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Q&A

It's anybody's guess, but from a purely mathematical perspective the answer is probably no. Let's take a very restricted guess and say that, for any note, there are just five that could follow it...

Why are flamingos pink?

Actually, they aren't. They are born with grey feathers, which gradually turn pink in the wild because of a natural pink dye called canthaxanthin that they obtain from their diet of brine shrimp...

Could we still use computers even without the mouse?

Before the advent of the mouse in 1968, the light pen was all the rage among technology buffs. Today, touchscreen technology is found on phones, ipods and in kiosks, such as rail and airline...

Blog

More great images of mega-vehicles

08/02/2010 - 11:14

We all love images of impressive machinery, so I’ve decided to share with you some more great images of mega-vehicles that we sadly didn’t have the space to print in the Megapixel section...

What is the iPad?

03/02/2010 - 15:35

Apple unveiled its latest eagerly anticipated gadget — the iPad — a week ago today. Yes, it looks like a large iPhone, but what does it actually do? Well, for a start, it's unlikely that...

Is Earth getting bigger?

02/02/2010 - 14:30

Now, this may sound like a stupid question, but if you take into account debris from space, geological activity and so on, could the Earth be expanding? What do you reckon? Send us your...

Features

Finding lost cities

05/02/2010

Satellite imaging is helping unearth ancient ruins. Dan Cossins joins the space archaeology race...

The science of sin

05/02/2010

We now have the technology to reveal the root of our darkest impulses, deep within our brains. And, says Andy Ridgway, the evidence is clear: nature wants us to be bad