The Elon Musk-owned experimental rocket company SpaceX has confirmed lift-off is scheduled to take place at 9:43pm ET (2.43am BST on Saturday morning). This latest launch…
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The verified NASA Curiosity photos were first shot in 2015 (Mars Sol 1599). The wide-angled panorama depicts a particularly desolate Martian landscape. But at its…
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Tiny flatworm that has evolved to survive in different sea water conditions in just 100 years provides some of first living proof that species can…
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Great white sharks might receive all of Hollywood’s attention, but their smaller cousins, tiger sharks, are the true stuff of nightmares. Tiger sharks or Galeocerdo…
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Millions of career women are considering giving up work due to the stress of juggling their jobs with childcare and household chores in lockdown, survey…
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The landscape of potential COVID-19 treatments is changing quickly. Two potential therapies from pharma giant Eli Lilly — an antibody drug and an arthritis pill…
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US scientists have produced their most precise date yet for the landslide that shaped the iconic canyon running through what is now Zion National Park.…
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Recent centuries have seen a big jump in the rates of erosion in the iconic chalk cliffs on England’s south coast. A new study finds…
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We’ve all seen them; we’ve even taken pictures of ourselves pretending to hold them up or to push them over. These are the precariously balanced…
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Fox News Flash top headlines for October 1 A wildlife photographer has taken incredible images of dragonflies with their wings glistening from the morning dew.…
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/28nTYl_fsmQ Hundreds of people along northeastern US were fortunate enough to see an “incredible” fireball light up the night sky. The fireball, which stemmed from…
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Located inside Yellowstone National Park, the caldera is dubbed a supervolcano due to its capability to inflict untold devastation on a global scale in the…
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Copy cats: Gifted felines can recognise and imitate human movements on command even better than some dogs, study finds A dog-trainer in Japan taught her…
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Nuclear fusion reactor that creates ‘clean’ power by replicating processes in the Sun could produce electricity within a DECADE, backers claim Nuclear fusion reactors mimic…
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Typically, there are 12 Full Moons each year, with an extra Blue Moon appearing every two to three years. In October, the 10th Full Moon…
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Nights are getting warmer at a faster rate than days across much of the planet due to increasing cloud cover, scientists warned Researchers looked at…
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Shakespeare’s sonnets are considered some of the literary genius most popular works, with some – such as Sonnet 18’s “Shall I compare thee to a…
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As nearly 150 global leaders lined up – virtually – to address Wednesday’s UN biodiversity summit, the stakes could not have been higher. “The house…
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Human activities are destroying the natural world, leading to the extinction of animal and plant species at an alarming rate. Now, world leaders are promising…
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Surgical tool inspired by parasitic wasp’s egg-laying organ could be used to operate on tumours and blood clots Parasitic wasps use a flexible tube, an…
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California unveils earthquake warning system New system sends earthquake warnings through an app and the wireless system that issues Amber Alerts; insight from Richard Allen,…
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Asteroids have impacted Earth in the past, most famously 66 million years ago when a giant space rock brought an end to the dinosaurs’ reign…
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A surprise announcement at this year’s UN General Assembly has transformed the politics of cutting carbon, says the BBC’s chief environment correspondent, Justin Rowlatt. As…
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NASA recently unveiled the plan for its Artemis program, a series of missions that would return astronauts to the moon. A new study reveals how…
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NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Halloween NASA announced…
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Amazon tests letting customers pay with their PALM using a recognition system that links a credit card to unique hand signatures Amazon has unveiled its palm…
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When crops have nightmares, they dream of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The fungus, known by stomach-turning names such as “white mold” and “watery soft rot,” manifests as…
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Following a “criminal attack”, a man named Eric was left fighting for his life. While Eric was being saved by paramedics, he temporarily and clinically…
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The arrival of a solar storm this weekend has prompted bizarre claims Biblical prophecy is afoot. The US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) warned of…
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Robotic fabric that stiffens and relaxes in response to changes in temperature could be used to create adaptable clothing, self-erecting shelters and shape-changing machinery Robotic…
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