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By understanding the changes in the human brain, scientists may be able to develop a cure for epilepsy. Image: LANBO

Scientists find trigger for epileptic seizures

This could be a step towards curing temporal lobe epilepsy.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis stained [red] in sputum sample. Image: Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

Fighting tuberculosis with soil bacterium

A natural compound found in soil kills antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium  tuberculosis.

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Technology meets fashion

This is what happens when fashion and technology come together — a look at the DVF Spring 2013 show through the eyes of the models, the designers and Diane von Furstenberg herself. All…

Both male and female killer whales will remain with their mothers throughout their lives. Image: David Ellifrit/Centre for Whale Research

Why do whales and humans have such long menopause?

Long menopause allows killer whales to care for sons.

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Robots inspired by nature

Nature has often been a source of inspiration in film and literature, but more recently, engineers have gotten into the natural trend, designing robots inspired by wildlife. This development demonstrates how our surrounding…

A shoe nail between the gateway paving stones. Photo/©: Sabine Hornung, Arno Braun

Ancient Roman fortification discovered in Germany

It wasn’t only Asterix who resisted the Roman conquest of Gaul.

Professor Simon Cox and his Lego-expert son, James, with the Iridis-Pi supercomputer made from Raspberry Pi and Lego. Image: Simon Cox

Making a supercomputer with Lego blocks and Raspberry Pi

Father and son developed a step-by-step guide on how to make your own supercomputer.

The first documented image of a redback spider-hunting wasp with its paralysed prey. Image: Florian and Peter Irwin.

Australian wasp becomes arachnophobe’s hero

The notorious redback spider has a predator of its own.

Mustard plants produces glucosinolate to repel specific bugs. Image: Shutterstock

Nature’s spicy insect repellent

Mustard plants have developed a defense mechanism against insects.

Myotis muricola from Kuningan, West Java. Otherwise known as the wall-roosting mouse-eared bat, it is a species of vesper bat. Image: Universiti Putra Malaysia

New bat species found in Malaysia

Misclassification of species suggests that there is need for a revision of the taxonomic status of muricola bats.

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