The BBC reports: Is yawning among tortoises contagious? A Nobel prize may be the most sought after gong in the scientific world, but a lecturer from the University of Lincoln has picked up the next best thing. Dr Anna Wilkinson has won an Ig Nobel prize, to honour achievements that first make people laugh and then […]
Tag: UK
The molecatchers’ perspective
The British Traditional Molecatchers Register offers this as its official perspective on modern molecatching in Britain: With the withdrawal of Strychnine for mole control the demand for the Traditional Molecatcher has risen and will rise in the future. Many of the pest control companies are abandoning mole control work because trapping is too time consuming […]
Many swallows in Britain
Dan Meyer has collected videos of many of his sword-swallowing demos during this year’s Ig Nobel Tour of the UK.
Mouse question in the House (of Lords)
The following exchange of information took place in Britain’s House of Lords on 3 March, 2010 (thanks to investigator Philip Ailes for bringing it to our attention): Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: My Lords, I was in total ignorance that there was anything of the nature of a mouse helpline until this Question Time. Can […]