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Science BBC World, @bbc_ciencia17 September 2014image source, University of Leicestercaption, A team of forensics will finish the remains of Ricardo III to determine the weapons and injuries that caused his death.This is the scene: King Richard III dismounts from his horse, trapped in a bog, and for some reason is not wearing his warrior's helmet. There, in the mud, several people attack him with swords, daggers and the sharp points of other medieval weapons, causing at least 11 wounds that are marked in his bones.More than 500 years later, the scientific analysis of his skeletal remains has shown to reconstruct…

A man residing in the county of charlotteon the southwest coast of Florida (USA), died at the end of February as a result of the probable tap water consumption containing the microscopic 'brain-eating amoeba', scientifically known as Naeglería fowlerias confirmed by the US Department of Health.Keep reading....

To view this content, please enable JavaScript, or try another browserSee what the insides of a rare giant squid look like17 September 2014Examining a giant squid up close isn't something scientists get to do often.That is why the enthusiasm of New Zealand researchers who will be able to analyze a specimen caught last year in Antarctic waters.The animal was frozen until this week, when experts from the University of Auckland placed it in a pool so it could be handled and studied.Not much is known about this mysterious species, so any information that sheds light on life in the depths…

20 September 2014Every week, the BBC Focus magazine solves some doubts of its readers. Below is a selection of their responses for the curious.Why are we so good at perceiving the tension between two people?image source, THOUGHTcaption, Body language gives many clues about the emotions that you want to hide.We use all our senses.We observe facial expressions and body language, we hear as is spoken as much as about what we speak and even use the sense of smell and touch to capture the emotional state of people.Some of these abilities are innate: we have facial expressions and bodily responses…