Robot cockroach could be used in rescue missions

US scientists have built a robot cockroach that can squeeze through small spaces like the real bug. They believe something similar could be used to locate survivors in collapsed buildings. Video: PolyPEDAL Lab, University of California at Berkeley

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How to spot bowel cancer symptoms

In the last 30 years in Ireland, the number of bowel cancer cases under-50 has doubled, according to Bowel Cancer Ireland. Video: Rebecca Daly / Zara Morgan


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