In this video I show how I make a simple tornado tube using two plastic bottles, water, and a small connector. I walk through filling the bottle, attaching the second one, and then flipping and ...

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The expansion indicates wider engagement with schools, but questions remain about how far the programme has improved teaching ...

Many years ago, evolutionary psychologist Nick Humphrey met a family in Turkey with eight children who were unable to walk upright. Due to a genetic disease, they could only get around on all fours.

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