Science Corner: February 2011 Archives

• January 2013
  • Wed., 9 – A martian meteorite called Black Beauty
     
  • Wed., 2 – The healing power of maggots!
     
• December 2012
  • Wed., 12 – A glimpse of life in a cold, dark, salty place
     
  • Wed., 5 – New research techniques offer clearer picture of rising sea levels
     
  • Wed., 5 – Would you weigh the same at sea level as you do at higher altitudes?
     
• November 2012
  • Wed., 28 – People say, if you're trapped in a falling elevator, you should jump up and down. Would that help?
     
  • Wed., 28 – Of dinosaurs and birds
     
  • Wed., 21 – The extraordinary changes in human lifespans
     
  • Wed., 14 – Scientists race to save coral from the effects of global warming
     
  • Wed., 14 – Why don't fish like tuna and flounder, that spend their whole lives in the ocean, taste salty?
     
  • Mon., 12 – Researchers working on concrete that can heal its own cracks
     
• October 2012
  • Wed., 31 – Why do wagon wheels seem to turn backwards in old movies?
     
  • Wed., 31 – Concerns about methane and global warming
     
  • Wed., 24 – After 200 years, scientists figure out how hummingbirds drink.
     
  • Wed., 17 – A space product called aerogels could be more common
     
  • Wed., 10 – Shifting plates under the Indian Ocean
     
• September 2012
  • Wed., 26 – How the albatross flies for weeks without rest
     
  • Wed., 12 – Junk DNA does not deserve its name
     
  • Wed., 5 – Our galaxy is on a collision course
     
• August 2012
  • Wed., 29 – Robot camouflage
     
  • Wed., 22 – Scientific research in the Arctic
     
  • Wed., 1 – When termites explode
     
• July 2012
  • Wed., 25 – 7Seconds of Terror for the Mars Rover
     
  • Wed., 18 – New research on how the Americas were populated
     
  • Wed., 11 – How plants share their memories
     
• June 2012
  • Wed., 27 – New research into artificial tongues
     
  • Wed., 20 – New research into some spanish caves shows that our ancestors were painting far earlier than we thought
     
  • Wed., 13 – New research on how technology can benefit from research
     
  • Wed., 6 – Questions from the centre of the earth
     
• May 2012
  • Thu., 31 – The downside of walking upright
     
  • Wed., 23 – Bob Fournier dives into the north sea to talk about bio-diversity
     
  • Wed., 16 – Science Corner/Hebda
     
  • Wed., 9 – Bob Fournier looks at the dark side of glaciers
     
  • Wed., 2 – New research into why pygmies are short
     
• April 2012
  • Wed., 25 – What fossils can tell us about the Earth's atmosphere
     
  • Wed., 18 – A cave in New Mexico holds secrets about bacteria
     
  • Wed., 11 – Nano particles could have a huge impact on medicine
     
  • Wed., 4 – New research into the pollination crisis
     
• March 2012
  • Wed., 28 – Space junk is worrying scientists
     
  • Wed., 21 – Here's looking at you, squid!
     
  • Wed., 7 – A prehistoric man with modern health issues
     
• February 2012
  • Wed., 29 – Looking into the hidden power of raindrops.
     
  • Wed., 22 – New research into geckos and how they stick to things.
     
  • Wed., 15 – How did zebras get their stripes?
     
  • Wed., 8 – New understanding of the evolution of mammals
     
  • Wed., 1 – Science Corner: February 1st, 2012
     
• January 2012
  • Wed., 25 – Science Corner: January 25th, 2012
     
  • Wed., 18 – Science Corner: January 18th, 2012
     
  • Wed., 11 – Science Corner: January 11th, 2011
     
• December 2011
  • Wed., 28 – A Christmas symbol may be going extinct
     
  • Wed., 21 – The body electric
     
  • Wed., 14 – A shred of evidence
     
  • Wed., 7 – Amazing reindeer
     
• November 2011
  • Wed., 30 – New research into synesthesia
     
  • Wed., 23 – Jupiter's moon Europa has been attracting the attention of researchers lately because of its ocean.
     
  • Wed., 16 – When a python eats, something happens to its heart that might help human hearts
     
  • Wed., 16 – Cheerios in milk cluster together within a few minutes, even though they were randomly distributed. Why?
     
  • Wed., 9 – New research on how the Vikings navigated the ocean
     
  • Wed., 2 – What we can learn from woodpeckers
     
• October 2011
  • Wed., 26 – Science Corner: October 26th, 2011
     
  • Wed., 19 – Science Corner: October 19th, 2011
     
  • Thu., 13 – Science Corner: October 12th, 2011
     
  • Wed., 5 – Antibiotic resistance?
     
• September 2011
  • Wed., 21 – Blind fish teach us about body clocks:
     
  • Wed., 14 – Looking at the dark side of the moon:
     
  • Wed., 7 – Solving a centuries old beer mystery:
     
  • Thu., 1 – Learning about asteroids:
     
• August 2011
  • Wed., 24 – Swimming with sharks:
     
  • Wed., 17 – The future of "electronic skin"
     
  • Wed., 10 – Fraudulent Fish:
     
  • Wed., 3 – Pricing the Human Genome:
     
• July 2011
  • Wed., 27 – Studying why parrots can mimic our speech:
     
  • Wed., 20 – The significance of fish with jaws:
     
  • Wed., 13 – Pondering the world's supply of rare earth elements:
     
  • Wed., 6 – Science Corner: July 6th, 2011.
     
• June 2011
  • Wed., 29 – Where would we be without coconuts?
     
  • Wed., 22 – Black holes consuming stars!
     
  • Wed., 15 – Spiders that live underwater!
     
  • Wed., 8 – New Life Underground:
     
  • Wed., 1 – The upside of melting glaciers:
     
• May 2011
  • Wed., 25 – Lessons from 129 million books:
     
  • Wed., 18 – More new thinking about Neandrathals:
     
  • Wed., 11 – Revisiting E=MC2
     
  • Wed., 4 – The amazing survival skills of fire ants:
     
• April 2011
  • Wed., 27 – Questions about quakes:
     
  • Wed., 20 – The science of language:
     
  • Wed., 13 – Record level ozone loss:
     
  • Wed., 6 – Turning chicken feathers into plastic:
     
• March 2011
  • Wed., 30 – Getting to know Mercury:
     
  • Wed., 23 – Science Corner: Paul Hill
     
  • Wed., 16 – The wonder of a spider web:
     
  • Wed., 9 – Where did all the sunspots go?
     
  • Wed., 2 – Humans Unique Odour: