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Ants in 3D: project begins to image every known species

June 25, 2012

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Scientists are embarking on a mission to capture a 3D image of every ant species known to science.

The US team is visiting museums around the world to photograph all of the ant specimens in their collections.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/nature/18368213

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Ernestine Shepherd: The 75-year-old bodybuilding grandma

June 15, 2012

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The world’s oldest female bodybuilder wakes up every day at 02:30 to fit in a 10 mile (16km) run before hitting the gym.

But 75-year-old Ernestine Shepherd insists that “age is nothing but a number”.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18346128

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Descriptive camera developed by student Matt Richardson

June 14, 2012

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A camera which produces written descriptions of scenes rather than photographs has been invented by a student in the US.

The device uploads pictures to the web which are described within minutes by users on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17853523

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Dual-focus contact lens prototypes ordered by Pentagon

May 28, 2012

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The Pentagon has put in an order for prototype contact lenses that give users a much wider field of vision.

The lenses are designed to be paired with compact head-up display (HUD) units – glasses that allow images to be projected onto their lenses.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17692256

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Audio slideshow: Human Planet

May 24, 2012

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From the icy Arctic to Africa’s dense jungles – and the mountain tops of Mongolia to the deep waters of the Pacific – the BBC series Human Planet has explored mankind’s incredible relationship with nature.

Accompanying the film crews was photographer Timothy Allen. His stunning still images captured unique glimpses of people living in the world’s most extreme environments. Take a look at some of them, and listen to him explain how he snapped the most arresting shots.

Photo shoot that will take you beyond your wildest imagination

This is a 7 minute photo shoot. Click on the first photo and the photo shoot will begin and will illustrate each photograph sequentially. You are in for a wonderful treat.

‘Turn on your volume’

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167

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Mine Kafon: Wind-blown landmine clearance

May 8, 2012

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A simple device that is designed to clear some of the millions of landmines scattered around the world offers a lesson in thoughtful design and adaptation.

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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120503-blowing-in-the-wind

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other ‘9/11 plotters’ in court

May 5, 2012

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have appeare before a US military tribunal at Guantanamo to be charged.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17966362

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Gaddafi

December 14, 2011

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The BBC posted an article on Gaddafi which may be of interest to some people.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12531442#

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Ants in 3D: project begins to image every known species

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Dual-focus contact lens prototypes ordered by Pentagon

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