VIDEO: Robot ants mimic insect behaviour
Tiny robotic ants created by scientists in the US are able to navigate through a network by following one another's trail, footage reveals.
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Black eggs and perfect orchids
How Taiwans's agriculture sector is getting innovative
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Termites 'engineer fairy circles'
The enigmatic grass rings that can cover hundreds of square kilometres in the arid lands of southwest Africa look to be the result of some smart ecosystem management by termites.
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Microchip 'could help cut obesity'
Animal trials of an electronic implant which its makers claim could reduce appetite and tackle the obesity epidemic are set to begin.
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France sets Mali troop timetable
France aims to reduce the number of its troops fighting Islamist militants in Mali to 1,000 by the end of the year, President Francois Hollande says.
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Man arrested in NZ over Ryder attack
New Zealand police arrest a man in connection with an assault on cricketer Jesse Ryder, who is in a medically induced coma in Christchurch.
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McIlroy struggles in Houston Open
Rory McIlroy struggles in the first round of the Houston Open as DA Points - using his mother's putter - leads.
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VIDEO: Botched burglary caught on camera
Police in California have released surveillance video footage of a botched burglary in a bid to track down the suspect.
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Boston mayor stops after two decades
Boston's longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, announces he will not run for re-election after almost 20 years in the city's top office.
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Bersani fails to form Italy cabinet
Italy's political limbo continues as centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani fails to form a cabinet after a week of talks with other parties.
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Do drugs really have to be so expensive?
Does medicine really have to be so expensive?
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Nepal seeks Asian tourism boost
Nepal seeks to attract more tourists from Asian nations
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Cyprus cash curbs 'may last a month'
Tight capital controls in Cyprus could last for up to a month, the country's foreign minister says, on the day crisis-hit banks re-opened to customers.
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Leeds 18-18 Bradford
Adrian Purtell scores his first try since recovering from a heart attack as Bradford score late to draw at Leeds.
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S&P 500 index reaches record high
Wall Street Market Report
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New UN force to target Congo rebels
A special combat force is approved by the United Nations for the first time, to be sent to battle rebel groups in the eastern DR Congo.
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VIDEO: Historic Soyuz launch to ISS
A Soyuz spacecraft has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking an historic new landmark in space travel.
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VIDEO: Pope Francis washes prisoners' feet
Pope Francis has washed the feet of prisoners in a youth detention centre near Rome as part of the Maundy Thursday service.
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Students and police clash in Chile
Thousands of Chilean students clash with police on the streets of the capital, Santiago, during a protest calling for education reforms.
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Canada 'leaves UN drought treaty'
Canada is leaving an international drought treaty, becoming the only UN member to do so, Canadian media report.
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