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Two Arabian horse mares frolicking with a dog joined in the fun, USA Are horses 'lazy' or just bored, ask scientists
Horses are "lazy" - or at least have little interest in academic research - a new study has found. | A scientific study entitled 'Are Horses Lazy?’ has found strong evidence indicating the answer is... (photo: Creative Commons / Daniel Johnson) The Daily Telegraph
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Beekeepers inspect hives at the honey-bee farm of Ahmed Zoarob, a Palestinian agronomist and on April 8, 2013. in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The apiary s 450 bees produce some 4.000 kilos of honey every year, that are exclusively sold in the Gaza Strip.Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN Insecticide firms in secret bid to stop ban that could save bees
Last-ditch lobbying to sway vote in Brussels to halt use of killer nerve agents | Bees are vital for pollination, and scientific studies have linked pesticides to huge losses in their numbers. Photogr... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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Newborn babies - Infants - Nursery Making childbirth safer and easier for women
Why do some women have easy births while others have long, traumatic labours which end with an emergency delivery? | Scientists don't know the answer - but they are working on it. | Investigating... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) BBC News
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Amanda Knox, right, is cheered by family friend Dave Marriott as she arrives for a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in Seattle. It's been four years since the University of Washington student left for the study abroad program in Perugia and landed in prison. The group Friends of Amanda Knox and others have been awaiting her return since an Italian appeals court on Monday overturned her conviction of sexually assaulting and killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Amanda Knox and bad maths in court
As an Italian court prepares to try Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito for a second time on charges of killing Meredith Kercher, an expert says a judge failed to grasp the maths of probability involve... (photo: AP / Elaine Thompson) BBC News
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Syria chemical weapons claims: UK and US tread cautiously Syria chemical weapons claims: UK and US tread cautiously
The US, UK, Israel and others have been collecting evidence to try to determine whether chemical weapons have been used. | The signs so far are that they have been, but politicians are being cautious ... (photo: European Community / Evan Schneider) BBC News
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Mangoes are arranged in a boxes - fruit The fruit you eat may not be so sweet
Come summer and the sales of fruits, especially mangoes, increases exponentially. People see it as the safest and the tasty way to beat the intense heat of the season, and the dehydration that accompa... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu
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