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  The Scottish Sun

  

  3 days ago

  Why are bees important?

  thescottishsun.co.uk - Chris Samuel

  THERE may have been times in your life when you've wished a persistent bee would just buzz off. But actually, the invertebrates are incredibly …

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  The Scottish Sun

  

  6 days ago

  Why is the sky blue? The reality explained - as well as whether it's the same for other planets

  thescottishsun.co.uk - Harry Pettit

  EVER looked up on a clear day and thought to yourself, "why is the sky blue?" Why not green or hot pink? The answer is simple(ish) science, but it may …

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  The Scottish Sun

  

  The smell of farts doesn't disappear in space, reveals astronaut Tim Peake

  thescottishsun.co.uk - Will Barker

  ASTRONAUTS cannot burp in space but farts come much easier — and linger. Brit space traveller Tim Peake said the lack of gravity plays havoc with …

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  The Scottish Sun

  

  Bones of woolly mammoth from 10,000 years ago found under Pembroke Castle

  thescottishsun.co.uk - james.somper@the-sun.co.uk

  BONES of a woolly mammoth from 10,000 years ago have been found in a cave under a castle. Archaeologists will now carry out a further excavation of …

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  The Scottish Sun

  

  Monkeys tune into Amazon-style system to see if they like music or videos

  thescottishsun.co.uk - Amir Razavi

  ZOO monkeys tuned into an Amazon Primate media system to see if they prefer music or videos. They even flicked between three choices by triggering …

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  The Scottish Sun

  

  Earth's core rotates back and forth over a mile every six years, scientists say

  thescottishsun.co.uk - Alex West

  FORGET satisfied lovers, the Earth is moving under all our feet, research says. Boffins have discovered the core deep below us rotates back and forth …