Science and discovery

`R2D2' robot could help save crash victims
An R2D2 lookalike robot could soon be going to the aid of road accident victims.
06:41 Thursday 13th September 2001

Astronauts saw Trade Centre attack debris from space
Astronauts on the International Space Station saw the smoke and dust clouds from the World Trade Centre.
10:32 Wednesday 12th September 2001

Energy-producing homes launched
An estate of new houses which generate their own electricity and then sell any surplus back to the National Grid has been opened.
13:55 Tuesday 11th September 2001

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Tests for asteroid drill mission enter final phase
A tool designed to cut and collect material from an asteroid is getting its first test in zero gravity conditions.
13:22 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Scientists find type of GM corn harms butterflies
There is new concern about a type of GM corn after field trials showed it harms butterflies.
13:05 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Pioneering power centre plans unveiled
A plan for a pioneering wave power centre attached to the national grid has received government backing.
11:08 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Mathematicians help magicians with rope knot trick
Mathematicians in Pennsylvania are using a robot arm and a bath plug chain to help magicians master a conjuring trick.
10:32 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Bible to include 'latest news' from scrolls
Vatican scholars are to rewrite the Bible so it includes revelations from the Dead Sea in Palestine.
09:33 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Jawbone find shows Neanderthal 'Samaritans' helped the weak
Researchers say Neanderthals may have had the first social services system for the weak and needy.
09:04 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Night shifts cause chronic stress, study shows
Researchers say night shifts put the body under chronic stress leading to a potentially fatal increase in abnormal heart rhythms.
02:52 Tuesday 11th September 2001

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