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Malfunctioning alarm system could have caused Spanair plane crash

After official investigation, it was announced today that Spainair jet that crashed on August 20th, killing 154 people on board, had problems with wing flaps. The flaps were not set for take off, meaning the plane would not have been able to gain altitude. The warning alert...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes

The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus,...

created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Lungless Frog Adaptation Reduces Buoyancy :: Oblate Spheroid

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Lungless Frog Adaptation Reduces Buoyancy :: Oblate Spheroid

"Barbourula Kalimantanensis - The frog, which has no lungs and breathes through its skin, was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island, a discovery that researchers said...