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The mathematics of soccer - Steve Sherman
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How mathematics and statistics can be used to go some way towards answering the question, ‘will my team win?’ -
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Kicking a soccer ball
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Earth explorers - Megan Nowell
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The Earth explorer satellites promise to revolutionise our understanding of the world around us. -
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Restoration in South Africa – a case study
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James Blignaut and colleagues
Ecological restoration is one approach to saving our changing landscape -
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The birth of a fish - Daksha Naran
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The fascinating journey from egg to larva. -
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Sustainability – the key to the future of our soccer stadia
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QUEST spoke to the experts who are making sure that the money spent on building our soccer stadia is being used wisely.
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Famed hominid ‘Lucy’ no longer alone
Posted by Bridget in Life, Palaeontology
Researchers in Ethiopia reckon they have discovered a relative of best-known human ancestor.
Within the coarsening base of an ancient mudstone exposure in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, researchers say they found evidence that provides new information about the best-known early human ancestor, Australopithecus afarensis.
Yohannes Haile-Selassie – curator and head of
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Jul
Emotion affects memory’s reliability
Emotion-driven false memories could directly impact court cases, researchers say.
Does emotion distort children’s memories? Cornell University researchers Chuck Brainerd and Valerie Reyna say Yes and they say emotion-driven distortions or falsifications could directly impact court cases, affecting decisions made by prosecutors, judges and juries about the reliability of child witnesses.
‘Emotion
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Jul
A star is born … but how?
Columbia researchers reveal the simple, key chemical formula enabling the formation of early stars
Created in the first three minutes after the Big Bang, hydrogen and helium gave rise to all other elements in the universe. Stars made this possible. Through nuclear fusion, stars generated elements such as carbon, oxygen, magnesium
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Jul
Today… five years ago… Launched on 4th July
Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. EDT on 4 July 2006 to begin their journey to the International Space Station during the STS-121 mission. The shuttle made history, as it was the first human-occupied spacecraft to launch on Independence Day. During the 12-day mission, the
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Jun
Here’s looking at you
Cellphone-based eye-test system could help millions is a simple, cheap and portable device could provide quick eye tests for the developing world.
By David Chandler, MIT News Office
There are two standard systems for determining a prescription for eyeglasses. One is to have the patient look through a large device called a
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Jun
It’s all in our touch
Posted by Bridget in Science in Society
What we touch unconsciously influences how we think, says MIT Sloan professor, who conducted a series of experiments and found weight, texture and hardness hold broad implications.
Heavy objects make job candidates appear more important, while rough objects make social interactions appear more difficult, and hard objects increase rigidity in negotiations,
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