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Boeing’s faulty Starliner spacecraft heading back to Earth – leaving astronauts in orbit | Science & Tech News
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The Starliner space capsule which developed faults as it transported two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) is to be flown back to Earth unmanned on Friday. It should be taking test pilots Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore back to Earth, but the pair are staying on the ISS instead…
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Red fire ants: They have a painful sting and could be heading to the UK thanks to global warming | Climate News
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Red fire ants, a destructive invasive species, whose sting is painful and causes irritation and allergic reactions, could be heading to the UK thanks to global warming, scientists have warned. The insect has reached Europe for the first time, researchers from Current Biology have said, after they found nearly 90 nests in Italy. Their report said:…
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Heading footballs immediately alters brain function, study finds | Science & Tech News
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A brief session of heading footballs immediately alters brain function and the way the brain communicates with the muscles around it, a study has found. Participants who successively headed 20 footballs did not improve their performance on a cognitive task with practice, while a control group who performed headers in virtual reality did. It suggests…
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British boys who impressed Tim Peake with satellite designs heading to Florida for space launch | Science & Tech News
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Two British schoolboys who designed satellites which caught the eye of astronaut Tim Peake are heading to the site of some of history’s most iconic space missions for a rocket launch. Simon Shemetilo, 16, and 14-year-old Craig Alexander are heading to Florida’s Cape Canaveral – the iconic site of countless landmark NASA take-offs over the…
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Fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar and firms involved in tournament warned about cybercrime risk | World News
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Fans and businesses involved in the World Cup are at risk from an upsurge in cybercrime and online scams, an expert is warning. Henry Wilkinson, chief intelligence officer at security intelligence firm Dragonfly, warns there will be a large increase in cybercrime targeting people and firms because of the number of people wanting to attend…