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1 The famous ‘Wow!’ signal was discovered by Dr Jerry R. Ehman on 15 August 1977 using Ohio State University’s radio telescope, nicknamed ‘Big Ear’. The signal came from the Sagittarius constellation and had some of the characteristics that SETI rese
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HUMANS We shiver in the cold to keep warm. The shivering is caused by the skeletal muscles contracting in brief bursts. The movements ensure that our body temperature does not get too low (below 37°C). The skeletal muscles are the ones that control y
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…flies Always Die On Their Backs?
ENTYMOLOGY You may often find dead flies on their backs, but they do not necessarily die that way. Instead, this common death posture is because flies – and many other insects – are relatively light, and crucially their centre of gravity is at the to

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