Mr Dawkins is infamous for being an outspoken atheist and is well-known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design. The author of best-selling titles such…
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World’s first solar powered train line is turned on in Hampshire
World’s first solar powered train line is turned on in Hampshire with 100 panels providing energy for lights and signalling systems A stretch of track…
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People who own dogs as pets are more likely to have healthy hearts, new research has revealed. An ongoing European study is examining the association…
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Gene-editing experiment in sperm that could one day cure breast, ovarian and prostate cancer reignites debate over controversial ‘designer babies’ Researchers in New York are…
Read More Sperm DNA experiment could end breast, ovarian and prostate cancerRussia sends gun-wielding humanoid robot to the International Space Station
Russia has launched a rocket carrying a life-sized humanoid robot to the International Space Station (ISS). The robot, named Fedor (Experimental Demonstration Object Research), has…
Read More Russia sends gun-wielding humanoid robot to the International Space StationTransplant breakthrough: Pig-to-human heart transplants possible ‘within three years’
The man behind the first heart transplant 40 years ago, Sir Terence English, says his protégé Prof Christopher McGregor, from the University of Alabama, has…
Read More Transplant breakthrough: Pig-to-human heart transplants possible ‘within three years’Forget Galileo! UK can build better system named ‘Newton’ for fraction of EU cost
I’m quite sure the UK has all the technological know-how to build its own augmentation system or satellite Professor Chris Chatwin Professor Chris Chatwin of…
Read More Forget Galileo! UK can build better system named ‘Newton’ for fraction of EU costNASA InSight: Space agency names Mars rock after Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have entertained fans around the world for decades. Now, the rock band’s reach extends all the way to Mars as the team…
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Udderly ridiculous! Scientists are fitting cows with methane detecting harnesses to measure the potent greenhouse gas in their flatulence Ongoing study at the University of…
Read More Scientists are fitting cows with methane detecting harnesses‘Spanish Stonehenge’ revealed after brutal drought dries reservoir
‘Spanish Stonehenge’ revealed: 5,000-year-old megalithic temple is exposed at the bottom of a barren reservoir after more than 50 years underwater The site features 144…
Read More ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ revealed after brutal drought dries reservoirNASA news: ‘Surprising’ study finds exoplanets could boast ‘abundant’ alien life
US researchers used a NASA climate model to study the most habitable exoplanets — worlds outside our solar system. The scientists discovered planets boasting dense…
Read More NASA news: ‘Surprising’ study finds exoplanets could boast ‘abundant’ alien lifeThe Amazon is losing about 3 football fields' worth of rainforest per minute
Wildfires have been blazing through the Amazon over the last few weeks, causing a loss equivalent to three football fields per minute, according to data…
Read More The Amazon is losing about 3 football fields' worth of rainforest per minuteAsteroid danger: Burj Khalifa sized space rock is set to skim Earth next month
2000 QW7 is between 951 and 2,132 feet in diameter. The Burj is 2,716 feet tall and is the largest building in the world. It is…
Read More Asteroid danger: Burj Khalifa sized space rock is set to skim Earth next monthHarley unveils first-ever battery-powered electric bicycle prototypes
Harley-Davidson unveiled its first-ever battery-powered electric BICYCLE with pedal assist Harley Davidson will reportedly release three kinds of electric bicycles The bikes will be ‘light,…
Read More Harley unveils first-ever battery-powered electric bicycle prototypesEverything we know about uBiome, the startup that convinced Silicon Valley that testing poop was worth $600 million, and then saw its top leaders depart amid an FBI investigation
uBiome was founded in 2012 on the promise ofhelping ordinary people understand the bacteria living in and on them, known as their microbiome. The company…
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Luca Parmitano from Italy is one of the six astronauts currently orbiting the Earth onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Positioned roughly 250 miles (402km) above…
Read More Space: No, these are not watercolour paintings but beautiful pictures of Earth from spaceEngland's housing crisis has gotten so bad that children are living in shipping containers, doing homework on the toilet, and eating on floors. Nearly 400,000 more kids could be homeless soon.
A new report estimates that 210,000 children in England are homeless and another 375,000 are at risk of becoming homeless. The number of homeless children…
Read More England's housing crisis has gotten so bad that children are living in shipping containers, doing homework on the toilet, and eating on floors. Nearly 400,000 more kids could be homeless soon.Amazon rainforest fire: Astronaut’s dire plea to save the Amazon – ‘We need O2 to survive’
The Amazon rainforest provides the world with more than 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe. But more than 75,000 fires have decimated the rainforest since…
Read More Amazon rainforest fire: Astronaut’s dire plea to save the Amazon – ‘We need O2 to survive’Soap, Detergent and Even Laxatives Could Turbocharge a Battery Alternative
Living in a world with smartphones, laptops and cars powered by batteries means putting up with two things: waiting for a depleted battery to charge,…
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Experts can measure 14 metabolic substances in blood which can give a clear indication of whether you will live for more than another decade. The…
Read More When will YOU die? Scientists discover test for whether you will live another 10 yearsPlan for ‘ice babies’ to combat sea levels slammed by scientists
Bizarre plan to create ‘ice babies’ with an iceberg-making submarine to combat rising sea levels is ridiculed by scientists The ambitious concept was inspired by…
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Today, Russia launched the Soyuz MH-14 into low-earth orbit, destined for the International Space Station (ISS) for 10 days time. The rocket is carrying the Skybot…
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Garden centre industry under fire for failing to stop selling peat as it is revealed the sector will miss a key Government target Peat is…
Read More Garden centre industry under fire for failing to curb sales of peatGoogling ‘Amazon fire’ brings up offers on tablets – and people are furious
This week, wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record high, with experts revealing that 72,843 fires have been detected in Brazil so far.…
Read More Googling ‘Amazon fire’ brings up offers on tablets – and people are furiousLife on Mars: Martian salt deposits ‘hold clue’ to ancient water source
Thick salt deposits have long been associated with evidence of ancient oceans on Earth. So when astronomers spotted quantities of salt on Mars, it caused…
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Neanderthals may not have been quite as clever as we thought: Ancient ‘glue’ made from birch tar and used by the species may have been…
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has baselessly blamed NGOs for devastating fires cutting through the Amazon, which threaten wildlife and a source of much of the…
Read More Brazil’s president baselessly claimed that NGOs set the Amazon on fire on purpose to make him look badYellowstone 'supervolcano' eruption would be catastrophic, NYT op-ed says
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 21 Fox News Flash top headlines for August 21 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com The…
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Named Fedor (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research), the robot is the first ever sent to space by Russia. Fedor launched via a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft…
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Putin’s six-foot tall humanoid robo-naut Fedor weighing 353 pounds has embarked on a two-week long mission to the ISS after blasting off from Kazakhstan inside…
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