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Spider legs build webs without the brain’s help – providing a model for future robot limbs
Erik Karits/Shutterstock Arachnophobes often cite spiders’ unpredictable movement as the basis of their fear, pointing out how each spindly leg seems to lift, flex and probe with a menacing degree of autonomy. Perhaps unsettlingly, research conducted by my colleagues and I has revealed that each one of a spider’s legsContinue Reading
How COVID has reopened sectarian tensions over policing in Northern Ireland
The problem of enforcing coronavirus restrictions without coming into conflict with significant parts of the population has afflicted many police forces during the pandemic. Reports, unimaginable a year ago, of weddings, christenings and other social gatherings being broken up have naturally led to concerns about police overreach. In Northern Ireland,Continue Reading
How to choose educational apps for pre-school children
WitthayaP/Shutterstock Lockdowns and school closures have pushed more aspects of our lives online. This has encouraged parents and children to engage with apps and other forms of digital media more frequently than before the pandemic. For parents of young children, touchscreen apps may be a valuable resource for educational purposes.Continue Reading
All the coronavirus in the world could fit inside a Coke can, with plenty of room to spare
Lightspring/Shutterstock When I was asked to calculate the total volume of SARS-CoV-2 in the world for the BBC Radio 4 show More or Less, I will admit I had no idea what the answer would be. My wife suggested it would be the size of an Olympic swimming pool. “EitherContinue Reading
Transparent wood is coming, and it could make an energy-efficient alternative to glass
Glass windows like these could be replaced with wood. Shutterstock/Visions-AD Wood is an ancient material humans have been using for millions of years, for the construction of housing, ships and as a source of fuel for burning. It’s also a renewable source, and one way to capture excess carbon dioxideContinue Reading
Banning safe home-use abortion pills will leave more women in crisis
Not all unwanted pregnancies are crisis prengancies. Shutterstock/AntonioGuillem The English and Welsh governments are consulting the public about whether they should revoke temporary rules which allow women to terminate early pregnancies in their own homes with the use of two pills. The rules were brought in to reduce the needContinue Reading
Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay Breaks Women’s 1500m Indoor World Record | Other Sports News
Gudaf Tsegay beat by more than two seconds the previous record set by her compatriot Genzebe Dibaba.© Twitter Gudaf Tsegay broke the women’s world record for the indoor 1500 metres on Tuesday, after posting a time of three minutes, 53.09 seconds during a meeting in Lievin. Ethiopian Tsegay beat byContinue Reading
IND vs ENG: Sanjay Manjrekar Questions Ajinkya Rahane’s Ordinary Form Since Melbourne Hundred | Cricket News
Sanjay Manjrekar, former India batsman, drew attention to Ajinkya Rahane’s string of low scores after the latter’s game-changing hundred in Melbourne Test against Australia last year. Since Rahane’s knock of 112 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) that helped India level the series, the India vice-captain has had scores ofContinue Reading
Donald Trump impeachment trial: how the process will unfold in the US Senate
Despite US president Joseph Biden’s concern over making the most of any honeymoon period to pass his legislative agenda, Congress is now consumed by the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Impeachment itself is a vague process with few concrete rules. This makes the importance of understanding these rules andContinue Reading
1st Test: England Thrash India By 227 Runs In Series Opener | Cricket News
IND vs ENG: Jack Leach celebrates a dismissal with teammates during the first Test match, in Chennai.© BCCI Joe Root led England to an emphatic 227-run win over India in the opening Test on Tuesday, boosting their hopes of securing a rare series win against the hosts on their ownContinue Reading