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Microplastics can travel far from their source on a gentle breeze – spreading the scourge of plastic pollution to all corners of the planet Scientists…
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Scientists in China have injected human genes into monkeys' brains for the first time, in an experiment that appears to have made them more intelligent.…
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Facebook confirms it’s testing a new feature that combines Stories and News Feed posts in one swipeable carousel Facebook is testing a carousel that combines…
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Why humans have soft and squidgy faces: Mankind has evolved mobile eyebrows and other expressive features to allow us to communicate without words Early hominins…
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From chewing nicotine gum to going completely cold turkey, there are a range of tactics that smokers can use if they’re trying to quit. Now,…
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Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world and are now at risk of extinction after a record haul of 26 tons of scales…
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Biblical conspiracy theorists believe the construction of a third Holy Temple in Jerusalem will precede the imminent return of Jesus Christ. Jewish eschatology concerning the…
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Kerri Waterworth, 29, became worried after seeing what she thought was a spider on the crib camera for her five-year-old son Ellis Gooch on April…
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World’s rarest turtle is on the cusp of extinction after a female of the species died in a Chinese zoo – leaving behind just THREE…
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Google’s location tracking designed to target ads is being used by POLICE to solve cold cases – and innocent people are being caught in the…
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How to see the ‘Pink Moon’: Once-a-year phenomenon will occur on Good Friday as the moon is fully illuminated by the sun (but no, it…
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Human skeletons dating back almost 3,000 years have been discovered at an ancient settlement near Wantage. Researchers from Thames Water found 26 human skeletons alongside…
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The fearsome asteroid, dubbed by NASA Asteroid 2019 GC6, will scrape past the Earth on the morning of Thursday, April 18. NASA’s asteroid trackers at…
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Earth Day is an annual call to arms for the public to learn more about the beauty of the world and the dangers threatening the…
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Next week, stargazers around the world will be treated to a stunning astronomical display – a full Pink Moon. The stunning event will take place…
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Titanic famously sank 107 years ago today during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, US. The British passenger liner, under the captain of…
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Aliens and the idea of extraterrestrial life has long fascinated human beings who have probed the solar system since the beginning of time. Many scientists,…
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“I’ve always thought there was life on Mars and now I think I might have proved it” Steve Martin Two rocky structures are visible in…
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Steve Martin, 56, is convinced he has spotted a penguin lurking behind a rock on the planet 54.6 million kilometers away from Earth. The keen…
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The British passenger liner famously sank on April 14, 1912, with more than 1,500 passengers losing their lives. Titanic was on its way from Southampton…
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When Jessica Dempsey, deputy director of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Maunakea, Hawaii, wanted help last year naming an upgrade to a deep-space detection…
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The space agency has instructed the help of Elon Musk’s aerospace company with the first-ever attempt to deflect an asteroid by purposely crashing into it.…
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You can now be fed by a ROBOT as engineers combine a dextrous machine with facial recognition to help feed physically disabled people Researchers taught…
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Uber unveils it may never make an annual profit as it is revealed it spent almost half a BILLION dollars on self-driving cars and flying…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy proved its merit on Thursday night (April 11,) when it took off into space on its first-ever commercial launch. The SpaceX launch,…
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The asteroid, dubbed by NASA Asteroid 2019 GN, is headed past Earth on a so-called “Earth Close Approach “ trajectory. NASA’s asteroid trackers predict the…
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Alligators and dinosaurs may have more in common than we think An 8-foot alligator tried to sneak onto a Florida resident’s back porch early Friday…
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