Tiny beetle that attacks ragweed plants and prevents them from flowering ‘could be the key to relieving millions of hay fever sufferers of their symptoms’…
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The asteroid, officially dubbed 52768 (1998 OR2), will be closest to our planet on April 29. But due to its sheer size, the asteroid is…
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Children of women who drink while pregnant are 17 per cent more likely to develop depression as teenagers, study claims The extensive study looked at…
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The annual ‘State of Air’ report – which has been launched every year since the Clean Air Pact of 1970 – has revealed that 150…
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The Lyrids Meteor Shower, caused by the falling debris from the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, occurs annually in mid-April as Earth travels through the trail…
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April 22 is Earth Day and is an annual celebration of the planet and to help demonstrate support for environmental movements. NASA has got involved…
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Stargazers have taken a welcome respite from the coronavirus lockdown to step into their gardens and look up for shooting stars. The annual Lyrids meteor…
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Online searches for ‘bread’, ‘at home workout’, ‘animal crossing’ and ‘buzz cut’ soar as people try to occupy themselves during the global coronavirus lockdown Google…
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Nostradamus’ followers believe the French physician and writer had the power to accurately predict the future. Conspiracy theorists credit Nostradamus with predicting the outbreak of…
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The NASA-tracked Asteroid 2020 GA3 is currently flying through the solar system at speeds of more than 38,900mph. At this rate, NASA’s tracking systems estimate…
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Cannabis really is a gateway drug that leads users on to harder illegal substances like cocaine by making users more sensitive to its effects Smoking…
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Can you hear the birds singing? Huge reduction in ambient noise from traffic and aircraft during the coronavirus lockdown means that birdsong is more audible…
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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible each year towards the end of April when Earth crashes through the dusty tail of Comet Thatcher. Although you…
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Babies glued to tablets or television during the coronavirus lockdown ‘could develop autism-like symptoms’, controversial study warns Researchers reanalysed old data to find a link…
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The UK government has imposed yet another three-week lockdown lasting until at least May 8 in a bid to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. However, it…
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The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Europe exploded on April 26, 1986, threatening the whole of Europe. The nuclear disaster was triggered by a…
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Energy bills: Wild birds such as the great tit can lower the temperature of their beaks so they don’t need as much fuel during times…
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. No group has…
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Hubble has been unlocking the Universe’s secrets for 30 years, leading NASA to showcase the most iconic images captured during this time. Three decades have…
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Experiment using lasers of light reveals how spit from talking can travel through the air without a mask A laser ‘light sheet’ illuminated droplets of…
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Astrologer and consciousness coach Arik Xander has claimed he has used astrology to divine the surprising future of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Mr Xander examined…
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Scientists develop glove that taps into the semi-conscious mind to harness the creativity of our dreams Dormio records users as they begin dreaming before falling…
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Cattle, sheep and even cats CAN catch coronavirus: Bombshell report reveals disease can now infect at least ten other animals as well as bats University…
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Mature trees could be less effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, suggesting Earth may be closer to climate tipping point…
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Gerry Underwood, 55, spotted the mysterious flaming object at approximately 8pm GMT on Wednesday near his canal boat in Stretham, Cambridgeshire. He said: “It looked…
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As the likes of China and NASA look to put the first people on Mars in the coming decades, the space agencies may be forced…
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More than 5,000 Britons have volunteered to take part in the world’s biggest trial to find a treatment for COVID-19 – and it includes the…
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Welcome to the pandemic! Mask-wearing medics greet the International Space Station crew as they return to Earth after 200 days orbiting the planet The international…
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Earth’s next-door neighbour has proved to be a hotspot for alien-hunting activity, with relentless theories of life on Mars. Conspiracy theorists have long believed that…
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Countries with older populations are more likely to be hit the hardest by coronavirus, study confirms – and tracking the average age could help to…
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