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The fascinating world of frequencies in animal flight and diving
A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body sizes and wing shapes, Jens Højgaard Jensen and colleagues from Roskilde University in Denmark report in a new study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, publishing June 5. The ability
The 35 Most Fascinating Days in History
1January 1: A Day for Political Upheavalwynnter//Getty ImagesNew year, new ... nation? On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all enslaved people in the rebellious states amidst the third year of the Civil War.Ninety-six years later, in 1959, massive political change came to Cuba, when Fidel Castro forced dictator Fulgencio
Lisa Murphy was a ‘fascinating, classy and dignified lady’, funeral hears
Lisa Murphy was “endlessly fascinating, classy, dignified and serene, the true definition of a lady”, her funeral Mass was told.The Mass in St John the Evangelist Church in Ballinteer, Dublin, was attended by well-known figures from the world of show business and entertainment, including her former partners, the dancer Michael Flatley and the solicitor Gerald
All to play for in Ahmedabad as fascinating series reaches climax
Big picture: Huge stadium, huge stakesThe world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad is an apt venue given the large stakes on offer for the final Test of a fascinating Border-Gavaskar series. The pomp and ceremony surrounding the arrival of the respective Prime Ministers might bolster the crowd to record levels, but the cricket should be
50 Fascinating Facts About Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez Admits People's Icon Is Her "Greatest Award"Is there anything that Jenny from the Block hasn't accomplished? Despite the fact that Jennifer Lopez appears to be aging in reverse, the iconic quintuple-threat turned 52 this summer. And over the years, she hasn't been shy when it comes to revealing how she managed to maintain that…
50 Fascinating Facts About Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez Admits People's Icon Is Her "Greatest Award"Is there anything that Jenny from the Block hasn't accomplished? Despite the fact that Jennifer Lopez appears to be aging in reverse, the iconic quintuple-threat turned 52 this summer. And over the years, she hasn't been shy when it comes to revealing how she managed to maintain that…
Jennifer Lopez Admits People's Icon Is Her "Greatest Award"Is there anything that Jenny from the Block hasn't accomplished? Despite the fact that Jennifer Lopez appears to be aging in reverse, the iconic quintuple-threat turned 52 this summer. And over the years, she hasn't been shy when it comes to revealing how she managed to maintain that…