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Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Israeli 'spoon-bender' Uri Geller

Tricks of the mind a magical mysteryArticle has audio

The promise of instant psychic powers can be attractive to some. Dr Karl dons his magician's cape to let you all in on a secret. 3 comments


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Snow blind tale puts words in 'Eskimo' mouths

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 8 commentsArticle has audio
Apparently Eskimos know all about snow, and we think we know all about what Eskimos call it. But Dr Karl reckons there are hundreds of reasons to not believe the hype.

Eskimo languages snowed under by myth

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 6 commentsArticle has audio
There are many Eskimo peoples each speaking vastly different languages and dialects. So Dr Karl unpacks his snow-shovel to dig up some lesser-known facts.

The phases of the moon affect the rise and ebb of the Earth's tidesMoon's rotation a passing phase

Tuesday, 13 July 2010 21 commentsArticle has audio
Although it's always there, many people have little idea about the workings of our nearest neighbour. Resident lunar-tic, Dr Karl, has been gazing at the Moon and faces facts.

Big bite dino one hungry beast

Tuesday, 6 July 2010 13 commentsArticle has audio
From top to bottom, T-rex had many, ahem, revealing secrets about how and what it ate. Dr Karl snaps on the rubber gloves to examine the entrails of one fascinating dinosaur.

T-rex protected in name only

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 2 commentsArticle has audio
We know that the dinosaurs came to a dreadful end. But Dr Karl thinks that there was at least one beast that ruled them all.

Asteroid impact ignites earthly apocalypse

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 16 commentsArticle has audio
Our planet was not a good place to be 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs were made extinct. Dr Karl isn't one to get all apocalyptic, but for once he looks at what could truly be described as hell on Earth.

Artist's concept of a catastrophic asteroid impact with the early EarthExtinction event a real blast

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 3 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
Quite a show was put on by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. This has inspired Dr Karl to pull out his glad rags for one of Earth's original blasts from the past.

Artist's impression of an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulphur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast MexicoColossal crater clue to dino disaster

Wednesday, 9 June 2010 25 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
If a super-massive asteroid struck the Earth millions of years ago, then how did it destroy all non-avian dinosaurs worldwide? Dr Karl has been digging around for answers.

Triceratops lived around 68 to 65 million years ago in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaurs to appear before the great extinction eventDinosaur debate on for young and old

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 4 commentsArticle has audio
What is known about dinosaurs is increasing all the time. Dr Karl has been digging around to understand their rise and ultimate decline.

A model of a Sinornithosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History, New YorkBirds are dinosaurs after all

Tuesday, 25 May 2010 3 commentsArticle has audio
The family connection between birds and dinosaurs is amazing. So much so you could knock Dr Karl over with a feather.

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