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The way people get their news is changing, Ofcom report shows | UK News
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The main way people get their news has changed, according to a new survey by Ofcom. For the first time since the 1960s, online sites and apps are now more popular than TV news, according to the study, but TV and radio news are still more trusted as sources. “Television has dominated people’s news habits…
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Leaving streetlights on all night appears to be changing how nature works, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Leaving streetlights on all night seems to make plant leaves tougher and harder for insects to eat, according to a new study. Scientists at Beijing’s University of Chinese Academy of Sciences noticed that tree leaves next to streetlights seemed to show less damage from insects than trees in rural areas. They set about studying 180…
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Scientists hopeful of game changing Parkinson’s test able to predict condition seven years before first symptoms | UK News
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With help from artificial intelligence, researchers have identified a biological signature of Parkinson’s disease they hope could lead to a simple blood test for the condition at least seven years before symptoms appear. A predictive test for Parkinson’s could be game changing. The progressive condition affects more than 150,000 people in the UK and is…
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Huge new images of space revealed to help scientists understand how universe is changing around us | Science & Tech News
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These are the largest images of the universe ever taken. They come from the Euclid space telescope which is trying to create a 3D map of the universe. That map will help us understand how our universe formed and what is happening to it now. A huge treasure trove of information was released on Wednesday,…
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Warfare is changing: Is space the new military frontier? | World News
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Speculation that Russia might be developing a new space-based nuclear weapon has led to a flurry of discussion about what is going on – and what it could mean to see military installations in space. But space is already used for military purposes. Thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth are crucial to missile targeting, fighter…
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A game changing computer: Apple’s first Macintosh turns 40 | Science & Tech News
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Apple’s first Macintosh – a device that revolutionised personal computers – turns 40 today. The “game-changing” computer first went on sale on 24 January 1984, two days after being introduced to the world in a big-budget Super Bowl advert, by renowned British director Sir Ridley Scott. The advert, referencing George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, was…
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EA Sports FC 24: How women are changing the game as FIFA franchise gets historic rebrand | Science & Tech News
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“Get in the kitchen, don’t be playing this game.” Even with skills that allow her to wipe the floor with the vast majority of FIFA’s male-heavy player base, it usually doesn’t take long for predictable sexist abuse to ring around Lisa Manley’s headset. The 24-year-old can confidently claim to be one of England’s very best…
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New treatment approved for those with advanced womb cancer is ‘game changing’ | UK News
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A “game changing” new treatment has been approved for those diagnosed with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. As many as 700 people every year will benefit from the “landmark” approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda), a type of cancer treatment called immunotherapy, and lenvatinib (Lenvima), a cancer growth blocker. The drugs work together to stimulate the body’s…
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‘Life changing’ Tourette’s wrist device shows significant reduction in symptoms | Science & Tech News
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A wrist device for people with Tourette’s syndrome has been described as “life-changing”. The Neupulse aims to reduce the symptoms by delivering electrical stimulation directly into nerves in the wrist. Singer Lewis Capaldi was among the 121 people who trialled the device, developed at the University of Nottingham, after recently sharing his own Tourette’s diagnosis.…