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Toddler who had eye removed due to rare cancer has prosthetic developed just for her | UK News
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A toddler who had to have an eye removed after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer has “adapted so well” to a prosthetic designed by doctors who relied solely on scans of her face. Nuala Mulholland, now a 20-month-old toddler, was diagnosed when she was 10 months old, after her mother realised something…
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Boeing delays first ever astronaut launch due to valve problem | World News
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Boeing has called off its first-ever astronaut launch at the final moment after discovering a valve problem in the Atlas V rocket. The two NASA test pilots had just strapped into Boeing‘s Starliner capsule at Cape Canaveral space station for a flight to the International Space Station on Monday night (US EST) when the countdown…
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Grey squirrels ‘outcompete reds due to their gut bacteria’ | UK News
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The reason grey squirrels outcompete the red version of the rodents may lie in their gut bacteria, scientists believe. Grey squirrels are an invasive species that was introduced to the UK and Ireland in the late 19th century from North America. They out-compete the native reds for food and space and carry a disease, called…
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First US spacecraft to land on moon since Apollo due to lift off on Monday | Science & Tech News
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A new era of commercial missions to the moon is due to lift off on Monday as NASA gambles on a ride on an untested private lunar lander – alongside human remains and a marketing stunt by a sports drink manufacturer. Peregrine Mission-1 will be the first US spacecraft with the aim of landing on…
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Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly vanish from view in less than 18 months due to equinox event | World News
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Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly disappear from view in less than 18 months – and will not return to their full viewing glory until the 2030s, NASA has said. Scientists said the famous rings will effectively vanish from the view of stargazers on Earth because Saturn will be heading into an “equinox” event. The gas…
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Teams on stand-by to pump England’s rivers with oxygen amid fears of fish deaths due to hot weather | UK News
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Environmental teams have been put on stand-by to oxygenate England’s rivers in a bid to protect fish in the event of a heatwave. The Environment Agency (EA) says it has recorded “hundreds of fish kill incidents” already this year – with drops in oxygen levels in rivers and canals blamed. The Angling Trust claims it…
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HRT used for menopause linked to dementia – but it may not be due to the treatment | UK News
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The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease the effects of menopause has been associated with a higher risk of dementia, a new study has found – but the link between the two may not be down to the treatment. The nationwide study from Denmark, published in the British Medical Journal, appears to contradict…
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Nintendo’s Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp finally releases more than a year after indefinite delay due to Ukraine invasion | Science & Tech News
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A Nintendo video game which suffered an indefinite delay due to the war in Ukraine finally releases today. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp was originally scheduled to hit the Switch console on 8 April last year, but its Japanese publisher pushed it back following Russia’s invasion. It is a remade collection of the first two…
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Virgin Orbit explains first satellite mission from UK failed to reach orbit due to rocket fuel error | Science & Tech News
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The first satellite mission from UK soil failed to reach orbit last month because a rocket fuel filter had become dislodged, Virgin Orbit has said. Virgin Orbit sent up a jumbo jet carrying the rocket from Cornwall on 9 January. But excitement turned to disappointment when the rocket failed to deploy its payload of nine…
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Measles now an ‘imminent’ global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC | World News
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There is now an “imminent threat” of measles spreading in every region of the world, the World Health Organisation and the US public health agency has said. In a joint report, the health organisations said there had been a fall in vaccines against measles and less surveillance of the disease during the COVID pandemic. Measles…