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Monday, 11th June 2012
New species of frog discovered
Researchers working in Central America have discovered a new species of frog on their travels through the jungles of Central America.A few of the frogs were found by scientists working in the Cordillera Central mountain range, in the west of Panama, between May-August 2010.
The new species is a member of the Diasporus group of frogs. Its full scientific name is Diasporus citrinobapheus – the citrinobapheus part is made of the Greek words for yellow and dyer, because the researchers found that their fingers were dyed yellow after handling the tiny creatures.
The frog is only 2cm long and, although it makes a one-note call similar to its close relatives, its call is more like a whistle than the sounds made by other Diasporus frogs.
The scientists wrote about their discovery in the new edition of ZooKeys.
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Mind reading robot teacher built
A new mind reading robot teacher has been created that
stops you from snoozing during lessons.
Tech whizzes in America say it uses special sensors to monitor a student's brain signals while they learn.
When the brain signals dip down, indicating that the student's not concentrating as much, the system sends a message to the robot.
The robot then raises its voice or moves its arms around on screen to get the student's attention back, just like a real teacher might do!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
The Olympic flame arrives in Britain
(And it’s coming soon to a street near you…)
Eight days after it was lit in Greece, the Olympic flame arrives in Britain today.
The torch is due to arrive at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, on board flight BA2012 early this evening (18 May). It has been transported inside a special lantern, which should keep the flame alight during the flight.
The torch travelled across Greece, after being lit on
10 May at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia. This is where the Ancient Olympics were first held more than 2,700 years ago.
A 70-day torch relay across the UK will begin tomorrow morning (19 May). Starting at Land’s End in Cornwall, the relay passes through 1,018 places before arriving in London for the opening ceremony of the Games on 27 July.
The flame will be carried by 7,300 people, including First News reader Sarah Austin, who will be a torchbearer on 24 July (day 67) in Richmond.
The torch relay will pass within 16km (ten miles) of most people in the UK. Go to www.london2012.com/torch-relay/route/ to see where you can cheer on the torchbearers. Good luck to them all from First News!
The torch is due to arrive at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, on board flight BA2012 early this evening (18 May). It has been transported inside a special lantern, which should keep the flame alight during the flight.
The torch travelled across Greece, after being lit on
10 May at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia. This is where the Ancient Olympics were first held more than 2,700 years ago.
A 70-day torch relay across the UK will begin tomorrow morning (19 May). Starting at Land’s End in Cornwall, the relay passes through 1,018 places before arriving in London for the opening ceremony of the Games on 27 July.
The flame will be carried by 7,300 people, including First News reader Sarah Austin, who will be a torchbearer on 24 July (day 67) in Richmond.
The torch relay will pass within 16km (ten miles) of most people in the UK. Go to www.london2012.com/torch-relay/route/ to see where you can cheer on the torchbearers. Good luck to them all from First News!
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