Run over by a car and still alive? The strange physics behind the ironclad beetle |

[ad_1] Ever squashed a bug underfoot and wondered why it just keeps buzzing? Now, picture a car tyre rolling right over it; most critters would be crushed, but not this diabolical ironclad beetle. Research published in Nature has found this unusual desert dweller from the US southwest shrugs off forces that would flatten other insects, […]

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China vows to stand by Pakistan in defending its ‘sovereignty, territorial integrity’, calls it ‘iron-clad friend’

[ad_1] China on Saturday said that it would continue to support Pakistan in upholding its “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national independence”, describing the country as an “iron-clad friend.”According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi made these remarks in a phone call with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar.Dar updated […]

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