For the first time ever, astronomers have captured an image of the Sun with two large solar prominences occurring at the same time. More Franklin letter to King fans flames of lightning debate A note written by Benjamin Franklin to King George III is to be auctioned in Sydney later this month. More Mutant cold virus blamed for deadly outbreak The mystery pneumonia-like outbreak may have been caused by a new virus from a group normally associated with the common cold, U.S. health officials have announced - surprising scientists around the world. More |
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