When the Earth was very young, its faster rotation caused it to have a much larger waistline (equatorial circumference) than it has at the present time. It may even have been spinning fast enough to have a "Saturn type ring" around it. It is well known that for four and one half billion years, its…
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Deadly discovery in US labs
Summary 8 September 2014 Six deadly substances, some over a century old, have been discovered in government laboratories in the United States. The deadly microbes were found in a hunt that started after the accidental discovery in July of bottles of smallpox at a research centre near Washington. Reporter:Joanna Jolly Workers searching the government premises…
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Environment shapes ants’ ‘personality’
Summary Ant colonies have their own personalities, which are shaped by the environment, a US study suggests. Colonies of several hundred ants show differences in the way they behave, just like individual people do. The study is published in the journal 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B'. Report According to ecologists, having a personality…
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Gulliver’s Travels
At a Glance In his first voyage, Gulliver travels to the island of tiny men called Lilliputians. He is accused of treason and sentenced to death after putting out a fire with his urine, but escapes before having to face his punishment. Two months later, Gulliver embarks on a second voyage. This time he travels…
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