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Does any other Animal ‘Speak’ or Communicate like Humans?
Nov28

Does any other Animal ‘Speak’ or Communicate like Humans?

Chimpanzees share about 99% of our DNA, making them our closest living relatives, so the questions might be better re-phrased as “Can chimps speak?”

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Why are only some substances magnetic?
Nov24

Why are only some substances magnetic?

Magnetism is a manifestation of some very fundamental physics, ultimately linked to the orbital motion and spin of the electrons in atoms.

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The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry – A Timeline
Nov20

The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry – A Timeline

WWI has become a byword for slaughter on an unimaginable scale. It was war on an industrial scale. No country in Europe was immune from its effects even Guernsey. In this article we look at the main timeline of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, or R.G.L.I, which was Guernsey’s patriotic response to Britain’s call to arms.

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Can Magnets Wear Out?
Nov17

Can Magnets Wear Out?

Toy magnets sometimes come with warnings not to drop them or heat them up, lest they lose their magnetic power. But is that true can magnetic substances really lose their magnetism ?.

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Why Is the Sea Blue?
Nov14

Why Is the Sea Blue?

Why Is the Sea Blue?

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From Coffee to Commodities – The London Stock Exchange
Nov10

From Coffee to Commodities – The London Stock Exchange

Did you know … The London Stock Exchange was originally a coffee shop

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Does Tea Have More Caffeine than Coffee?
Nov07

Does Tea Have More Caffeine than Coffee?

Does tea have more caffeine than coffee? This is one of those perenial questions.

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Out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems – Blackboard Bloopers and Blunders
Nov03

Out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems – Blackboard Bloopers and Blunders

As the saying goes “Out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems” … and those gems can sometimes be extremely hilarious indeed. So whilst School children no-doubt mean well and try hard — at least most of the time — a misheard phrase or misspelt word can turn school essays into a classroom comedy of errors.

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Where Does All the Light Go When you Switch Off the light Switch ?
Oct31

Where Does All the Light Go When you Switch Off the light Switch ?

It seems simple enough – you flip a switch, and in the blink of an eye the room has gone completely dark. But where exactly did all of the light go ? What actually makes the room dark?

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The Guernsey Dingbat Quiz
Oct27

The Guernsey Dingbat Quiz

Dingbats are always a good source for visio-cryptic style quiz questions. So in this article we’ve created some exclusive Guernsey themed Dingbats – they are either Guernsey Places or ‘Guernsey things’.

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Why is the Universe Expanding?
Oct24

Why is the Universe Expanding?

According to the big bang theory, the universe started off as an infinitely small point and expanded incredibly quickly in a process called inflation. But why is the Universe still expanding ?

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Scratchy Problems – What is Itching all about ?
Oct20

Scratchy Problems – What is Itching all about ?

Insects, scabs, rashes, and even dust can all create the insatiable desire to scratch! Even conditions such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder can create this same sensation. Scratching your own body is rather an odd thing to do, so why exactly do we itch?

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Good News for Bibliophiles – Reading is Good for You Physically as well as Mentally!
Oct17

Good News for Bibliophiles – Reading is Good for You Physically as well as Mentally!

At last, Science has confirmed what every bibliophile has always suspected … READING IS GOOD FOR YOU !

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Why Does Ice Float?
Oct13

Why Does Ice Float?

Water is one of the strangest chemicals in the universe, and many of its strangest features turn out to be essential for life as we know it, particularly the almost unique property of water related to freezing. So why does it float when it becomes a solid?

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From Galumph to Nerd to Blatant – 10 Beautiful Words Coined by Famous Writers
Oct10

From Galumph to Nerd to Blatant – 10 Beautiful Words Coined by Famous Writers

If you look at the number of words in the English language you’ll find that estimates vary between 500,000 and just over 2 million, depending on how you count them. You will find that some of these words were simply “made up” by various authors at one time or another but they’ve proved so popular that they’ve entered our everyday lexicon like Galumph, Nerd, Namby-pamby, Factoid, Serendipity and many more.

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