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NASA’s Mars rover suffers ‘abuse’ while roaming the red planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Mars rover has suffered “abuse” while it has been roaming the red planet, according to the space agency. The Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012, sending back crucial information about the planet as it rolls around the rocky terrain near the Gale Crater where it landed. Sharing a picture of one of…
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Solar storms and Mars: Rare giant explosions on sun’s surface could help NASA find out how to live on Red Planet | Science & Tech News
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NASA is preparing for an “unprecedented opportunity” to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on Mars. The sun is entering a period of peak activity called solar maximum, which occurs roughly every 11 years. During this period, giant explosions erupt on the sun’s surface – including solar flares and coronal mass…
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Scientists reveal why drinking red wine can give you a headache | Science & Tech News
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The “millennia-old mystery” of why drinking red wine can cause almost immediate headaches has been solved, according to scientists. Â While drinking sessions commonly cause hangovers the next day, “red wine headaches” can strike in under 30 minutes, or up to three hours after just one small glass. Researchers at the University of California have…
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Two servings of red meat a week can increase Type 2 diabetes risk | Science & Tech News
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Just two servings of red meat per week could increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. The American study analysed several Type 2 diabetes cases that developed over decades and asked the participants about their diets. Researchers looked at health data from 216,695 people from the Nurses’ Health Study, NHS II,…
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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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Rare cosmic explosion brighter than billions of suns spotted in red galaxy | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic explosion which outshines nearly every supernova detected in the universe. As bright as hundreds of billions of suns, but quick to fade – the rare and dazzling blast is believed to have been caused by a black hole colliding with a star and was spotted by researchers…
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Lab-grown red blood cells transfused into patient in world-first clinical trial | Science & Tech News
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Laboratory-grown red blood cells have been transfused into a person in a world-first clinical trial. If proved safe and effective, manufactured blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with blood disorders such as sickle cell and rare blood types. It can be hard to find well-matched donated blood for many with these disorders – and…