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Why do we itch? Scientists have been scratching their heads and now have the answer | Science & Tech News
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Few things are as satisfying as scratching an itch – and now scientists have scratched the most nagging of all: why do we itch? For the first time, experts at Harvard Medical School have identified how a common skin bacterium makes us itch by acting directly on our nerve cells. Researchers exposed the skin of…
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Scotland’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking shape – and it’s only a few months away from launching | Science & Tech News
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A Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands. Mission success would deploy the first satellite in orbit from UK soil – and put the country firmly in the space race. The company, called Skyrora, has already successfully fired one of the engines in…
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Elon Musk refuses to answer if his ‘ignorance and ego’ cost Ukrainian lives | US News
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Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for…
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Testing anti-ageing supplements may uncover answer to healthy life | Science & Tech News
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Clinical trials on anti-ageing supplements may uncover the answer to remaining healthy in later life, an expert has said. While many supplements are readily available and inexpensive, there is a lack of evidence to show if they are effective, said Professor Cynthia Kenyon, an ageing expert. Clinical trials may reveal that one supplement, already in…
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Google’s new AI chatbot Bard provides inaccurate answer in advert | Science & Tech News
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Google published an online advert for its new AI chatbot Bard in which it delivered an inaccurate answer. The company unveiled its much-anticipated rival to ChatGPT this week, and has launched a marketing blitz to prepare the public for its full rollout in the coming weeks. A promotional tweet with a short GIF describes Bard…
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Scientists find answer to 66 million-year-old mystery over dinosaur extinction meteorite | Science & Tech News
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The meteorite that wiped out Earth’s dinosaurs instantly ignited wildfires up to thousands of miles from its impact zone, scientists have discovered. The six-mile-wide meteorite struck the Yucatan peninsula, in what is now Mexico, at the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago. Its devastating impact brought the reign of the dinosaurs to…