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Dr Marco Bertamini, from the University’s School of Psychology, conducted a number of experiments by covering a mirror on a wall and inviting participants to walk along a line parallel to the mirror. He asked them to guess the point at which they would be able to see their reflection. Results showed that people believe [...]

A new species of frog has been discovered in India. The amphibian is plump, purple, and its ancestors probably lived among dinosaurs 175 million years ago, according to DNA analyses. Two scientists, S.D. Biju of India, and Franky Bossuyt of Belgium, found the frog in the Western Ghats Mountains of Southern India. The new species, [...]

So you’re thinking of travelling from London to New York, and not by plane - just go by tunnel. It’s not as if this idea hasn’t been presented before, but this seems more thoughtout, with more information about how it will be powered, how it will work and what to do incase of accidents. It [...]

“As the uselessness of the shuttle becomes more and more apparent, it’s good to see that there is actual progress being made of the human return to the moon and future expeditions to Mars. This is a preview of the report that will be released by NASA in the next few weeks.”
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NASA has delayed the launch of the Discovery space shuttle, bound for the Internation Space Station, because of a fault in the fuel tank sensor. This would have been the first mission since the Columbia disaster in 2003, when the shuttle and all the 7 crew members were lost. The crew were ready for take-off [...]

NASA’s Cassini probe will pass just 175km from Enceladus, a 500km-wide chunk of rock and ice with surface temperatures that hover around -180C.
I think this is very interesting and cool.