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Dancing in the Spring: Purple emperor butterfly Featuring: audio, Thinkstock

By The Saving Species production team (The Open University)

01 April 2010

From an ancient woodland in Wiltshire, conservation advisor for the National Trust, Matthew Oates, talks to the Saving Species team in an extended interview, and...  Read more : Dancing in the Spring: Purple emperor butterfly

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Breaking Science: Queen ant impersonators & tall stories... Featuring: audio, JensBuurgaardNielsen via Wikimedia

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

08 February 2009

Queen ant impersonators, how IVF helps in nature vs. nurture debate, chemical link between asthma and eczema, and can you predict a child's ...  Read more : Breaking Science: Queen ant impersonators & tall stories...

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Butterflies wing itCopyrighted Image Jupiterimages

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

31 October 2008

How does a butterfly flutter by? David Robinson explains the role of the two pairs of wings.  Read more : Butterflies wing it

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2006 fruitful seasonCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Dr Mike Dodd (The Open University)

22 December 2006

Mike Dodd reflects on a bumper fruit crop and a scheme to track a dragonfly by mobile phone.  Read more : 2006 fruitful season

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Flights of fancy: Why do some wings shine?BBC

By Professor Roy Sambles (Guest)

01 August 2006

Professor Roy Sambles, an optical physicist, describes research into the proteins that create a metallic appearance on the wings of moths and butterflies  Read more : Flights of fancy: Why do some wings shine?

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Friends, Foes And AliensPatricia Ash

By Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

09 November 2005

Do you have an insect-friendly garden? Not all insects are pests and there are many beneficial insects that prey on invertebrate garden pests, reveals Patricia...  Read more : Friends, Foes And Aliens

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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