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World’s first wooden satellite heads to space in Mars exploration test | World News
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The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the exploration of the moon and Mars. LignoSat will be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX mission before it’s released into…
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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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We thought starfish didn’t have heads – we were wrong | Science & Tech News
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Starfish have long been presumed to have no heads – but new research suggests they may in fact be nothing but. Their distinctive shape has long puzzled scientists, with their bodies incomparable to most animals. They are from a group called echinoderms, which also includes sea urchins and sand dollars. Their bodies are divided symmetrically…
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Parents warned after cracking eggs on toddlers’ heads in TikTok trend | World News
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TikTok’s latest trend, parents cracking an egg on a young child’s head, has been criticised by medical experts over the potential damage it could do. The videos, many of which use the hashtag #eggprank, usually show a parent with a young child in the kitchen. The parent takes a raw egg and tells the child…