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Defence tactics: These violent snails whack their predators

Defence tactics: These violent snails whack their predators

Unusually aggressive snail behaviour has been observed in Japan and the far east of Russia. Two species have been found that don’t retreat into their shell when they sense a predator, but instead swing their shell at it to make it go away. Researchers in Japan and Russia found that these active defence methods in the two species evolved independently of each other. Nov 17, 2016
Defence tactics: These violent snails whack their predators

Defence tactics: These violent snails whack their predators

Unusually aggressive snail behaviour has been observed in Japan and the far east of Russia. Two species have been found that don’t retreat into their shell when they sense a predator, but instead swing their shell at it to make it go away. Researchers in Japan and Russia found that these active defence methods in the two species evolved independently of each other. Nov 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton: America needs you

Hillary Clinton: America needs you

Defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged Americans to continue to be engaged in politics and fight for a more conclusive United States. In her first public appearance since conceding the 2016 US presidential election to Republican candidate Donald Trump, Clinton also said it had not been easy for her to attend. Nov 17, 2016
How Nepalese porters carry huge loads on their heads

How Nepalese porters carry huge loads on their heads

Nepalese porters carry the most extreme loads – often in excess of their own body weight – at high altitudes, but how do they do it? Having already discovered that African women carrying heavy burdens on their heads use energy conserving mechanisms while walking, scientists have now revealed that Nepalese porters eschew that method – instead opting to do it ‘the hard way, through pure exertion. Nov 17, 2016
How Nepalese porters carry huge loads on their heads

How Nepalese porters carry huge loads on their heads

Nepalese porters carry the most extreme loads – often in excess of their own body weight – at high altitudes, but how do they do it? Having already discovered that African women carrying heavy burdens on their heads use energy conserving mechanisms while walking, scientists have now revealed that Nepalese porters eschew that method – instead opting to do it ‘the hard way, through pure exertion. Nov 17, 2016

Dominos claims worlds first pizza delivery to customers home via drone

Domino’s Pizza delivered two pizzas by drone on 16 November, in what it is calling the “first commercial delivery of food by drone to a customer” in the world. The pizzas were delivered to a home in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland, New Zealand. Domino’s has been trailing drone delivery since August and hope to have the system available to the New Zealand public shortly. Nov 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders fires up Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Bernie Sanders fires up Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined a group of protesters demonstrating against the North Dakota Access Pipeline in Washington DC on 15 November.The day was marked nationally as a Day of Action, with many protesters using the #NoDAPLDayofAction hashtag in one of the largest coordinated efforts against the pipeline since construction began. Outspoken in his opposition to the pipeline, on the same day Sanders – in response to the 8 November whirlwind victory – tweeted at President-elect Donald Trump: “We are not going silently into the night. The stakes are too high for the future of this planet.” Nov 16, 2016
Bernie Sanders fires up Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Bernie Sanders fires up Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined a group of protesters demonstrating against the North Dakota Access Pipeline in Washington DC on 15 November.The day was marked nationally as a Day of Action, with many protesters using the #NoDAPLDayofAction hashtag in one of the largest coordinated efforts against the pipeline since construction began. Outspoken in his opposition to the pipeline, on the same day Sanders – in response to the 8 November whirlwind victory – tweeted at President-elect Donald Trump: “We are not going silently into the night. The stakes are too high for the future of this planet.” Nov 16, 2016
Violent protests as Barack Obama visits Greece

Violent protests as Barack Obama visits Greece

Angry Greek demonstrators clashed with riot police in Athens on 15 November after protest rallies against US President Barack Obamas visit to the country. About 7,000 people protested over the US stance on the war in Syria, US-Turkey relations and the election of Donald Trump and his views on immigrants. Obama, who will be succeeded in January by Trump, was in Greece on his last trip to Europe as president. Nov 16, 2016
Black Friday: A quick history

Black Friday: A quick history

Black Friday didnt always mean the years biggest shopping day, but whatever its origin, the day after Thanksgiving now means a blitz of sales and shopping. Nov 16, 2016
Who is Melania Trump?

Who is Melania Trump?

Melania Trump, wife of President-elect Donald Trump, is about to become Americas new first lady. Here is some background about Melania Trump.  Nov 16, 2016
Suicide bomber kills four in Afghanistan capital

Suicide bomber kills four in Afghanistan capital

A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least four people by detonating a device in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 16 November. Several others were also injured in the attack that targeted a vehicle carrying national security officials. An interior ministry official confirmed the incident but could not immediately say how many people had been killed or wounded. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Nov 16, 2016
Hawk’s eye view: This is what the bird of prey sees when its hunting

Hawk’s eye view: This is what the bird of prey sees when its hunting

A goshawk fitted with a tiny head-mounted camera shows how hunting birds search for their prey with random head movements to try to outwit hiding creatures below. Raptors such as hawks and eagles are visual predators, using their eyesight to navigate their environment and locate and capture prey. Nov 16, 2016
Light therapy saves bees from pesticide poisoning

Light therapy saves bees from pesticide poisoning

Neonicotinoid pesticides have been blamed for plummeting bee populations. Researchers at UCL in London now say that two 15-minute pulses of infrared light a day is enough to counteract the damage that the pesticides cause. Nov 16, 2016
Russian teen lovers commit suicide after police shoot-out

Russian teen lovers commit suicide after police shoot-out

Two Russian teenagers streamed themselves shooting at police officers on live-vlogging site Periscope before taking their own lives. The incident reportedly occurred after the pair had run away from their parents. Before the shooting was underway, Denis posted a photographs on Instagram showing guns, ammunition, walkie-talkies and dollar bills. They also left goodbye messages to friends and family on social media. Katya said they had acquired the guns from a safe in the cottage, which belonged to her stepfather, a former member of the military. The pair fled their homes three days previously after an argument with her mother, Katya says – at which point Denis shoots her in the leg with an air pistol. In the footage, Denis says: If we dont surrender, we die. But if we surrender, we will never see each other again. In a statement, Russian police said officers had not returned fire and had tried to persuade the pair to give themselves up. When they stormed the house, they found clear signs of suicide. Nov 15, 2016
A koala walks into an accountant’s office...

A koala walks into an accountant’s office...

An MP in southern Victoria happened upon the moment a koala strolled into an accounting firm in the town of Leongatha, prompting hearty laughter in an otherwise sombre office.Harriet Shing, a Labor MP, had just finished afternoon tea when she spied the curious marsupial outside, near a main road. Concerned they could get run over, she escorted the koala along the way before her new furry friend approached and entered an accountants office.In a Facebook post on 14 November, Shing wrote: “She / he seemed to be on a bit of a mission, and wasn’t heading towards any of the nearby trees, so I escorted the fuzzy traveller across the road and down the street”. Shing later tweeted: Im sure his taxes are entirely in order, but its important to be thorough. Nov 15, 2016
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