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The Thermodynamic "Arrow of Time" in Physics (And to a Lesser Extent, in Snooker) PART 1 | PART 2 |...
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The Thermodynamic "Arrow of Time" in Physics (And to a Lesser Extent, in Snooker) PART 1 | PART 2 |...
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Moon Bouncing Taken in 2008, this pair of telecommunications masts in downtown Atlanta, USA carry a mix of phone, TV...
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5:30pm on Sunday 11th December Metric, Imperial College Union (free entry) IC Radio brings everybody's favourite panel game to Imperial...
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Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) The seven-spot ladybird is one of Britain's most common beetles, easily recognisable by its distinctive markings....
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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) This flower is native to Europe and North America. The origin of the word dandelion is a...
When Giovanni Schiaparelli tilted his telescope towards Mars in 1877, he was hardly expecting to answer one of humanity’s enduring...
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Fact of the day #1 Drinking absolutely pure water can kill you. All the water we normally drink - from...
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James Pope This is odd behaviour for a southern tamandua anteater (tamandua tetradactyla). They're usually found in trees, not wandering...
3700 years ago, Mount Thera exploded with a force that ruptured the fabric of an entire civilisation. Humans had been...
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Science writer and producer Piers Bizony takes a retrospective look at NASA's Space Shuttle Program, astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell discusses space...
Storage of larger and larger quantities of data is constantly taking up smaller and smaller amounts of physical space. But...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial...
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James Pope Eight million cows roam Brazil’s Pantanal – the world’s largest wetland – and with all that beef chomping...
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© Charles Harvey Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) One of the most distinctive and, arguably, the most popular insects in the...
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In the foothills of Mount Kurama a man meditates. He has been there for 21 days. Suddenly, he has a...
Perhaps it’s the recession but British allotments are flourishing in the most recent revival of the community garden. Increasing numbers...
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Andrew Purcell Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Frogs are amphibians, which means 'tail-less', from the Greek an-, meaning 'without' and oura, meaning 'tail'. Formerly,...
The news has been inundated with talk fear that we are over sexualising our children. But are we as adults...
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“And how can you mend a broken heart? How can you stop the rain from falling down?” If soul legend...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating condition affecting millions everyday. It is estimated that, in the UK, 2% of...
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Andrew Purcell White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) You may be aware of species, such as kangaroos for instance, which use saliva...
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In the second podcast for I, Science we talk all about Great Expectations. Listen in for the science of expectation,...
